05 March 2013

photos of letters

Whenever I travel my camera slowly fills up with photos of ... not people ... but words!

Even in Barcelona (world's most touristy city ever), I'm pretty sure everybody thinks I'm crazy when they see me taking pictures of their mail boxes.

Thank god there's a whole world of type nerds out there on the internet! This is for you:



Love the 'A'

Makes me want a moto:


Art deco and art nouveau letterforms are easy to spot here.



digging the two 's' in 'sellos'

The word 'Barcelona' looks really good in a typeface with large counters; I think it's because the 'C' and 'O' balance each other out. 


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