Adobe InDesign & Photoshop, 2022
mockups provided by professor
A font that I have grown fond of is Signpainter, inspired by signage and hand lettering found on “vintage” ads, shops, and so on. Besides researching archives online, I conducted in-person research by visiting Musee Mecanique located near San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. Musee Mecanique, a vintage penny arcade museum, is owned by Dan Zelinsky whom I interviewed. Mr. Zelinksy discussed how the machines are regularly maintained by not only mechanics but artists and signpainters as well. I photographed over 30 arcade machines, wrote a research paper, and compiled everything into a potential publication or booklet. For the booklet, I selected a Signpainter font family and organized text in simple boxes so I could be more experimental with collaging and placing different photos.