Fleet Street Tour

On Thursday I had a really great day walking down Fleet Street. As a class we were led on a guided tour around Fleet Street and Saint Paul's Church. This tour was a lot of walking but it was interesting because there was a violinist and also a crazy actor who popped up every so often during the tour! I noticed two signs that really caught my attention on the walking tour.

This first cafe sign I really liked due to the font that was used. The big block letters were very intriguing to me and the font looked very modern to me. I thought it was good contrast how the cafe was smaller than the word Nero. 

This last sign was my favorite that I have seen yet! I loved the old style that it gave off. This font was a type of script that very well resembled England. It was old-fashioned because of the font and because they didn't use all uppercase letters. I also thought how the sign was round and how the letters hugged the sides of the sign was interesting as well. 

A Trip to the Imperial War Museum and the Museum of London

On Wednesday we traveled as a class to the Imperial War Museum followed by the Museum of London instead of having class inside the classroom. I enjoyed both of these museums so much and I already have gained so much more insight and knowledge of London's history. On the way to the Museum I stumbled across a tile sign marking the name of the park we were nearby. I liked this type because I thought that it was a good mix between modern and old. The proximity between the letters is just enough to be able to make out what the sign says but not too far apart either. Although it is simple I really like how it looks against the old subway walls.

The next typography item that I loved was a postcard that was inside the Imperial War Museum.

I thought that the shadowing of these letters was really intriguing. I also thought that the spacing of the different words was creative and made it stand out as opposed to the words being straight and in the center. The use of uppercase letters also made the message stand out more to me. I loved being able to travel to these museums and notice the different kinds of fonts and styling on certain objects!

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