Hand-Paint it Black

I am currently visiting Portland, Oregon and have found an abundance of interesting typographies plastered throughout the streets. I have two examples of hand-painted typography to post. The first, and quite possibly my more favorite of the two as well, is a hand-painted sign: "Cajun Creole The Swamp Shack That a way."

This sandwich board sign was lingering on the corner of a block of street food booths in Portland, Oregon. When I rounded the corner, there was little cute little street food-ery constructed to literally look like a swamp shack with a small deck on the front with a few tables. However, the intrigue of Czech food, which I'd never seen nor had before, won out over my love of creole.

This was an actual hand-painted sign - made with real arms!

The second example of hand-painted typography I found is one that looks like it is hand-painted / written, but is actually a printed type on a print design piece. I found this print piece in the Portland Welcome Center, downtown in Pioneer Square.

I like this type because I think it's fun and realistic, but at the same time I'm not a fan because of the weird letters randomly being larger than others. Yes, that is how people write sometimes; yes, that's how I actually write most of the time; but I think the largeness of certain letters is TOO big / TOO extreme.

Having only spent a week in Portland, (as I finish this, I'm long past my plane ride how unfortunately) I don't know the culture / people that well, but from what I gathered, I think this type is very appropriate for the laid-back / casual culture that is the great city of Portland, Oregon.