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Stenciled portraits with embedded lettered messages by Orticanoodles

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Orticanoodles, the pseudonym for two Italian artists, Wally and Alita, recently released a series of portraits which are printed upon stencils with embedded lettered messages. These “stencil upon stencil” pieces feature well-known celebrities, political leaders, and artists combined with intricate stencil techniques. Explaining their work, Orticanoodles say, “All of them are shelled and brutalized…so they loose . . . → Read More: Stenciled portraits with embedded lettered messages by Orticanoodles

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Knife typography

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Need a strong yet silent way to get a message across? I love Farhad Moshiri‘s solution to writing “Life is Beautiful” on a wall. “Life is Beautiful” was a 2009 installation by the Iranian artist. Intense!

Another piece, “I got sunshine,” by the . . . → Read More: Knife typography

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“Justified Scriptures” by Niels Shoe Meulman at 941Geary in San Francisco

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"Justified Unruly Shoe (Silver/Black)" Ink on Mulberry Paper 44×32"

The amazing work of Amsterdam-based artist Niels Shoe Meulman (NSM) has arrived on the shores of San Francisco and now graces the walls of 941Geary is San Francisco. “Justified Scriptures” features the artist’s current discoveries in what he calls “Abstract Expressionism with a calligraphic origin.” Most pieces . . . → Read More: “Justified Scriptures” by Niels Shoe Meulman at 941Geary in San Francisco

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“Words Can Fly a Thousand Miles” a tribute to the survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan

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Although it’s been over nine months since Japan’s massive earthquake and devastating tsunami, the crises is far from over. Thousands of survivors continue to endure homelessness as well as loss of basic services. As an expression of support for the people in Fukushima, artists Kyosuke Nishida, Brian Li, and Dominic Liu created a stunning 3D typographic . . . → Read More: “Words Can Fly a Thousand Miles” a tribute to the survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan

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A typographic tape installation by Joseph Egan and Hunter Thomson

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Joseph Egan and Hunter Thomson, two recent graduates from the Chelsea School of Art and Design in London, created this anamorphic type installation as part of their final project. When viewed from most random vantage points the pieces appear to be a jumbled collection of distorted letters, but when viewed from a special single point the . . . → Read More: A typographic tape installation by Joseph Egan and Hunter Thomson

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Typographic tape installations

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I found these amazing typographic tape installations in the New York Times Magazine article “What if the Secret to Success Is Failure?” They were created by the advertising studio Doyle Partners. The videos showing the making of the tape installations are wonderful!

Cipher from Doyle Partners on Vimeo.

In The Gym from Doyle Partners on Vimeo.

(NewYorkTimesMagazine, photos by . . . → Read More: Typographic tape installations

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“Art of the Menu” showcases outstanding menu design

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Opening a menu is like getting a free visual appetizer. It should whet the appetite by pleasing the eye, as well as set the tone for the food to come. Art of the Menu is a new website that showcases outstanding menu designs from around the world. Readers are welcome . . . → Read More: “Art of the Menu” showcases outstanding menu design

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Hand-painted signage at the Guerrero Gallery in San Francisco

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Fans of hand-painted signage must check out the latest exhibit at the Guerrero Gallery in San Francisco. Sign Your Life Away examines the art behind hand-painted signage, attempting to close the gap between commercial sign painters, like those at New Bohemia Signs, and fine artists which feature sign painting in their work, like Jeff Canham . . . → Read More: Hand-painted signage at the Guerrero Gallery in San Francisco

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APEX creates a new collection of graffiti-based art by spray painting on denim

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APEX is exhibiting his latest collection of graffiti-based work, Indigo, at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco. For Indigo, APEX had a fabric mill in Japan make special runs of custom Japanese Selvedge denim. Then the San Francisco-based artist stretched the fabric over wood panels and spay painted his signature swirling forms over the denim backdrop.

The . . . → Read More: APEX creates a new collection of graffiti-based art by spray painting on denim

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The Las Vegas Neon Museum – a boneyard of spectacular abandoned signage

An old motel sign sits in the Neon Boneyard. (Photos: Josh Smith and Skylar Challand with permission at The Neon Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada)

A typographic junkyard or jackpot? This place – the Las Vegas Neon Museum – will leave any design-nut breathless.

The Las Vegas Neon Museum is a collection of over 150 retired neon signs that once added to the glitz of that infamous city in the Nevada desert called Las Vegas. The Neon Museum’s mission . . . → Read More: The Las Vegas Neon Museum – a boneyard of spectacular abandoned signage

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