Saturday, October 13, 2012

Block Of Type

So, I am a relatively boring suburb-dweller. As a result, I have less-than-artist examples of type in / near my neighborhood. I decided to focus primarily on subdivision signs. I saw an art exhibit in the West Atlanta art district about year ago that showed two LED screens next to each other that generated subdivision names. The first screen had the proper name or adjective, the second had a topographic feature or grandiose synonym for a house. It has stuck with me how ridiculous this whole suburban facade thing is (from McMansions to pretentious neighborhood names). Here is the proof:



















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