Category Archives: Typography

Animated Water

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Hunt Design

Using a “water printer” to control the droplets, this fountain not only displays time and station information, but shows a wide range of artistic patterns and visual tricks to sustain the interest while waiting for your metro to arrive. This … Continue reading →

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First a Sign; then Streetscape Icon; Now Art

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Hunt Design

Designed around 1900 by architect Hector Guimard, this art nouveau subway design has been defining Parisian streetscapes ever since – over 80 of these elegant gateways survive. This original example now holds court in the sculpture garden at the National … Continue reading →

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Historic Building Marker – Shanghai-style

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Hunt Design

This elaborate bronze casting identifies and celebrates a historic building in Shanghai’s Jingan neighborhood. Quite a contrast with the simple rectangular markers seen on historic structures in the US.

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Type on the Go

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Hunt Design

In this era of digital printing and dynamic messaging, the simple picket sign still manages to attract attention and deliver eye-catching content. Made from inexpensive materials, the signs can be produced quickly and scaled to fit any message. The objective … Continue reading →

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Designer’s Inspiration #1

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Hunt Design

There’s a beautiful sculpture in Glendale CA, not far from Hunt Design. The simple structure is a 24-foot tall, stacked address number, in Helvetica Bold, and painted lime green. There are many address numbers that blur the line between signage … Continue reading →

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LetterMpress

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Hunt Design

Have you have ever wished to build your own WANTED posters from old wooden type? Or, to design a logo using the worn faces of carved wood? With the determined work of a passionate type collector and a big sum … Continue reading →

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M&Ms – the Best-designed Candy

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Hunt Design

Embodying many of the characteristics of the trendy term ‘total design,’ M&Ms are surely one of the best-designed candies. First, M&Ms are colorful, a rainbow of pure primary and secondary hues enhanced by a gleaming high gloss finish. M&Ms are … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Hunt Design

Around this office, we have some projects which are bi-lingual, some trilingual and even one which has over seven languages involved. Multi-lingual signage for hospitals, airports, and casinos often challenges the designer to layout text before knowing the meaning and … Continue reading →

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Something Happened Here

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Hunt Design

They’re everywhere. On walls, in the sidewalk, on bridges, in parks and on statues. Bronze plaques commemorating somebody or something are familiar and friendly elements of the streetscape. Easy to overlook, and sometimes boring to read, these cast metal panels … Continue reading →

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Favorite Signs No.2

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Hunt Design

Demonstrating that graphic design can be ‘built in’ to a building, this huge, architecturally integrated address on the new Caltrans District 7 headquarters building in Los Angeles is one of our favorite signs. Not only does it dramatically state the … Continue reading →

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