1st February, 2012 by Mota Italic
The show will runs from February 1st – April 7th.
See some pics from the Feb. 3rd opening party.
Thanks to digital cameras, smart phones, nearly unlimited storage space, and online social sharing, it is easier than ever to capture, collect, and share images. Particularly exciting is the now relatively mainstream pursuit of photographing interesting found type and lettering. Whether it is encountered in one’s neighborhood or stumbled upon while traveling, there is seemingly no end to unique letters to be collected. This phenomenon is illustrated through dozens of blogs dedicated to found letters, to Flickr’s countless tagged images of type, and by sites like we love typography – currently with 12,000+ curated images.
New Vintage Digital Vernacular Letters is modestly comprised of just under 600 images* from 120 participants from all over the world. These photos depict the letters as shiny and new, dilapidated and old, incredibly beautiful, incredibly ugly, mundane, idiosyncratic, everyday, unimaginable, local, and exotic. The images were shot in more than 40 countries and the variety of letterforms indicates just how special letters and typography can be. If you weren’t already taking notice of the vernacular type all around you, you will begin to after taking in this collection.
Featuring photos by:
Laia Albaladejo ･ Luisa Baeta ･ Andrey Bashkin ･ Erik Beck ･ Michelle Beuthling ･ Phil Bishop ･ Jan Blatt ･ Spiro Bolos ･ Amélie Bonet ･ D. Andrew Boss ･ Benedikt Bramböck ･ Douglas Brull ･ Veronika Burian ･ Katie Calhoon ･ Matevž Čas ･ John Caserta ･ Elí Castellanos ･ Ann Cathrin Schmieding ･ Stephen Coles ･ Edgar Cuevas ･ Daniil ･ Sanjukta Das ･ Carolina Daujotas ･ Dave Defourneaux ･ Ale Di Gangi ･ Draigg ･ Carren Edward Petrosyan ･ Blake Evans ･ Marek Fanta ･ Barbara Fisher Coughlin ･ Martina Flor ･ FutureBoy ･ Sakshi Gambhir ･ Kimya Gandhi ･ Kevin Gawthrope ･ Falko Gerlinghoff ･ Jakob Gleisberg ･ grantrw ･ Steffen Granz ･ Glen H. Gregory II ･ Frank Grießhammer ･ Fritz Grögel ･ Yotam Hadar ･ Florian Hardwig ･ Melia Hartley ･ Alistair Henning ･ Ralf Herrmann ･ Jonas Hoffmann ･ Robert Hower ･ Grant Hutchinson ･ Yanek Iontef ･ Sláva Jevčinová ･ Esther Jörgensen ･ Rob Keller ･ Ben Kiel ･ Julia Kliemann ･ Kareen Klug ･ Christian Koch ･ Inder kochar ･ Ayşe Kongur ･ Atilla Korap ･ Julia Krömer ･ Friederike Kühne ･ Agnese Kušnere ･ Peter Kwiek ･ Jen Langman ･ Richard Lifshey ･ Scooter Lowrimore ･ Erika Mai ･ Rafael Massena ･ Nancy McClure ･ Laura McGregor ･ Bart McLeroy ･ Jan Middendorp ･ MissPixels ･ Hendrik Möller ･ Shoko Mugikura ･ Nanki Nath ･ Ann Neff ･ Georg Nietsch ･ Maximilian Oehme ･ Little Ong ･ Hrant H Papazian ･ Alejandro Paul ･ Allison Pistohl ･ Sven-S. Porst ･ Tânia Raposo ･ Dan Reynolds ･ Alex Rinker ･ Meir Sadan ･ Riccardo Sartori ･ Alice Savoie ･ Pooja Saxena ･ Sebastian Schärfer ･ Andreas Seidel ･ Jeanette Serrat ･ Ami Shah ･ Nick Shinn ･ Chee Sim ･ Michael Sonnabend ･ Nina Stössinger ･ Andreas Stötzner ･ Libor Svoboda ･ Julia Sysmäläinen ･ The_BORG ･ Andrea Tinnes ･ Adam Troshin ･ Ferdinand Ulrich ･ Martin Wagner ･ Dominik Wagner ･ Tiffany Wardle de Sousa ･ Jürgen Weltin ･ Stephan Wilke ･ Beau Williamson ･ Flo Wittkovski ･ David W. Wood ･ Rainer Zerenko ･ Kerimcan Zeytin ･ Susanne Zippel ･ Simon Zirkunow
A huge thank you to all who submitted images! This would not have been possible without your participation and interest.
*A small note on the selection process: less than half the offered images were selected. The gallery space is relatively small, and there was simply not room for everyone’s photos.
- Mota Italic Gallery
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