{082009} Old New

After the several hours my mom and I spent walking around the building and running away from the security personnel pursuing us for taking pictures, I managed to find a very rough, hand drawn version of these guys floating around in the Old New Synagogue in Prague. A great deal of my inspiration for decorative display typography comes from the catalog of images I collected during my study abroad trip in Eastern Europe. The region is undeniably reflected in the typography; both characters rooted in tradition with elements of modernism determined to push through. Prague may have been our headquarters and my main muse, but trips to Cesky Krumlov, Krakow, Berlin, and Budapest provided a wealth of typographic inspiration that is sure to find a voice here on this blog.