Monday 17 June 2013

An unconventional tourist in Leamington 2: Fonts

Leamington Sporting Goods Store sign; Photo ©Karen Thiessen, 2013
This post is for lovers of text. A highlight of our trip to Leamington was seeing this old sign. My family rarely went downtown, so I don't ever remember seeing this sign and I may have gone into the store maybe once or twice. We were never a sporting goods kind of family. It appears that the store is being blandified with stucco, so I'm sure that the sign will soon be covered up or removed.
Leamington Sporting Goods Store sign; Photo ©Karen Thiessen, 2013
Isn't that a nice solid font? It says, "buy your dependable baseball bats and mitts and jock straps here."
Leamington Sporting Goods Store sign; Photo ©Karen Thiessen, 2013
The "and" is also pleasing.
Leamington Sporting Goods Store sign; Photo ©Karen Thiessen, 2013
Okay, this is the absolute best part! The font for toys says, "hey, we have all the coolest dolls, trucks, and hula hoops that will delight children, young and old!" If a sedate word like mammogram were spelled with the toys font, would it make you want one?
Lebanese license plate in Ray's Ribhouse; Photo ©Karen Thiessen, 2013
One night we took my parents out for supper at Ray's RibhouseBoth the service and the food are excellentHis restaurant is located in a former mechanics' garage and the space is decorated with vintage car and music memorabilia. Our table was in the back room where I spotted this license plate. If only the numbers on Canadian license plates were as interesting.

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