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Comment on Trucks, Keep Off the Sidewalk by James Patrick Gibson

James Patrick Gibson — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:03:20 +0000

Check out this great little Flickr pool. Just googled WPA Gothic, and got that: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=signpaintersgothic&w=all

I think WPA is a little more smooth around the corners, and rounds off on the top edges, but it’s inline with what I was thinking. Great find!

Comment on Trucks, Keep Off the Sidewalk by Danelle

Danelle — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:51:52 +0000

lovely! this reminds me of the font WPA Gothic. you should have a gander at it. i’m excited to see the redesign!

Comment on Here comes Mister Softee by James F. Conway

James F. Conway — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:45:53 +0000

Just to provide a point of information. The ice cream we use is a fresh dairy ice cream mix and not made from a powder or other mixture.

Jim Conway
Mister Softee Inc.

Comment on Lucky Strike by Daniel Campos

Daniel Campos — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:23:34 +0000

It’s a great lettering!

Comment on Lucky Strike by James Patrick Gibson

James Patrick Gibson — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:34:38 +0000

GOT IT! Finally:
It’s Los Alamos by Red Rooster.
It’s spot on.

The font itself is Los “Alamos Pro Fat Man”
Dead hit for the face.

http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/redrooster/los-alamos/

Comment on Lucky Strike by James Patrick Gibson

James Patrick Gibson — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:30:56 +0000

It’s WICKED close to Neue Steinschrift:
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/preusstype/neue-steinschrift/

Still not it. This is killing me.

Comment on Lucky Strike by James Patrick Gibson

James Patrick Gibson — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:25:28 +0000

Compacta looks close too, but where the leg of the “R” joins is much higher on this face.

Comment on Lucky Strike by James Patrick Gibson

James Patrick Gibson — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:23:21 +0000

I’m looking around right now to see what I can find. It shares similarities with Reforma Grotesk, but the R has a slight curve on the foot, and this sign goes straight.

I’ll let you know when I find it, this one is driving me crazy.

Comment on Lucky Strike by G

Mon, 10 May 2010 16:09:23 +0000

Any idea what typeface that is? Or something similar at least?

Comment on Here comes Mister Softee by Tweets that mention Here comes Mister Softee | New Type York -- Topsy.com

Tweets that mention Here comes Mister Softee | New Type York -- Topsy.com — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:08:28 +0000

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Comment on Here comes Mister Softee by Gordon Forman

Gordon Forman — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:30:26 +0000

I drove a Mr. Softee truck for one summer when I was 19. I used to have a t-shirt with their logo and the coneheaded mascot. It would have been nice to see him too.

Comment on I Heard They Have Giant Rats by James Patrick Gibson

James Patrick Gibson — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:17:28 +0000

Thanks a lot!
Yeah, the rat signs are still everywhere, on every line. Although i’ve found as of late the NRW/Q line seems to be the most ratty. Isn’t it fun to watch tourists point them out?

Comment on I Heard They Have Giant Rats by Kendell Warner

Kendell Warner — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:15:19 +0000

Hey man, came across your site via a Twitter post. Love the photos! I was originally born in Brooklyn and I can’t tell you how much I miss those wonderfully (and sometimes tactfully) placed “We Kill Rats” signs.

Thanks for posting these!

Comment on Chrome Mannequins by Gordon Forman

Gordon Forman — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:35:58 +0000

I like the way it’s a little distressed.

Comment on Sew Superior by jf

jf — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:45:26 +0000

I was about to defend the designers of the website, because the website is antiquated too, just antiquated in Internet terms. The narrow width and small text is a function of smaller monitor resolutions from the late 90s. And the vertical navigation, the kitschy folders and clip art, and the extraneous options (few sites offer foreign language options because google translate will do the job / bookmark us nowadays are social bookmark icons, not browser based buttons) were all standard practice a decade ago.

In fact, the use of the front page image to create motion on the site and the consistent style of the site would have made this site well designed by early web standards. So it’s not that it’s a bad site, it’s that it’s an out of date site.

Until, that is, I took a look at the source code. One might figure that the company build the site in 1997 and never invested that much in it again. So, it’s not a designers fault, it’s some cheapskate that doesn’t understand the importance of a good looking website, or just doesn’t care. But, while some of the scripting dates back to 1997, there’s been design choices made on this site up until 2003. It looks to me like there was some designer that didn’t consistently improve the design to meet updates to web layout and design conventions.

So yea, it was a good site for when it was made in 1997, but there were designers working on it past then that just let it go to shit.

Comment on Second Ave, Third Ave, Lexington… Park? by RAB

RAB — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:13:14 +0000

Here’s the Utrecht Art Supply store M.A. recalls, and note their address is indeed listed as Fourth Avenue:

http://www.utrechtart.com/stores/dsp_viewstore.cfm?storeID=87

I was just walking from the cube at Astor Place up to Union Square today, so I can confirm this firsthand. That said, you’re right that apart from this one stretch, the street becomes Park Avenue.

Comment on Second Ave, Third Ave, Lexington… Park? by M.A.

M.A. — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:56:39 +0000

How about the strip between Union Square and 9th/10th Streets though? That’s Fourth Avenue! It eventually turns into Park (and is Cooper Square further south), but it’s still 4th Avenue for several blocks in between. I used to go to an art store called Utrecht there years ago, don’t know if it’s still there.

Comment on Trailer Park in Manhattan by MT

MT — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:56:36 +0000

Based on a little experience behind the bar in college, I’d estimate that place is making about $2.85 in profit on each can of PBR sold.

Comment on Magical Masonry by Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:32:42 +0000

You can tour this place on Open House NY weekend. It’s room after near-identical room, but the tour is HILARIOUS. “And here’s a painting of Apollo, he gave us Greek mythology.” ….what?

Comment on Little Wolf by Andrew Conlan

Andrew Conlan — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:14:23 +0000

Great concept for a site, love it, very interesting