Introducing Peder Singleton , founder of Athenaeum Press and resident archivist of the Urban Typology Project.
Scouting the streets of Salt Lake City, Park City and Spokane, Singleton has recorded the worn and weathered signs from eras gone by. Bringing together current digital media with a near-extinct, 15th century printing technology, Peter has translated his photographs of historic typography into these fetching 3 color letter press prints.
The Urban Typography Project, borne of Singelton’s love of the old type styles found in paint and neon bulb on buildings, began when he was a senior in design school.
In the artist's words, “I found myself always carrying a camera, with a sense of urgency to record any historic typography that I could find, as I noticed that some of my findings had been painted over or demolished since the last time I passed.”
Singleton notes that the sign shown below has since been taken down. Glad he got the photo when he did!
These are all three-color, letter-press prints in editions of 30. You can view these in more detail, as well as other images from the series on the Store section of the Athenaeum Press website. Inquiries? Please email the artist directly.
Thanks to Maria at d*sponge’s guest blog for the tip.
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wow! I love them. I though that I was the only one who has an unhealthy obsession with old neon signs. I'm glad someone else is recording these endangered species.
These prints are gorgeous. Thanks for featuring them. I'm inspired to document the old signage in my small city.
Derivative is an understatement! For the original creator of this cropped signage imagery art from the mid-'70s look at the work of Robert Cottingham...