Location: School of Visual Arts, E23rd st building

Spotted on 6th street between A & B. Wheatpaste street art where the content matches the material it was created on. Cheered me up!

I almost missed this while walking down 4th street! Installation by Harumi Ori.

walked by this on a sunny sunday morning, lower east side.

Corner of Houston and 2nd Ave. A Deitch gallery public mural space. Beautiful example of type as pattern.

Hey, aren’t those the posters I did for NCADD in the background? on MTV?!?

I love Akzidenz Grotesk, I love Jay Z, what could be better than a combo of the two! I can’t stop watching the video for Hello Brooklyn. The ‘making of’ is a must see as well. The font choice makes sense, it was the precursor to Helvetica in the NYC subway system signage. What was used before that? Check out this informative article (a long read, but totally worth it).

I love random moments like this!
1st Ave at 4th St

I love typography and have always been a fan of Ed Benguiat. He has crafted over 600 typefaces including Tiffany, Bookman, Panache, Edwardian Script, and the self-titled typefaces Benguiat and Benguiat Gothic.  He’s a legend, a hall of famer. Today i had the opportunity to hang out with him. At the student portfolio review, professors were divided into groups, and guess who was in my group? Yes!

I didn’t want to approach him like a groupie so i simply told him how nice it is to to meet him. He made a joke (that i can’t remember, something about ex-wives). He told me stories. We compared notes on what a beautiful thing type is and how obsessive one can get with it. He told me on his ride over to the art director’s club that morning (in his limo), he was taking pictures with his phone of type on buildings. AMAZING. He still has the passion for the craft.

I feel so lucky to live in New York and have access to graphic design legends. What a warm, wonderful man.

This photograph is not staged.

At Papaya dog on 14th street and 1st Ave, Louis writes on food. He’s from the South Bronx and has 3 kids. When I asked him if he had an interest in graphic design, he simply said ‘I don’t know what you mean’. I told him i love his work.

Spotted on 12th Street between Avenue A & B.

spotted on 6th st. & Avenue A.

I love paintchips, the color names in particular. Who thinks these up? I want their job.  In my collecting i’ve discovered categories of names: emotional, edible, things, and then there’s miscellaneous (these are the best). Enjoy haiku from my latest collecting trip:

calm, fond memory,
forget me not, peace and happiness,
lazy sunday.

grandma’s sweater, fresh cut grass, little piggy, pool party,
hiking path, cupid’s dart,
fountain spout, baby chick.

homespun charm,
under the big top,
pennies from heaven.

icing on the cake, pumpkin mousse, marshmallow bunny, sweet taffy,
fruit shake, pink popsicle, vegetable patch, raisin torte,
melted ice cream.

- Benjamin Moore, Broadway @ Spring St, SoHo

I have spotted various animal species throughout my hood, the east village. Tigers and Gorillas mostly. I think this must be some new form of street art. Could these sightings possibly be related to this video?