Inspiration

Tipografia Sicilia

September 11, 2011 Ben

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A little while after arriving in Sicily, I realised one of the most amazing things I was seeing was typography. Everywhere. Beautiful street signs. Three dimensional shop signs. Art deco and 19th century store fronts. Shaded fonts. Name plaques for Geometra and Notaries. I started taking a photo or two. By the end of the holiday, there wasn’t a lot of room for anything else.

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