Showing posts with label hand lettering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hand lettering. Show all posts

Monday, June 1, 2009

More Handlettering

Our earlier hand lettering post displayed a more traditional version of the art form. Above is a contemporary work by San Francisco-based artist Jeff Canham. He's keeping the ol' art form alive with a tangy design sense and flawless execution. Now if we only could get a handpainted Duckpin sign to hang in the basement...

Thursday, May 28, 2009

On the Mailboat



We're fresh back from a sublime vacation to Portland, Maine. Highlights included getting messy with some lobster, taking in a Portland Sea Dogs game (complete with post-game fireworks), and happy hour at Portland's only rooftop lounge™. Plus we endured a long day of city hiking that would rival any aboriginal's walkabout. We spotted this impressive hand lettering aboard the mail boat that ferries passengers and cargo around Casco Bay. It's reassuring to know that a fading art form is alive and well in lobsterland.