feral type.

hey so i've been taking a class to learn how to help students develop independent portfolios and to help them really understand the idea of a body of work (rather than reiterations of one idea) and our assignment was to begin exploring an idea for a body of work ourselves. so! maybe you haven't heard, but i really like type and lettering (best kept secret in the world, right?) i have a habit of snapping photos of what i like to call "feral type" of different letters and signage "in the wild" when i am walking around the city (my own, or as a guest). i started with these images and then looked at the implications of cropping, environment/context, and other factors on how we "read" the letters. anyway. so this is what i came up with:

and of course they're squares because really, have you met me? each one has a little bit of a story behind it and together represent three different cities. there's a great kickstarter project that i backed after starting this body of work that is working to create a map structure in NYC that would be searchable/geotagged to build a collaborative representation of these feral letters... i think placement/mapping would definitely have something to do with the display of these pieces in context of one another/in a physical installation.

so, that's a thing! i have my favorites, but i'm interested to know what you think. happy mlk day, everybody! 

the (not yet!) dailies:

so no dailies just yet because i am presently on vacation in the fair city of boston! in lieu of my own hand-lettering, here is a sampling of some of the beautiful type i've found on my escapades so far:

 i think of them as "feral letters" out in their natural habitat and i love hunting them (imagine me playing real-life grown-up pokemon snap, but with typography). i found a lot of great stuff and i am thoroughly enjoying myself, therefore i am also thoroughly exhausted! stay tuned for the dailies later in the week when i get back home. i also have one more boston-shaped surprise to share with you, but it will have to wait as well (so as not to ruin the fun for those involved!). is the suspense killing you? hopefully no. have a great week, everybody! be back soon.