UTL v. Monterey

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I spent the last weekend having a great time in Monterey, CA for my girlfriend’s 25th. Monterey is a great place to visit (tourist trap) with plenty of period typography and hand painted signs. Take a peek:

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{vintage seafood packaging greets you as you enter the aquarium}

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{I noticed this driving through downtown Monterey}

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{showin’ ya the finger}

Type Insripation

Typography is my favorite design element. Here are two great examples of how people used to push the boundaries of typography centuries ago. They were meticulously rendered by hand, most likely by natural light with hand made drafting utensils. And you thought learning the new Adobe Suite was difficult…

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Stay tuned for my new hand rendered type piece.