I was looking through my old photos earlier making sure I hadn’t left out any important bits for my portfolio, when I remembered these little gems from an old project. A lot of these were found around Uphill Boat Yard, but some are from other locations too. I had a lot of fun with this project and would happily do something similar again! So I may well go on another type-hunt for any upcoming projects in the future.
I particularly like this one due to the bright orange striking a massive contrast. The four different typefaces seem to work together due to their decay and grungy-ness.
I think I found this tin in Dad’s garage, which he uses to keep odd nails & screws in. The rust had affected most of the tin itself, but the design on the lid still seemed legible enough. I’m not sure why but this particular hue of green reminds me of olive oil bottles & their packaging.
This was another box of nails, the old thick card was very worn and possibly got wet at some point, but I love how flecks of the ink have come away like old letraset.
Lastly, my favourite shot from the boat yard. A big grey container with subtle grunge to it but with crisp sans serif type. I used this on the cover of the project this was for and manipulated the image in Photoshop by clone stamping out the type and replacing it with my project title & details.