Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been a fan of this sharp sans-serif font that I often saw on ticket stubs, newspaper ads and magazine covers from the 1940s, 50s and 60s: It was so cool and unique, with the sharp points on A & V, and skinny crossbars on Z & e. Even […]
Five years ago I had the mind-bending experience of visiting the Mendenhall Museum in Buellton, an incredible collection of road signs and other car memorabilia. It sits only about 45 minutes north of me, but it felt like a time machine that took me back 70 years: I was especially fascinated by these road signs, […]