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Vernacular Type
Vernacular type is the term often used for found type or type in the real world. At ATypI meetings in Lisbon and Mexico City, Marina Chaccur and Priscila Farias spoke about Brazilian vernacular type. Farias identified interesting sources including type used for cattle branding, or types found on the doors of blacksmiths. In urban Brazil, graffiti and lambe lambe provide rich sources of vernacular type. Blogs like Villatype refer mostly to urban typography. With the advent of Flickr, there were bound to be groups like The Center for Vernacular Typography. Phil Baines has almost made a profession out of it---he often takes people on walking tours of London, and delighted type aficionados at ATypI in Lisbon with his city walk there. But, in fact, not just building and traffic signs, but also graffiti and all other type found in the urban or rural landscapes can be called vernacular. |
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