Sunday, January 17, 2010

the accidental typography of google maps


[...] Google Maps is some things: It’s a rabble-rouser; a penis repository; a rare physics phenomenon; not to name a accumulation of deer carnage and terrifying Americana. Now, with this guy’s help, it’s also an identify foundry. Mr Dashwood spent months assembling every the letters of the alphabet, accumulating a assemblage that ranges from passable to perfect. These letters were patterned in Victoria, Australia, but the construct would impact anywhere—if its citizens hit the instance and substance to encounter it, then some country, land or municipality crapper hit its possess regional Google Maps font. [RhettDashwood via TodayandTomorrow] [...]