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ID: Rushall Mews + bonus typo-blunder!
Posted by Stephen Lording in
29 Mar 2006 — 3:39pm
29 Mar 2006 — 3:39pm
Hi there,
Can someone ID this one for me, please? Novarese is the only one I can find with an 'A' with that backward serif, and it obviously isn't that.
And bonus typo-blunder: Poor old MEWS! I wonder how often this sort of thing happens, and how many people would notice?
Thanks.
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29 Mar 2006 — 5:13pm
do you think, perhaps that it was
a.) accidentily put up backwards, or other wise flipped.
or b.) was done on purpose for some sort of mish-mashed effect like with the MEWS.
29 Mar 2006 — 5:25pm
or c.) The signmaker was drunk. ;^)
29 Mar 2006 — 5:27pm
I think it's highly unlikely to be intentional. I think the guy on the ladder with the glue just grabbed what looked like an 'M' and bunged it on, which meant the 'W' was always going to be wrong too. At least he got the first 'S' right.
29 Mar 2006 — 7:18pm
that's hilarious!
29 Mar 2006 — 8:41pm
That is so funny! I'm glad I don't live there.
29 Mar 2006 — 11:51pm
We used to have a similar sign for a bank here in Gent which read "GEMEENTEKREDIET", and about every possible letter was flipped or rotated. Quite a sorry sight. I still regret never having taken a picture.
Your sample is quite similar to Plantin.
29 Mar 2006 — 11:57pm
Just checked Rookledge's, but no luck finding it by earmark -- none of them have the top serif on both uc A and W.
30 Mar 2006 — 5:11am
Hi Yves,
Thanks for your efforts trying to track the typeface down. I carry my camera with me everywhere I go now, because you never know when a sign like that's going to come up.
Thanks again.
30 Mar 2006 — 5:29am
smew
/smyoo/
• noun a small northern diving duck, the male of which is white with black markings.
If only they had the E the other way up :)
Tim