The beauty of these pieces of commercial art is that on closer inspection you will see beautifully hand crafted details which include carpentry, carved mouldings and corbels, hand painted signage, painted carved block letters, etched glass and tiling” he says. With the exception of chain stores, each Irish shopfront is different. “Look around any Irish city, town or village and you will find something that makes it unique: The shopfronts. Unfortunately, the fate of these shopfronts is being threatened by the uniformity of the corporate multi national stores, which ignores and subverts local history and tradition” notes Finnegan.īy highlighting their design and typographic traditions which are unique to Ireland, the projects aim is for people to recognise the importance of the 'Traditional Shopfront' in Ireland's society and support these disappearing trades in our local communities. Across Ireland, we have many towns and villages that retain their rich traditions of vernacular signage.
“Our Type is an ongoing photographic project documenting the disappearing shopfronts, signage and typography of Ireland's towns and villages. Trevor Finnegan, the founder of Revert Design is on a mission to document Ireland’s disappearing shopfronts and signage through his inspiring typographic project aptly titled “Our Type”.įinnegan’s project started over seven years ago as a photographic archive of Ireland’s disappearing visual language.
0 kommentar(er)
