An appreciation of Comics,
aesthetic pleasantries,
and typography


Virtual Colophon

fresh brewed illustration is:



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Coffee, Adobe CS4,
iMac Intel Core2 Duo
Extreme/2.8GHz 24",
OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard

Typefaces:
fresh brewed logo: House Industries’ Neutra Display Medium/Bold, and the free font, Einhorn ICG.
website: Georgia, Verdana, Trebuchet, Arial, Lucida Sans.

Art Directors:
V. Van Gogh, Jack Kirby

Mascots:
Gnomes, Clarus the Dogcow

fresh brewed illustration logo

 

Found type

As you walk the streets, take a look around. Type is everywhere. I love taking pictures of signs, type, and graphic ephemera. Enjoy.

This way for smokes

Can't get enough of any text on a wall, especially if it's old signage.

photo: Juayua, El Salvador, Central America. Nikon D60

Findlay Furnace



uncommon name

My name is not as common as most names. Not even with Spanish speaking people. So it's quite a kick when I see my name anywhere.

photo: Juayua, El Salvador, Central America. Nikon D60

Findlay Furnace



Furnace type

Love the worn out look.

photo: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nikon D60

Findlay Furnace



Still Standing

This building will be torn down soon, but at least for now, I can enjoy the type.

photo: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nikon D60

still standing



Reminders of past business

I guess there used to be a paint and hardware store in this building. Sign painted on wall of an apartment building.

photo: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nikon D60

painted wall



Breakfast Music

Lovely type on the jukeboxes in every booth at Helen's Grill.

photo: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Pentax Optio S4

Helen's Grill



Still Here

A family restaurant on Main Street. Always appreciate that image and the design.

photo: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nikon D60

Vancouver Stumble



Stumble upon an "E"

Lovely electric serif letter. I turned a corner and there it was lighting my way.

photo: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Pentax Optio S4

Vancouver Stumble



A last letter

Found this mailbox in an antique store. Send someone a letter.

photo: Balderson, Ontario, Canada. Pentax Optio S4

Canadian Mail



Sweet Canadian Type

Old maple syrup containers at a maple syrup farm.

photo: Ontario, Canada. Pentax Optio S4

Wheelers Maple Syrup



Sweeter labels

Beautiful old maple syrup labels.

photo: Ontario, Canada. Pentax Optio S4

Wheelers Maple Syrup



The magic door

I found this message amusing, but the hand lettering was nice to look at.

photo: San Francisco, California, USA. Pentax Optio S4

Hand Lettering



This way to happiness

Love illustration and type. A pretty combination.

photo: San Francisco, California, USA. Pentax Optio S4

This way to happiness



Imposing type

You definitely notice this sign.

photo: San Francisco, California, USA. Pentax Optio S4

Imposing type



Old school script

The colour, script font, and sans serif type just works.

photo: San Francisco, California, USA. Pentax Optio S4

Old school script



Clean neon

Stunning sign. So much to appreciate.

photo: San Francisco, California, USA. Pentax Optio S4

Clean neon



Still standing

I never get tired of taking pictures of neon signs.

photo: San Francisco, California, USA. Pentax Optio S4

Still standing



Peer Pressure

With type this beautiful, how could I not go into this bar for a drink?

photo: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Pentax Optio S4

Peer Pressure



Distressed commode

A worn sign near my house.

photo: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Pentax Optio S4

Distressed commode



Type and colour that pop

Stumbled upon this san serif type and took the picture before my battery ran out.

photo: Seattle, Washington, USA. Pentax Optio S4

Type and colour that pop