URBAN SOUND

Naked, poetic, crude, corporate, vandalistic, unintelligible, rewarding—Baltimore’s typography is everywhere. There’s no need to search high and low for expressions of this city’s rich history and exuberant life; it shouts day and night, along every sidewalk and behind every corner. Typographic voices ooze from Baltimore’s billboard slogans, graffiti tags, storefront windows, and restaurant signage.

All we need to do is listen.

OUR FAVORITE LETTERFORMS

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BACK MATTER

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RANDOm qUeStiONS we weRe ASkeD

Are you a journalist?Can I take your picture?Are you a spy?Can you take my picture?Do you want to go out to dinner with me?Do you work for the city?Do you want my sunglasses?Are you a model?Can I have a cigarette?Do I know you?Do you want to buy some Methadone?

LoCATions, LoCATions, LoCATions

TOTAL PHOTOS: 1,688TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: 19HOURS TO COMPILE/DESIGN: 14HARD DRIVE SPACE USED FOR ENTIRE PROJECT: 7.26 GB

WALKING: 8 PEOPLE

BIKE: 8 PEOPLE

CAR: 8 PEOPLE

ROLLER BLADES: 1 PERSON

MANHOLES

MARKETING SIGNS

PUBLIC SIGNS

IRRELEVANT PHOTOS

GRAFFITI

STICKERS

OTHER

ALEX GLAESER

JIMMY COSTIGAN

NATHAN TAVEL

JOHN LYONS

CAREY CHIAIA

MINYOUNG KIM

STEFANIE ALLEN

ELLEN KLING

SOPHIA RA

JOSH FRISCH

ALYSSA NASSNER

DAVID COLSON

DAVE WEBBER

JENNA KAMINSKY

NICK BROOKS

ROBIN JEROME

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Alex Glaeser

Carey Chiaia

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John Lyons

Nathan Tavel Nick Brooks Dave Webber

JimmyCostigan

Josh Frisch

CONtRiBUtORS

Sophia RaJenna Kaminsky

Minyoung Kim

Ellen Kling Alyssa NassnerStefanie Allen

Jenna and Stefanie wrote the intro, Minyoung translated it into Korean and Ellen drew the masthead. This publication was produced as part of a course about making and publishing at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Design It Yourself, Spring 2009 instructed by Joe Galbreath with special guests Molly Hawthorne and Ryan Clifford.