I thought this was appropriate for the day after Memorial Day. I found this at the base of the Liberty Memorial. This is a really intriguing serif that is carved out of the stone. I particularly like the N’s. The Liberty Memorial houses the National World War I Museum.

I thought this was appropriate for the day after Memorial Day. I found this at the base of the Liberty Memorial. This is a really intriguing serif that is carved out of the stone. I particularly like the N’s.

The Liberty Memorial houses the National World War I Museum.

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Lower Parking at Planters Seed & Spices  The bold, hand-painted sign really appealed to me during a photowalk near the River Market. Up close, you can see the attention to detail and the sharpness of the modified sans serif letters. The white-on-black text really draws the eye well.

Lower Parking at Planters Seed & Spices 

The bold, hand-painted sign really appealed to me during a photowalk near the River Market. Up close, you can see the attention to detail and the sharpness of the modified sans serif letters. The white-on-black text really draws the eye well.

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Writing Systems And Calligraphy Of The World

Smashing Magazine posts this interesting history of typography and calligraphy in other parts of the world.

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Recommend KC Type!

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ENTER.  I saw this entrance to a parking lot and thought it was an interesting choice. The wide serif. The way the arrow is pointing somewhat down instead of to the side. The orange-y color that blends nicely with the brick behind it.

ENTER. 

I saw this entrance to a parking lot and thought it was an interesting choice. The wide serif. The way the arrow is pointing somewhat down instead of to the side. The orange-y color that blends nicely with the brick behind it.

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Partnership  I really like this modern sans serif and the way that the ART in partnership is treated with color, yet still is an integrated part of the word.

Partnership 

I really like this modern sans serif and the way that the ART in partnership is treated with color, yet still is an integrated part of the word.

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Baby Cakes in the River Market.  I discovered Baby Cakes on Tuesday during a photowalk. I thought to myself, “I wonder how close these are to the babycakes in New York City..” Turns out not very much. That’s not to say that Kansas City’s Baby Cakes is bad place for cupcakes. It’s not. But New York’s babycakes actually specializes in low- and no-gluten vegan cupcakes that are really delicious. Kansas City’s are full of the gluten goodness. I’m not sure why, but I prefer the New York vegan cupcakes over my home town. It’s interesting to look at the typefaces that both bakeries chose. Kansas City’s emphasizes uppercase letters to start each word while New York’s flows together in all lowercase letters. I actually prefer the handwritten style of Kansas City’s bakery over the New York one, but when it comes to the cupcakes…sorry KC… New York takes the (cup)cake. *GROAN*

Baby Cakes in the River Market. 

I discovered Baby Cakes on Tuesday during a photowalk. I thought to myself, “I wonder how close these are to the babycakes in New York City..”

Babycakes Cupcakes

Turns out not very much.

That’s not to say that Kansas City’s Baby Cakes is bad place for cupcakes. It’s not. But New York’s babycakes actually specializes in low- and no-gluten vegan cupcakes that are really delicious. Kansas City’s are full of the gluten goodness. I’m not sure why, but I prefer the New York vegan cupcakes over my home town.

It’s interesting to look at the typefaces that both bakeries chose. Kansas City’s emphasizes uppercase letters to start each word while New York’s flows together in all lowercase letters.

I actually prefer the handwritten style of Kansas City’s bakery over the New York one, but when it comes to the cupcakes…sorry KC… New York takes the (cup)cake.

*GROAN*

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aperk: joshdutcher: via www.loiterink.com Typography jokes = auto reblog.

aperk:

joshdutcher:

via www.loiterink.com

Typography jokes = auto reblog.

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Grand Boulevard of the Americas banner  Can we please stop killing Gotham? Made especially famous during the 2008 election cycle as the Obama campaign’s typeface of choice, this easy-to-read sans serif from Hoefler & Frere-Jones has become ubiquitous as designers across the nation saw the success of Obama’s campaign and thought, “I can do that!” The only problem is that every time I see Gotham now, I think about the times that I just want to change the station because Smashmouth’s “All Star” has come on the radio again (and now it’s in your head…you’re welcome). It’s unfortunate, too, because Gotham is so fantastic, particularly set in uppercase as it is here on these banners that run down Grand (this one actually hangs on the bridge that crosses the North side of the downtown loop). I just don’t want to see Gotham go the way of those pop songs that got so played out that we lost sight of how brilliant they were in the first place. So please, I beg of you graphic designers: give Gotham a rest.

Grand Boulevard of the Americas banner 

Can we please stop killing Gotham? Made especially famous during the 2008 election cycle as the Obama campaign’s typeface of choice, this easy-to-read sans serif from Hoefler & Frere-Jones has become ubiquitous as designers across the nation saw the success of Obama’s campaign and thought, “I can do that!”

The only problem is that every time I see Gotham now, I think about the times that I just want to change the station because Smashmouth’s “All Star” has come on the radio again (and now it’s in your head…you’re welcome).

It’s unfortunate, too, because Gotham is so fantastic, particularly set in uppercase as it is here on these banners that run down Grand (this one actually hangs on the bridge that crosses the North side of the downtown loop). I just don’t want to see Gotham go the way of those pop songs that got so played out that we lost sight of how brilliant they were in the first place.

So please, I beg of you graphic designers: give Gotham a rest.

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My friend Simon of Westside Studio sent me this photo: Walking near Children’s Mercy Hospital one chilly fall day, I heard the tinkling sounds of a piano, like someone was randomly playing notes up the scale.  I walked closer and saw piano keys laid out on the sidewalk.  As people left the hospital to walk to their cars, they played a random melody.  It reminded me of the scene in “Big” where Tom Hanks plays chopsticks at FAO Schwartz.  It was unexpected and I was struck enough at the time at the bold letters that I snapped this picture.   Do you have a picture of Kansas City typography that you’d like to submit? Do it here.

My friend Simon of Westside Studio sent me this photo:

Walking near Children’s Mercy Hospital one chilly fall day, I heard the tinkling sounds of a piano, like someone was randomly playing notes up the scale.  I walked closer and saw piano keys laid out on the sidewalk.  As people left the hospital to walk to their cars, they played a random melody.  It reminded me of the scene in “Big” where Tom Hanks plays chopsticks at FAO Schwartz.  It was unexpected and I was struck enough at the time at the bold letters that I snapped this picture.  

Do you have a picture of Kansas City typography that you’d like to submit? Do it here.

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