Steve Powers fka ESPO on sign painting

via:
DJ Junkdrawer

see also:
ESPO Rain Coats

1920 Time Capsule

1920 Time Capsule, originally uploaded by David Gallagher.

Ghost sign for Boss of the Road work clothes exposed on 3rd Street in San Francisco's Bayview District during demolition for an expanded neighborhood library

The sign dates from before 1921, based on San Francisco Assessor's records for the demolished building

here's a 1928 shot of the street from the Jesse Brown Cook Collection at UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library
www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf8z09p4xr/?brand=oac4

More Is Always on the Way

I had the pleasure of seeing Bryon Boyce's "More is Always Better" last night at Southern Exposure Art Gallery. It is part of a large group show entitled and themed around the word "Boom!" I was amazed by the double entendres he was able to create by being at the right place at the right time, with the right specific perspective to shoot these amazing signage portraits. I recognized a few of the shots, as signs I had also seen around San Francisco, but the way the Boyce presents them in context with other signs, create a social commentary that I would have never imagined.


Boom! at SOEX until December 18th

"Ru Paul for President 2008"

"Ru Paul for President 2008", originally uploaded by mmatins.

awesome!
The "u" in Paul from the opposite side of this double sided sign, just happens to line up with the "n" in Ron. cut it out flip it around.

via:
urban Pankster

Logorama the Movie

Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

This is a short film that was directed by the French animation collective H5, François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy + Ludovic Houplain. It was presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2009. It opened the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and won a 2010 academy award under the category of animated short.

In this film there are two pieces of licensed music, in the beginning and in the end. All the other music and sound design are original. The opening track (Dean Martin "Good Morning Life") and closing track (The Ink Spots "I don't want to send the world on fire") songs are licensed pre-existing tracks. All original music and sound design is by, human (www.humanworldwide.com)

via:
http://braincraft.com/

Lost in Penn Station

Lost in Penn Station, is the second part in a series of posts on Slate by Julia Turner on Wayfinding.

below is a video walk-thru of Penn Station with Wayfinding design expert David Gibson He is a founder of Two Twelve and the author of The Wayfinding Handbook. I had the pleasure of buying it directly from him, when I met him at last summer's SEGD design conference, where he received the 2009 SEGD fellow award.




David Gibson's Blog:
jersey city observer

SOEX

SOEX, originally uploaded by evilsigntist.

fluorescent orange vinyl job.

Southern Exposure (SoEx) presents four solo exhibitions and projects by: Mike Lai, Genevieve Quick, Lacey Jane Roberts and Andy Vogt.

soex.org/event/221.html

typography and layout by:
www.christinewongyap.com/

Octane Coffee - Atlanta. Font: Black Slabbath

Octane Coffee is definitely a place I would like to visit if I ever make it to Atlanta GA. Nothing says "evil sign" like death metal, caffeine, Black Slabbath!

Slabbath Wall from Mick Bailey on Vimeo.

flickr set for this installation

you can get this cool font here:
Black Slabbath

vinyl production Custom Signs Today

more hand-picked design treasures from Draplin

Draplin explores the longest yard-sale in the world spanning 5 states and over 600 miles!

Best "5" of the trip., originally uploaded by Draplin.

see also:
America is fucked graphically - Arron Draplin

Why America is Fucked - by Arron Draplin

America Is F*cked.......(Graphically at least) from Jess Gibson on Vimeo.

via:
too much pile up

see Also:
draplin.com

Death of a 76 Ball

Kinda sad to see these things go. When I see one of these signs it reminds me of my "Sprirt of 76" swimming trunks that I had when I was four years old in 1976. In some signage graveyard somewhere there is probably a giant 76 ball overflowing the top of a giant KFC bucket, resembling some sort of artistic representation of the deteriorating effects of chemicals and fast food on our planet....as it slowly leaches trace elements into the groundwater below it.

Death of a 76 Ball
Originally uploaded by Telstar Logistics

see also:
Telstar Logistics


savethe76ball.com

76 ball - wikipedia

optically floating wayfinding

Designer, Axel Peemoller created the signage for this parking garage, using a relative point of perspective to give it a floating appearance.

via:
FFFFOUND!

see the rest of this parking garage signage here:
Axel Peemoeller / Eureka Tower Carpark

see also:
Felice Varini

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