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May 14 '08 by Tonteau

28 Comments

Watch this

Funtastic Found Type Blog!!!

Edit: Here they are. This one's just pure rad:

And I'm loving the 'K' on the 'DK' on this one:

Original Post:

Yesterday I worked 18 hours (about 16, really). Woke up at 3.55 am and helped set up at stand at the chelsea flower show. Didn't get back home till 10pm. All manual labour and stuff.

However, I did spot some cool type on the side of a van, which I snapped with my phone. Which reminded me I also had a one or two other tasty fonts/type which I'd spotted and taken with whatever camera I had on me at the time. This is the placeholder to help me remember to post those photos and also a place where you, too, can upload cool fonts and typography.

Peeeece out.

fatheed on May 14 '08 at 5:20am

Nice one. I bought that Hand Job book and it's ace. I should update my book blog...

the golden spatula on May 14 '08 at 5:23am

this is an amazing design blog smashing magazine
lots of free new fonts there!

Tonteau on May 14 '08 at 5:40am

Thanks, Golden. That is a cool blog. This is more for photos of interesting logos/fonts/type you may have stumbled upon.

the golden spatula on May 14 '08 at 5:44am

oh! ok :)

BaronVonMonkey on May 14 '08 at 6:05am

I thought this was a lovely bit of old-skool suburban hand-painted lettering

tesco on May 14 '08 at 6:27am

the R is fucked, I love it

Tonteau on May 14 '08 at 6:28am

Get in there, monkey. That's the ticket!

olie! on May 14 '08 at 6:28am

fonts/type is fer nerds. . . you guys are all just a buncha nerds

Tonteau on May 14 '08 at 6:32am

Come over here and say that.

tesco on May 14 '08 at 6:34am

some of my quaint, ancient Letraset stickers. Mostly used to spell out things like GYNECOLOGY on hospital signage. probably.

olie! on May 14 '08 at 6:35am

NERDS!

*runs away in fear from angry mob now ready to kill me*

BaronVonMonkey on May 14 '08 at 7:03am

Letraset! Awesome

For the capitalist pigs in the audience, I also like this bit of beach-boysy type, from 1960:

the golden spatula on May 14 '08 at 7:23am

olie! on May 14 '08 at 6:35am
*runs away in fear from angry mob now ready to kill me*

HA! lol!

Tonteau on May 14 '08 at 11:01am

Keep it up, doods. The more obscure the better.

Tonteau on May 14 '08 at 3:46pm

Bump with my finds.

welshalex on May 14 '08 at 3:55pm

Probably everyone with an interest in type already has it, or knows of it, but for those who dont, who like what they see here, this book is smashing....

house industries

it's beautifully printed & comes with 5 fonts.

BaronVonMonkey on May 14 '08 at 3:57pm

Those are typealicious, Tonteau

Tonteau on May 14 '08 at 4:10pm

Glad you're enjoying them, bvm.

Tonteau on May 14 '08 at 5:05pm

bump