As we draw closer to the Logo Cities symposium, I will occasionally be featuring creative works that address the broad themes of signage, branding and lettering in public space.
In 1999, for a track called The Child by DJ Alex Gopher, the French director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet created a sumptuous city derived entirely from type. (Stills from this video can also be found in Baines & Haslam (2002) Type and Typography.)
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A short interactive film about high-rise signs in Montréal.
A selection of presentations from the Logo Cities Symposium (Montréal, May 4-5, 2007). UPDATE: Papers by Russotti and Straw added 3/7/07. Click below for pdfs.
An interactive inventory of highrise logos on the contemporary Montréal skyline. Four panoramas; day and night views; design and installation details for many prominent logos. (This is the original Logo Cities website.)
A series of notes tracking changes in Montréal's bylaws as they pertain to signage, (1890-2001).
A collection of stories about signs, contributed by members of the public. With thanks to all our contributors. (The phoneline is now closed.)
One research assistant, one city, many highrise logos. Mr. Collins tells his story with humor and creative flair. Click right here.
The Québec premiere of Helvetica was held on Saturday May 5, 2007 at Concordia University. We had a great turn out. Thanks to Gary Hustwit for joining us. And - props to the Arial Crew for daring to show up; they even won one of the signed posters. Lots of pics here.
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