#vernaculartypography — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #vernaculartypography, aggregated by home.social.
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“The Letters of Sakarya” featured in the Sign Design Society newsletter.
🔗 https://mailchi.mp/248dfdb065b7/sds-february2026-newsletter-general
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“The Letters of Sakarya” featured in the Sign Design Society newsletter.
🔗 https://mailchi.mp/248dfdb065b7/sds-february2026-newsletter-general
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“The Letters of Sakarya” featured in the Sign Design Society newsletter.
🔗 https://mailchi.mp/248dfdb065b7/sds-february2026-newsletter-general
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“The Letters of Sakarya” featured in the Sign Design Society newsletter.
🔗 https://mailchi.mp/248dfdb065b7/sds-february2026-newsletter-general
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“The Letters of Sakarya” featured in the Sign Design Society newsletter.
🔗 https://mailchi.mp/248dfdb065b7/sds-february2026-newsletter-general
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In general, the local dimension of our national graphic design history remains largely unknown. In this article (in Turkish), I documented the master-apprentice transmission of commercial artists in Adapazarı, beginning with horsecart painter Numan Balıca in 1940s. I explored how this informal education system evolved from traditional carriage painting to contemporary outdoor advertising, fundamentally shaping the region's visual memory.
🔗 https://izlik.org/JA86ZR45XK
#bursa #adapazarı #graphicdesignHistory #vernaculartypography #vernacular
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Although sign painters have shaped our everyday visual culture, their professional lives often remain undocumented and anonymous. This lack of documentation creates a gap in the local dimension of national graphic design history. In this article (in Turkish), I document the life and work of Abdullah Cankurtaran, a French teacher who practised sign painting in Lüleburgaz, Bursa, and Fethiye. Known for his meticulous craftsmanship and passion for language, his story reveals a unique cross-section of our typographic heritage.
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My ongoing archive of vernacular letterforms and the fading sign painting tradition in Bursa, Türkiye.
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Before the era of computer graphics, the visual identity of cities was crafted by sign painters whose handmade signs are now largely anonymous. In this article (in Turkish), I trace the forgotten vernacular heritage of Bursa by documenting the lives and works of key sign painters through archives and interviews with their families, securing their place in our national graphic design history.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.55004/tykhe.1192452
#GraphicDesignHistory #SignPainting #VernacularTypography #Bursa
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Before the era of computer graphics, the visual identity of cities was crafted by sign painters whose handmade signs are now largely anonymous. In this article (in Turkish), I trace the forgotten vernacular heritage of Bursa by documenting the lives and works of key sign painters through archives and interviews with their families, securing their place in our national graphic design history.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.55004/tykhe.1192452
#GraphicDesignHistory #SignPainting #VernacularTypography #Bursa
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Before the era of computer graphics, the visual identity of cities was crafted by sign painters whose handmade signs are now largely anonymous. In this article (in Turkish), I trace the forgotten vernacular heritage of Bursa by documenting the lives and works of key sign painters through archives and interviews with their families, securing their place in our national graphic design history.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.55004/tykhe.1192452
#GraphicDesignHistory #SignPainting #VernacularTypography #Bursa
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Before the era of computer graphics, the visual identity of cities was crafted by sign painters whose handmade signs are now largely anonymous. In this article (in Turkish), I trace the forgotten vernacular heritage of Bursa by documenting the lives and works of key sign painters through archives and interviews with their families, securing their place in our national graphic design history.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.55004/tykhe.1192452
#GraphicDesignHistory #SignPainting #VernacularTypography #Bursa
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Before the era of computer graphics, the visual identity of cities was crafted by sign painters whose handmade signs are now largely anonymous. In this article (in Turkish), I trace the forgotten vernacular heritage of Bursa by documenting the lives and works of key sign painters through archives and interviews with their families, securing their place in our national graphic design history.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.55004/tykhe.1192452
#GraphicDesignHistory #SignPainting #VernacularTypography #Bursa
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I occasionally share my published articles here.
Vernacular is often seen merely as a repository of styles or a source of inspiration. Yet within design practice, it gradually evolves into a mode of thinking and even an ethical stance. In this review article (in Turkish), I discuss this transformation of the vernacular in visual communication design and its position within the discipline.
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Just published a case study on our site about how Ghanaian street poster lettering became a Google Font. David Abbey-Thompson's work on Ga Maamli is a brilliant example of preserving vernacular design digitally, making it worth sharing for anyone interested in how culture shapes typography.
#TypeDesign #Typography #Lettering #FontDesign #VernacularTypography #TypefaceDesign #GraphicDesign #TypeSpecimen #LetterForms #CustomType #GoogleFonts
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Just published a case study on our site about how Ghanaian street poster lettering became a Google Font. David Abbey-Thompson's work on Ga Maamli is a brilliant example of preserving vernacular design digitally, making it worth sharing for anyone interested in how culture shapes typography.
#TypeDesign #Typography #Lettering #FontDesign #VernacularTypography #TypefaceDesign #GraphicDesign #TypeSpecimen #LetterForms #CustomType #GoogleFonts
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Just published a case study on our site about how Ghanaian street poster lettering became a Google Font. David Abbey-Thompson's work on Ga Maamli is a brilliant example of preserving vernacular design digitally, making it worth sharing for anyone interested in how culture shapes typography.
#TypeDesign #Typography #Lettering #FontDesign #VernacularTypography #TypefaceDesign #GraphicDesign #TypeSpecimen #LetterForms #CustomType #GoogleFonts
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Just published a case study on our site about how Ghanaian street poster lettering became a Google Font. David Abbey-Thompson's work on Ga Maamli is a brilliant example of preserving vernacular design digitally, making it worth sharing for anyone interested in how culture shapes typography.
#TypeDesign #Typography #Lettering #FontDesign #VernacularTypography #TypefaceDesign #GraphicDesign #TypeSpecimen #LetterForms #CustomType #GoogleFonts
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Just published a case study on our site about how Ghanaian street poster lettering became a Google Font. David Abbey-Thompson's work on Ga Maamli is a brilliant example of preserving vernacular design digitally, making it worth sharing for anyone interested in how culture shapes typography.
#TypeDesign #Typography #Lettering #FontDesign #VernacularTypography #TypefaceDesign #GraphicDesign #TypeSpecimen #LetterForms #CustomType #GoogleFonts
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#vernacularTypography it has a viewpoint; it comes from a particular, individual understanding of type. i always find this fascinating because even an experienced typographer can only be subjective.
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New Euro sign just dropped.
Looks like a combination of Ꞓ and ₵: ₵̶
#Euro #EuroSign #TypographyInTheWild #Vernacular #VernacularTypography
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New Euro sign just dropped.
Looks like a combination of Ꞓ and ₵: ₵̶
#Euro #EuroSign #TypographyInTheWild #Vernacular #VernacularTypography
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New Euro sign just dropped.
Looks like a combination of Ꞓ and ₵: ₵̶
#Euro #EuroSign #TypographyInTheWild #Vernacular #VernacularTypography