old [neil] new york

so i've got this archive of weird typographic shots i've taken over the years. it's not huge by any stretch of the imagination. nor is it any good to be perfecly honest. well, maybe a couple of shots here and there aren't that bad. so i'm going to post those in the coming days.

these particular shots are as folows:
the gothic mosaic "R" is in my local subway station. it's a sign for something something the redeamer church. and while the church has never held my attention, that R is just sublime.

the bayer milk truck is just an old, not so well done script. which, i love.

that last R was taken many years ago out at floyd bennett field in brooklyn. it's painted on the side of an old airplane hangar. the site itself is amazing. it's this old, decomissioned airfield from WWII, and is just sick with history. but this R is one of my favorite images from the decay there.

i'm sure there's more to say about all of this, but i'm trying to set up a 401k and it's confusing the shit out of me, so i should try and get back to that.

>n

Casa D'Ice Restaurant

again, this post is not in the realm of fine or innovative typography, but more of a cultural observation i think. i got these in my email today from my sister, but i think it must be some sort of popular forward. though, i must tell, for those of you that have seen all of the photos in this forward, that i will not now, nor will i ever publish some of them, due to their horribly racist, ignorant content, but the ones that i did choose to show are kind of neat, not knowing that this guy is such a prick.

these shots were taken by someone that i don't know. so if it's you, then i'm sorry for "stealing" them.

FYI, the restaurant is located 10 miles southeast of Pittsburgh in North Versailles, PA. it's called Casa D'Ice Restaurant

sonoma

i like this 2.
it was painted on the side of a building in sonoma, california.

>n

from the archive... san francisco

i went to san francisco. once. years ago. and it was amazing. in fact, it made me want to move there. and i tried, for a long time to move to SF. but somehow, fate always put the kibosh on it. i probably spelled kibosh wrong.

in any case, enough about my west coast lovefest and spelling errors. lets just take a look at these really excellent SF signs. from the archives.

california is so cool for some things...
[but i hear portugal might be even better!]

>n

ugh... sorry

i'm so sorry for the lack of posts over the past couple of weeks. my internet at home has been out and it's always a stretch to do anything at work.

so i know that this isn't exactly an example of fine typography, but it's damn funny.

once my internet is up and regular, i've got at least 3 posts to drop. so check back soon!

>n

LA

LA is a wonderland for a typegeek. no joke. almost everywhere you look, there is some prime example of amazing typography and/or signage. be it manufactured, hand drawn, whatever. it's a magical thing really.

it took me 31 years to finally get to there. and sadly, the 2 times that i've been, it's been for business. so i haven't had the chance to really dig deeper and explore the areas that i'd like to and to take a minute to take a great pic. most of my shots here, and from the san antonio post as well, are taken from a car.

it was a really amazing treat for me to see where some of the greatness and influence on a generation of designers and typographers had their roots... the cal arts crowd, emigre... god, emigre had such an influence on me as a designer and just on how i see and think about the space around me.

i could write volumes here, on the subject of influences, and how my thought process has grown, etc., but that's for another blog i think.

so what i'm getting at about LA is that i guess i'll just have to take a minute to get there one day and really take the time to get some great shots and truly see everything that i can of so much of this spectacular stuff.

>n