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Post No Bills

camcgee — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:38:09 -0800

"The Journal of Urban Typography is dedicated to the documentation and study of signs, word fragments, and typography created with utilitarian intent in urban environments."

Just a Tumblr site but interesting nontheless.

By: netbros

netbros — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:56:05 -0800

"From time to time, because of the nature of the legal matters that we will be working on, other attorneys in the office may be assfisting me..."

By: rageagainsttherobots

rageagainsttherobots — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:21:15 -0800

I think it would be more interesting to see a blog about public roadsigns from around the world.

By: beagle

beagle — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:28:33 -0800

It should be called the Journal of Paste-on and other Terrible Typography. Really, very, very few of these are remotely interesting from a typographical point of view.

By: beagle

beagle — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:30:11 -0800

rageagainsttherobots: Roadsigns, but probably not what you have in mind.

By: fatllama

fatllama — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:36:51 -0800

Really, very, very few of these are remotely interesting from a typographical point of view. Has the prescriptive/descriptive debate come to typography yet?

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:40:41 -0800

Really, very, very few of these are remotely interesting from a typographical point of view. Huh. And yet, here I am, somehow, apparently against all laws of nature, actually finding it interesting from a typographical point of view. Go figure. Great post.

By: alicesshoe

alicesshoe — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:35:29 -0800

I thought many were great. Works of art on their own. On page 3-5[?], the word 'HEAT', where the top red plastic layer was peeling. Perfect. Great shit, thanks.

By: le morte de bea arthur

le morte de bea arthur — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:47:38 -0800

I know about a dozen people who work in various area of design (mainly web design) who obsessively take photos just like this.... it's like some kind of ironic designerly stamp collecting.

By: beagle

beagle — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:23:53 -0800

Sorry about my messed up Roadsigns link above. It should go here. As for signage, a nice collection here.

By: Lipstick Thespian

Lipstick Thespian — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:08:34 -0800

Anyone take the time to scroll down on the Assfisting typo site and see the two "I have a Drame/Draem" signs? That is very sad.

By: verstegan

verstegan — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:55:34 -0800

If you like this, you might also enjoy some of the papers given at the Friends of St Bride Printing Library annual conference, including Street vernacular typography in post-war Beirut, Make do and mend: temporary typographies of Moscow, and (my personal favourite) Lettering on wheelie bins.

By: cazoo

cazoo — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:17:17 -0800

The Journal of Patronizing Aethetes.

By: cazoo

cazoo — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:17:47 -0800

"Aesthetes"

By: suedehead

suedehead — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:03:51 -0800

I always see that "Bruder + Co" sign on this white truck that seems to be everywhere -- it's the first thing that I thought about, and here it is! This looks like a piece by Christopher Wool. I took this image a while back, and thought it was absolutely amazing.

By: Rubbstone

Rubbstone — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:31:16 -0800

I was really expecting grafitti this is not it. I have no idea what this is and thats ok.

By: kjh

kjh — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:24:53 -0800

I guess "urban" equals "New York City."