Typophile - Blackletter in Mexico - Comments

I just finished going

fontplayer — Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:10:56 -0800

I just finished going through my copy. I enjoyed it, since the phenomena is something I’ve also been noticing on my trips to Baja. I especially enjoy seeing the one that are either very skillful, or very quirky, but obviously hand-painted.

My favorite quote from the book, “Just raising the question of why they chose blackletter made some people uncomfortable under the pressure of having to verbalize an un-rationalized aesthetic whim.”- Somehow I can picture it.
; )

wonderful, thanks Tim.

jselig — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:43:14 -0800

wonderful, thanks Tim.

Thanks for the link.

fontplayer — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:28:34 -0800

Thanks for the link.

Amazon.com Publisher Intervie

timd — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:17:39 -0800

Amazon.com
Publisher
Interview

Tim

Anymore word on this book

jselig — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:15:20 -0800

Anymore word on this book publication?

Found in downtown Tijuana

fontplayer — Sat, 3 Nov 2007 11:38:45 -0700

Found in downtown Tijuana

very cool topic... Christina

SuperUltraFabulous — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:05:08 -0700

very cool topic... Christina has done a remarkable job here!

A chain of abbreviations by

rs_donsata — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:39:48 -0700

A chain of abbreviations by the way.

Héctor

I have posted examples of

fontplayer — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:15:10 -0700

I have posted examples of the buses in Ensenada, and yesterday I stumbled on one of the station hubs. Although the letterer has a wonderful style, he apparently hasn’t heard about kerning.

Hi Christina, you

Tholan — Wed, 31 May 2006 03:07:33 -0700

Hi Christina,
you wrote
„Tholan, Nop. I haven’t seen a long s in Mexican blackletter. Because we don’t have that letter in Spanish.“

Yes, but perhaps you had this like in France, where it was probably in use ’till the french revolution in the late XVIII. Century? Perhabs it’s the same in spain and mexico?

Thomas
Germany

Tholan, Check out this

Cristina Paoli — Tue, 30 May 2006 09:20:59 -0700

Tholan,
Check out this S:

And this F:

The thing is, it’s not

hrant — Tue, 30 May 2006 09:15:55 -0700

The thing is, it’s not really a letter, it’s simply a way (an archaic way) to write the regular ol’ “s”, depending on where it falls in the word. And although I certainly haven’t looked carefully, I’d be surprised if the practice was completely absent from old Mexican typography (and even more so manuscripts).

hhp

>Hi Cristina Paoli, >In my

Cristina Paoli — Tue, 30 May 2006 09:14:02 -0700

>Hi Cristina Paoli,

>In my final year focusing on blackletter for the major project I have >admired your work on mexican blackletter. Sounds like you have had >good success now that you are publishing a book.

>Have you had alot of opportunities after completing your project?

Yes Hanna. Actually loads of people are interested in blackletter, and I’ve had beautiful responses to my project, that have led to exiting projects and forums.
I’m really happy and overwhelmed with the success the project has had so far.

>I was interested in what kind of mark you got given for your final >project? (an optional question).

I got an A. And a beautiful pencil from my tutor inscribed with the word EXCELLENT. (I think I value more the pencil than the mark!)

;-)

Hey fontplayer, Those are

Cristina Paoli — Tue, 30 May 2006 09:04:31 -0700

Hey fontplayer,

Those are some beautiful examples!!!!

Tholan,
Nop. I haven’t seen a long s in Mexican blackletter. Because we don’t have that letter in Spanish.

ahh, I see!

Hannah — Sat, 27 May 2006 20:31:02 -0700

ahh, I see!

Blackletter in Mexico

Cristina Paoli — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:55:10 -0800

I just completed the MA Typo/Graphic Studies at LCC in London. My final project was about the use of blackletter in Mexico. I explored the possible reasons for its use, historical facts, and the shapes and tendencies of Mexican blackletters. From the photographic research performed in Mexico I found patterns and deviations in Mexican blackletters. Then I deconstructed each signage, ending up with more than 1500 individual characters. I removed the letters from its context and colour, transforming the colourful typographic elements of the original signs into black silhouettes. Afterwards I overlaid all characters of each letter in order to appreciate the most popular shapes, line strokes, elements and ornaments. The result is an X-Ray look-alike alphabet, that conveys the essence of Mexican blackletters.