Lettering and Signage in the Urban Environment of North Queensland’s Capital: Tropical Flair or Univernacular?

eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics

Katja Fleischmann¹ 

[1] James Cook University, Australia;

关键词: signage;    north queensland;    tropics;    tropical typography;    vernacular typography;    cultural;    art;   

DOI  :  10.25120/etropic.10.0.2011.3409

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Many typefaces possess next to stylistic qualities also cultural and connotative properties. This paper describes an exploration of signage and lettering in the capital of North Queensland in the quest for a tropical typographic resonance. Is the vernacular typography alive or a vanishing art form?

【 授权许可】

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