TypArchive

After contemplating the collection I was accumulating, I decided TypArchive.com, a collaborative image database could serve the type and design community as a source of inspiration for new typefaces, or just eye candy for the type obsessed.

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soupsoup: Fail Harder, Wieden+Kennedy 12 Reblog for @micah.

soupsoup:

Fail Harder, Wieden+Kennedy 12

Reblog for @micah.

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In honor of the conversation that @hoopstar311, @NobleRot, @kcmeesha and others were having yesterday on Twitter, I thought this MoveDowntownKC.com photo was more than appropriate. I’m not typically a big fan of mixed-caps lettering (mostly because small caps always look weird), but this works, I think because the difference in height with the large caps text is slight, yet still noticeable. Follow @kctype on Twitter

In honor of the conversation that @hoopstar311, @NobleRot, @kcmeesha and others were having yesterday on Twitter, I thought this MoveDowntownKC.com photo was more than appropriate.

I’m not typically a big fan of mixed-caps lettering (mostly because small caps always look weird), but this works, I think because the difference in height with the large caps text is slight, yet still noticeable.

Follow @kctype on Twitter

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evrtstudio: White Haven Motor Lodge What a sad day for Overland Park, The White Family, and all Mid Century enthusiasts. The White Haven officially closed, and the property has already been sold, along with an auction last week to sell the entire contents of the motel. Open since 1957. It brought me happiness every single time I drove by that sign.  You can read some of the stories here, here & here. On a good note, the Johnson County Museum bought the sign in the auction, and plans to fully restore and put it on display.  (photo via gtotiger68) A terrific photo of a downtown Overland Park long-standing (but now permanently vacant) tradition, the White Haven Motor Lodge neon sign.

evrtstudio:

White Haven Motor Lodge

What a sad day for Overland Park, The White Family, and all Mid Century enthusiasts. The White Haven officially closed, and the property has already been sold, along with an auction last week to sell the entire contents of the motel. Open since 1957. It brought me happiness every single time I drove by that sign. 

You can read some of the stories here, here & here.

On a good note, the Johnson County Museum bought the sign in the auction, and plans to fully restore and put it on display. 

(photo via gtotiger68)

A terrific photo of a downtown Overland Park long-standing (but now permanently vacant) tradition, the White Haven Motor Lodge neon sign.

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Origins of the World’s Most Important Typefaces - Infographic

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via chacha.com

Found on http://coudal.com/archives/2010/07/typeface_origin.php

An excellent infographic about the most influential and important typefaces in history. It’s difficult to argue with this list.

Surprise, surprise. Gotham is on there.

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Sorry for my extended absence!  Me and Mrs. KC Type have been vacationing (off checking out how they do type on the West Coast). I am planning on uploading a bunch of new KC type photos this week and possibly doing a KC Type on the Road feature week where we look at some of the type from vacations I’ve taken over the past several years. In the meantime, here’s a pic I snapped of the Engel Bindery on Southwest Boulevard. There is some really interesting curvature going on in the letters of the uppercase serif that makes up their sign. I particularly like the red color as well.

Sorry for my extended absence! 

Me and Mrs. KC Type have been vacationing (off checking out how they do type on the West Coast). I am planning on uploading a bunch of new KC type photos this week and possibly doing a KC Type on the Road feature week where we look at some of the type from vacations I’ve taken over the past several years.

In the meantime, here’s a pic I snapped of the Engel Bindery on Southwest Boulevard. There is some really interesting curvature going on in the letters of the uppercase serif that makes up their sign. I particularly like the red color as well.

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theleagueofmoveabletype: So You Need a Typeface? A nice infographics that can actually help you select a typeface for your design work. You may want to search for the path to Comic Sans. (via Smashing Magazine) Student work by Julian Hansen I don’t agree with a lot of the reasoning, although I didn’t go to graphic design school. Still, this chart is pretty typalicious.

theleagueofmoveabletype:

So You Need a Typeface?

A nice infographics that can actually help you select a typeface for your design work. You may want to search for the path to Comic Sans. (via Smashing Magazine)

Student work by Julian Hansen

I don’t agree with a lot of the reasoning, although I didn’t go to graphic design school. Still, this chart is pretty typalicious.

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Lucky Strike:  I’ve never actually been to Lucky Strike, but I hear it’s pretty cool, although there are plenty of people that would argue you can’t really trust ANYTHING in the Power & Light District. I really love this condensed blocky sans serif that they use. 

Lucky Strike: 

I’ve never actually been to Lucky Strike, but I hear it’s pretty cool, although there are plenty of people that would argue you can’t really trust ANYTHING in the Power & Light District.

I really love this condensed blocky sans serif that they use. 

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NAIA Headquarters:  I graduated from an NAIA University. It was a great experience and I’ve always liked that the NAIA recognized just how great of a college town Kansas City is, especially for a headquarters. They’ve never left KC for the greener pastures of Indianapolis, but have stuck around. NAIA events are usually much smaller, but they’re always a lot of fun. As for the type on the logo…I kind of wish the kerning was a little tighter especially around the I. Even so, I’m a big fan of slab serifs and I dig the blocky sturdiness of the letters.

NAIA Headquarters: 

I graduated from an NAIA University. It was a great experience and I’ve always liked that the NAIA recognized just how great of a college town Kansas City is, especially for a headquarters. They’ve never left KC for the greener pastures of Indianapolis, but have stuck around. NAIA events are usually much smaller, but they’re always a lot of fun.

As for the type on the logo…I kind of wish the kerning was a little tighter especially around the I. Even so, I’m a big fan of slab serifs and I dig the blocky sturdiness of the letters.

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Le Fou Frog  I’ve heard a ton about this place, but never knew where it was. When I found it, I was really intrigued by how it didn’t appear nearly as swanky as I imagined it. However, the sign is pretty charming and I’m curious as to what it looks like at night with the neon sign lit up. I don’t think that the script matches both the name and the description, but it’s close enough that I’m impressed they could recreate such an interesting script in neon.

Le Fou Frog 

I’ve heard a ton about this place, but never knew where it was. When I found it, I was really intrigued by how it didn’t appear nearly as swanky as I imagined it. However, the sign is pretty charming and I’m curious as to what it looks like at night with the neon sign lit up.

I don’t think that the script matches both the name and the description, but it’s close enough that I’m impressed they could recreate such an interesting script in neon.

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