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.
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Famous names in and around Baltimore Bosco Buzz CASPR Frazier Gaia Nixon Gloria Jethro MALPHRUS METADAVE Mr. May Ramses II Raz Slick Rick Spider T-Bird Tyrone Watson Zach
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?
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TOTAL PHOTOS: 1,688 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: 19 HOURS TO COMPILE/DESIGN: 14 HARD DRIVE SPACE USED FOR ENTIRE PROJECT: 7.26 GB
WALKING: 8 PEOPLE
BIKE: 8 PEOPLE
CAR: 8 PEOPLE
ROLLER BLADES: 1 PERSON
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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CONTRIBUTORS
Alex Glaeser
David Colson
Josh Frisch
Carey Chiaia
John Lyons
Jimmy Costigan
Nathan Tavel
Nick Brooks
Robin Jerome
Dave Webber
Sophia Ra
Jenna Kaminsky
Minyoung Kim
Stefanie Allen
Ellen Kling
Alyssa Nassner
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.