Creative Empanadas

The Neon Museum, located in downtown Las Vegas is home to over 150 out-of-commission neon signs from businesses, casino resorts and motels located in the Las Vegas valley.  Ranging in date from the 1930's to present day, the signs have been rescued and/or donated to this not for profit organisation, showcasing the history of the city through it's most famous iconic artform.

The Neon Museum organisation runs a Downtown Gallery exhibition space, the Las Vegas Signs Projects (focusing on restoration) and the Neon Boneyard, where you can take a guided tour of their 2 acre outdoor museum at sunset. This should be on every type-nerd's bucket list!

Gemma is one of my all time favourite hand typographers, whom I was lucky enough to hear speak at FieldTrip 2012 in Sydney. She certainly gave an entertaining and inspiring talk about her process, her working environment (complete with pot plants by the lecturn!) and she also gave a demo of her amazing skills. 

She has recently updated her profile on the loop with some recent work. The image below is one of my favourite pieces by her- a poster for the Sydney Bicycle film festival. Check it out!

This amazing resource is derived from an exhaustive research on the Typographische Monatsblätter (TM) focussing on the issues from 1960 till 1990.

The Typographische Monatsblätter was one of the most important journals to successfully disseminate the phenomenon of ‘Swiss typography’ to an international audience. With more than 70 years in existence, the journal witnessed significant moments in the history of typography and graphic design. Its contributors include some of the most influential designers. http://www.tm-research-archive.ch/