Typography and Lettering of Stockholm

So, I'm not alone on this case? ;)
When I comeback from a trip, I'm always surprised to see that most of my images are type only, grrr. We are crazy or what?

Good pictures, thanks.

You people are crazy but these photos are crazy-beautiful, Mr. Stephen.

So, I'm not alone on this case? ;)

Not at all. I just spent a couple of weeks working in London and took 130-something photos. At least 100 were of type. And the rest of them were of bridges and buildings. Oh, and some were of this weird pink spaghetti gunk that I found in the a gutter. But that's it, really.

Stephen, this one looks suspiciously like this nameplate. :)

Anyway, very nice pictures. It seems that the Swedes prefer their letters stacked.

I have to be classified as a "typoholic" too :-)
Funny though, how your home town look
so diffrent by watching these pictures!!!

Makes me realize I have to bring my camera
with me more often...

SH

When my sister returned from a Northern European excursion, she told me I'd appreciate the signage. That "school" photo is what I had in mind. Clean and icy. But maybe Swedish typography is completely seperate from that stereo"type"??? The other photos are so much more loose than I would have expected… More like my own, gritty Pittsburgh, PA. Interesting indeed.

…stereoTYPE. There, that works a little better. Wanted to make sure I nailed that incredibly funny play on words.

Jon, you are also seeing Swedish typography through my biased eyes. I probably captured the older, more traditional side of the city's signage because that's what catches my eye. But there is definitely a trend for crisp, clean typography among new design here. I'll try to represent more of that as I add to the album.

Great photos, Stephen! Thanks.

Great photos, Stephen!

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Fine, fine photos! Too bad you didn't go to Gothenburg (my home town), which, is the BEST city in Sweden ;-)

Fraggelrock,

I am living in Sweden for a year, so I do plan to visit Göteborg and the south before I leave the country.

Welcome to Stockholm Stephen,
I thought I’d let you in on the secret of the little red signs. They tell you it is 2.2 meter from the sign to a water well in the ground, under a iron lid marked with a V (as in vatten). These are used when the water pipes need to be attended to.

Thank you for that, Ola. I thought it might be something utility related. You are in Stockholm as well, I presume?

Great perspective and color. I like what you are putting together. Your artistic talents can be attributed to your genetics!

Aww, thanks Aunt Stephanie, but surely you are biased.

I'm guessing the "Silicon Bar" is somewhere in Kista? I have to check it out some time; my school (Masters of Media) is in Kista.