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Award-winning UK design blog established in 2010 to discover, champion and inspire new designers.

photos of numbers :: 9340, 36A & G52

Katie, January 18, 2013June 16, 2020
This article was published 14 years

A bit of a wooden theme for this week’s geeky selection of numerical typography. I was delighted to spot the first one on the far side of a tree on a recent country walk – part of a forest management programme I assume?

three polaroid style photos of numbers

I love the way the owner of number 36A has put a new number up, leaving the faded remnants of the old one visible. And last but not least, I spotted this funny little G52 just next to the lift on an underground station – I’ve no idea why the 2 is upside-down!

Happy weekend folks!

This article was published 14 years
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