tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30137692209411771032024-03-05T17:12:07.817-10:00Matthew YeeEvil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-78795758857512239472011-05-15T23:14:00.002-10:002011-06-28T22:00:05.778-10:00No. 37: From Italy, with Love<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/firenzecarepackage1.jpg"></center><br />Recently, our friends over at GSG, sent me a small care package carefully enshrouded in bubble wrap. Apart from being great internet friends (20 years ago, who woulda thunk it?), they're fellow bicycle fanatics, and former graf writers. There's much we have in common, though separated by continents, oceans, and language. Inside was chocked with all sorts of typographical goodies:<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/firenzecarepackage2.jpg"><br /><br />A sick ass RIS sticker tag on a USPS Priority label,<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/firenzecarepackage3.jpg"><br /><br />And finally, the real meat of the package, in all its glorious NOS glory:<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/firenzecarepackage4.jpg"><br /><br />Be sure to check out their blog, <a href="http://gs-guccilife.blogspot.com"><i>Gruppo Sportivo Guccilife</i></a>,<br/>on all things vintage Italian steel, graffiti, and girls:<br /><br /><a href="http://gs-guccilife.blogspot.com">gs-guccilife.blogspot.com</a></center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-79391812375507556842011-04-17T11:53:00.000-10:002011-04-18T00:29:35.015-10:00King of Kalihi, KVIBE<center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22509355?portrait=0" width="600" height="337" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><font size="-2">Video by <a href="http://vimeo.com/mikeorbito">Mike Orbito</a></font></center><br />Words cannot describe how I feel about the kids of Kalihi — to be included as part of their ohana, and to feel some kind of validation that being a human being for 35 years on this Earth is enough to contribute to the future — simply by giving part of myself. And even though I am leaving as Program Coordinator, the kids have given me something that I will cherish forever: the hope that there is hope. I would like to thank <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/mikeorbito">Mike Orbito</a> for this amazing video that will stand as a testament to the kids of Kalihi — forever.<br /><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-34232226924082397712011-04-08T11:25:00.000-10:002011-04-08T11:27:21.389-10:00The Fall Shootout 2010.<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/tfs2010poster.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/tfs2010posterdetail.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/tfs2010shirtdetail.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/tfs2010shirt.jpg"></center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-47620750411819086922011-03-28T14:08:00.000-10:002011-03-29T14:33:50.514-10:00Paperwork: Scenes from a Planet.<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/scenesfrom10thenishall.jpg"/><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">THEN I SHALL TEACH YOU MY WAY OF BATTLE, <i>Traded</i></font><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/scenesfrom06theresno.jpg"/><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE FOR PEACE, <i>Sold</i></font><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/scenesfrom09blackforpurity.jpg"/><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">BLACK FOR PURITY, WHITE FOR POISON, <i>Available</i></font><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/scenesfrom05iam.jpg"/><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">I AM A DESERT CREATURE, <i>Available</i></font><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/scenesfrom02everyyear.jpg"/><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">EVERY YEAR THE POLAR ICE RETREATS, <i>Traded</i></font><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/scenesfrom04ihold.jpg"/><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">I HOLD AT YOUR NECK THE GOM JABBAR, <i>Available</i></font><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/scenesfrom01plans.jpg"/><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">PLANS WITHIN PLANS WITHIN PLANS, <i>Available</i></font><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/scenesfrom07ourtest.jpg"/><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">OUR TEST IS CRISIS AND OBSERVATION, <i>Traded</i></font><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/scenesfrom03youvenot.jpg"/><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">YOU'VE NOT THE EYES OF THE IBAD, <i>Available</i></font><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/scenesfrom08thethings.jpg"/><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">THE THINGS WE DO IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY, <i>Sold</i></font><br /><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">SCENES FROM A PLANET (2010):<br /><i>Paperwork @ Borders Ward in Honolulu Hawaii<br />Pens on Paper, Framed. $50 ea.</i><br /><br />Special thanks to Ali Hochberg (FL) and Lauren Jo (HI)!</font></center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-70829453446767423342011-03-28T13:23:00.000-10:002011-03-28T17:58:22.626-10:00Foray: From Water does All Life Begin.<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/fromwater01.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/fromwater04.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/fromwater02.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/fromwater05.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/fromwater03.jpg"/><br /><br /><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">FROM WATER DOES ALL LIFE BEGIN (2010)<br /><i>Foray @ The Contemporary Museum Cafe in Honolulu Hawaii<br />Wood / Acrylic Paint / Expanded Metal. $400<br />Diptych, 2 of 2.</i></font></center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-55184921290218456332011-01-06T09:34:00.001-10:002011-03-28T13:56:47.110-10:00Alt/Air EP Release Partaaayyy!<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/altair-1step-2.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/altair-1step-1.jpg"><br /><br /><font size="-2">Alt/Air logo by Matthew Yee / EP design by <a href="http://contrastmagazine.com">Mark Kushimi</a></font></center><br />Aly Ishikuni has been known, over the last year, as one-half of the new electro pop sound sensation Alt/Air. Partnered in crime with the other half of this perfect partnering (Did I say 'partner' twice? I did.) is Brandon Udani, charged with the heavy responsibility of creating the perfect beats to Aly's mutant ability — as the ancients called it — to "belt," making most of her audience wonder, in awe, how so much voice can come out of so tiny a girl. Late last year Aly asked me to design the Alt/Air logo. Two versions were made, one won, and Contrast's Art Director <a href="http://contrastmagazine.com">Mark Kushimi</a> created the gorgeous EP album design.<br /><br /><center>Alt/Air EP Release Party<br />Saturday, January 8<br />9-2am @ NextDoor</center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-40378997027439434312010-12-07T21:26:00.001-10:002011-03-28T13:57:08.204-10:00Paperwork, Jared Yamanuha + Evil Genius<center><img src=http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p130/cinemarchaic/paperworkdeptblog.jpg><br /><font style="font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 11px; line-height:15px;">Photo: <a href=http://www.deptfifty.blogspot.com>Melanie Shoda</a> / Custom Lettering: Matthew Yee</center></font><br />"Paperwork," currently on view at Borders Ward Centre, until January 31, 2011, is a small two-man show featuring work by Jared Yamanuha and moi. A big thank you to Kawika, at Borders, for allowing us to show work there for the second time!<br /><br /><center><b>Purchasing Inquiries</b>:<br /><br /><a href=http://www.matthew-yee.blogspot.com>Matthew Yee</a><br/>(lettering, mysterious quotations on white paper, with black ink):<br /><a href=mailto:evilgeniusllc@gmail.com>evilgeniusllc@gmail.com</a><br /><br /><a href=http://www.jaredyamanuha.tumblr.com>Jared Yamanuha</a><br/>(flowers, fireworks, UFO's against black backgrounds, photographic collages): <br /><a href=mailto:jyamas@gmail.com>jyamas@gmail.com</a></center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-75204176811441717822010-10-25T08:56:00.001-10:002011-03-28T13:55:07.634-10:00The Shhhow. Coming Soon.<center><a href="http://theshhhow.tumblr.com"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/theshhhowflyerFNL.jpg" border="0"/></a><br /><br />Thirty days. Thirty clues.<br />An art and design show, somewhere in Hawaii.<br />Can you find The Shhhow?<br /><br />Clues begin November 1st on<br /><a href="http://theshhhow.tumblr.com">theshhhow.tumblr.com</a></center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-60711003364086530132010-09-06T13:17:00.000-10:002011-03-29T14:34:38.094-10:00Foray: Fear is the Mind Killer.<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/workfear01.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/workfear02.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/workfear03.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/workfear04.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/workfear05.jpg"/><br /><br /><center><font style="font-size:12px; line-height:14px">FEAR IS THE MIND KILLER (2010)<br /><i>Foray @ The Contemporary Museum Cafe in Honolulu Hawaii<br />Wood / Acrylic Paint. <i>Private Collection of <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1978332">Chris Drew</a></i>.<br/><br />Diptych, 1 of 2.</i></font></center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-89101313510165680282010-08-23T14:26:00.000-10:002011-03-28T13:58:08.717-10:00Department Public Works PSA.<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/DeptPSA01.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/DeptPSA02.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/DeptPSA03.jpg"/><br /><br /><font style="font-size:12px;">DEPARTMENT PSA</font><br /><font size="-2"><i>Digital Print (2009), Not for Sale</i></font></center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-45304972913510234782010-08-09T10:03:00.000-10:002011-03-28T13:58:25.198-10:00The Fall Shootout 2009.<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/WORKtfs09poster1.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/WORKtfs09poster2.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/WORKtfs09shirt1.jpg"/><br /><br /><font style="font-size:12px;">THE FALL SHOOTOUT 2009 11x17 POSTER AND SHIRT</font></center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-45547530662395187122010-08-01T08:24:00.000-10:002011-03-28T13:58:35.997-10:00The Fall Shootout 2008.<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/WORKtfs08poster1.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/WORKtfs08poster2.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/WORKtfs08shirt1.jpg"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/WORKtfs08shirt2.jpg"/><br /><br /><font style="font-size:12px;">THE FALL SHOOTOUT 2008 11x17 POSTER AND SHIRT</font></center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-13326784578370482042010-07-20T02:43:00.000-10:002011-03-28T13:58:44.657-10:00Buff Monster: The Profit of Pink<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/fluxbufffall2010_1.jpg" width="570" height="380" /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/fluxbufffall2010_2.jpg" width="570" height="380" /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/fluxbufffall2010_3.jpg" width="570" height="380" /><br /><center><font size="-2">Article by <a href="http://jaredyamanuha.blogspot.com">Jared Yamanuha</a> / Article Title Lettering by <a href="http://areyouanevilgenius.blogspot.com">Evil Genius</a></font><br /><br /><font color="#555555" style="font-size:18px; line-height:25px;">“His transition, from low to high art, is rare, given the fact<br/>that the fine art world still views artists who came by way of<br/>either street art or graffiti with relative skepticism.”</font><br /><br />Read more about <a href="http://buffmonster.com">Buff Monster</a> in the <a href="http://fluxhawaii.com">Flux Hawaii Fall 2010</a> issue.</center><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-21878983911086947732010-04-18T23:51:00.000-10:002011-03-28T13:55:15.158-10:00The Department presents Foray, May 4–30 at TCM Cafe Gallery<center><object width="570" height="428"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11566812&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11566812&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="570" height="428"></embed></object><br /><font size="-2">Trailer by <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1978332">Chris Drew</a> / Lettering by Evil Genius</font><br /></center><br /><a href="http://www.tcmhi.org">The Contemporary Museum</a> Café Gallery exhibits “Foray” by the Department of Public Works. Our exhibition begins May 4 and runs through May 30, 2010. TCM Café Gallery is located at 2411 Makiki Heights Drive in Honolulu, and is open Tuesday – Sunday from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm. Our show features work by four members of the Department of Public Works — <a href="http://areyouanevilgenius.blogspot.com">Evil Genius</a>, <a href="http://awakenthemosh.com">Raul Soria</a>, <a href="http://portageemanowar.blogspot.com">Kevin Blanchard</a>, and <a href="http://jaredyamanuha.blogspot.com">Jared Yamanuha</a> — includes an eclectic mix of graphic design, illustration, sculpture, and photography. This is our Foray.<br /><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-63261627445663538392010-01-25T11:42:00.000-10:002011-03-28T13:59:07.748-10:00Deck the Halls Benefit Show.<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/thepile.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/DecktheHalls12-11-09Finalsmall.jpg" width="570" height="760"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/lifeispain.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /></center><br />On the night of Friday, December 11 2009, the inside of downtown Honolulu hotspot the <a href="http://manifesthawaii.com/">Manifest</a> was all abuzz with the pitter patter of not-so-little feet: it was the opening of the <a href="http://www.lightsleepers.net">Lightsleepers'</a> <i>Deck the Halls</i> show, a benefit art show for skater Kenny Brimer, recently diagnosed with Leukemia. Two weeks prior I thought it would be cool to hand carve some custom lettering work; two days before the show and three days into a five-day wood gouging session I began to have my doubts. What originally was to be an exercise in precision wood chiseling, quickly turned into a multiple day ordeal of semi-controlled gouging — to the point where it left a very visible bruise on my palm, and I lost feeling in my thumb and forefinger (and only very recently regained the feeling almost 2 months later). Ah, how we suffer for our craft.<br /><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-7847038694866177832009-12-25T09:29:00.000-10:002011-03-28T17:46:28.254-10:00No. 36: Realistic computer animated filmsexhibit unrealistic expectations<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/cars5.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/cars3.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/cars2.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/cars1.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/cars4.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /></center><br /><font style="font-size:14px; line-height:20px">Recently I had an opportunity to rewatch Pixar's <i>Cars</i>. And while it was a reminder of how high they set the bar for storytelling and intelligent writing, I was struck by their very liberal and deft use of typography to set the stage. Thanks largely to an over-zealous art director and design team, their movies display unparalleled sophistication and comprehension of the history of design, both in a formal and vernacular sense, and even their bumper stickers — with their authentically inappropriate type choices — are perfectly kerned. Too bad such attention to detail doesn't yet exist in the real world. Until then, there's Pixar.</font><br /><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-89717723200085837762009-12-07T15:18:00.000-10:002011-03-28T13:55:22.674-10:00Deck the Halls: Skateboard Deck Show,Friday, Dec 11 at Manifest<br/><center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/DeckTheHallsHeader.jpg"></center><br /><br /><p>I will be contributing a skateboard deck to <a href="http://www.lightsleepers.net">Kavet the Catalyst's</a> <i>Deck the Halls</i> art show on Friday, December 11 at Manifest, 32 North Hotel Street. Show begins at 9 pm and goes till 1:30 am. All proceeds from the sale of skateboard decks will go to local skater Kenny Brimer's fight against Leukemia. FREE, 21+.<br /><br />Featuring work by: Angry Woebots, Martin Hsu, Daves Action, Soker, CKaweeks, Jesico, Koak, Justin Park, Newkon, Eukarest, Lucky Olelo, Melon James, Amanda Garcia, Jef Hartsel, Matt Tapia, Ryan Lau, Jeremy Strength, Mako Ozaki, Jason Menor, Pancho Abalos, Philippe Anthony, R-Zone, Janel Natividad, Shawn Castro, Blue Hawaii Skate, Oasis Skate, Evil Genius, Reak, and Kenny Brimer.<br /></p>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-84055536898788416672009-11-30T08:45:00.000-10:002011-03-28T17:46:35.456-10:00No. 35. Hangar 2 at Kaneohe MCAB is large, but its sign larger than life itself<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OHangar2KaneoheMCAB.jpg" width="570" height="428"/></center><br />On our way to the <a href="http://vimeo.com/4958023">Ruthless Revival</a> roller derby match, we found ourselves down a wrong turn in the back end of Kaneohe MCAB. We were like tourists ensnared in the deepest, cuttiest part of Kalihi looking for Waikiki, that is, until we stumbled upon this celestial beacon that guided us out of darkness and into the light. Thank you, O Gods of Typography.<br /><br>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-38315413172332206952009-11-02T08:28:00.000-10:002011-03-28T17:46:41.694-10:00No. 34. The Tong Fat Company Ltd sign features a big fat pole in front of it<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OTongFatCoLtd19221.jpg" width="570" height="428"/></center><br /><font style="font-size:14px; line-height:20px">This is one of those <i>Which came first, the chicken or the egg?</i> scenarios: Here we have this gorgeous sign, the centerpiece of this building when it was brand new, smack dab in the middle of a telephone pole. Normally when I shoot something for the Type-O series, the set up is a no-brainer. I shot and reshot this picture, while waiting for the bus, trying to find the most complimentary angle. This was the best I came up with. Sigh. Seriously guys, a pole in the middle of a sign? Whose bright idea was that?</font><br /><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-64725313778673879212009-10-27T23:33:00.000-10:002011-03-28T17:46:50.789-10:00No. 33. EC Winston (1901) and Armstrong (1905)play hide and remain hidden in Chinatown<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OArmstrong1.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OECWinston1901.jpg" width="570" height="428"/></center><br /><font style="font-size:14px; line-height:20px">Last weekend I had the chance to check out a phenomenal exhibit by Japanese artist <a href="http://artnews.org/yoshihirosuda" target="_blank">Yoshihiro Suda</a> on its last day at <a href="http://www.tcmhi.org" target="_blank">The Contemporary Museum</a>. Suda had me delightfully on my hands and knees, trying to guess where the next hidden surprise would be – but in hindsight, I think I was already mentally prepared for his show. After all, most of the stuff I capture for the <i>Type-O</i> series is fairly invisible, but generally only after years of neglect. These two examples take the cake: virtually hidden since day one along the roofline of their respective structures, and tiny, to boot. I wonder if Armstrong and Winston ever predicted their names would fall by the wayside, into the forgotten annals of Honolulu's history?</font><br /><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-72716618818461055132009-10-20T08:32:00.001-10:002011-06-28T21:58:34.077-10:00No. 32. Smith's Union Bar (1935) gains new life asthrongs of hip 20 and 30somethings replace horny sailors<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OSmithsUnionBar1.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OSmithsUnionBar2.jpg" width="570" height="428"/></center><br /><font style="font-size:14px; line-height:20px">Walter Lord's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Day-Infamy-60th-Anniversary-Classic/dp/0805068031">Day of Infamy</a> recounted the typical nightlife leading up to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor: "Most swarmed down Hotel Street – a hodgepodge of tattoo joints, shooting galleries, pinball machines, barber shops, massage parlors, photo booths, trinket counters – everything an enterprising citizenry could devise for a serviceman's leisure ... Jukeboxes blared from Bill Lederer's bar, the Two Jacks, the Mint, the New Emma Cafe." And it probably also blared from <i>Smith's Union Bar</i>, a local watering hole that has remained a dive since its inception in 1935. Its exterior and antiquated gold foil lettering stand in sharp contrast to the "street modern" look of its more recent neighbors, and recalls an older, seedier time, a time that still echoes in the First Friday bar scene — certainly a testament to the enduring infamy of Hotel Street.</font><br /><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-75213200094242999442009-10-17T22:22:00.000-10:002011-03-28T13:59:18.026-10:00Tribute to the Masters.<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/WORKTheMasters1blog.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/WORKTheMasters2blog.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/WORKTheMasters3blog.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><font style="font-size:12px;">TRIBUTE TO THE MASTERS</font><br /><font size="-2"><i>Framed & Mounted Digital Print (2009), $20.00</i></font></center><br />This piece was an experiment in defining the essence of letters through the suggestion of its forms. The letters themselves, are incomplete; but by juxtaposing positive and negative spaces, seemingly arbitrarily adding and subtracting shadows, and projecting illusion of a three dimensional space, all elements work to pose the questions: What defines a letter? What defines the space it occupies? Also, it is a tribute to the masters of classic Italian bicycle framebuilding; the letters' forms taking visual cues from frame lugs and lug cutouts.<br /><br/>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-23947180498843403372009-10-15T08:13:00.000-10:002011-03-28T17:47:47.206-10:00No. 31. Oahu Market,all dressed up and ain't going nowhere<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OOahuMarket1.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OOahuMarket2.jpg" width="570" height="428"/></center><br /><a href="http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/12/14/travel/index2.html">Burl Burlingame</a> of the Honolulu Star Bulletin describes Oahu Market, on the corner of King and Kekaulike, as "completely invisible, functional architecture." Well, Burl, we may not be looking a whole lot at the building, but its bold red sign with white hand-painted letters is mighty appealing. Red, according to the Chinese, is the color of happiness and celebration, and with its matching red canvas sun shades adorning the sidewalk produce stands - what's not to like? It's a gorgeous piece of work, and atypical of many old buildings in Chinatown and about Honolulu that fall into disrepair and neglect, someone has seen it fit to keep this specimen in tip top shape. And we're all the happier for it.<br /><br>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-71182237565368366192009-10-12T08:32:00.000-10:002011-03-28T17:47:56.355-10:00No. 30. Jos Mendonca (1913) built a grip of buildingsyet he's nowhere to be found on Google<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OJosMendonca19131.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OJosMendonca19132.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OJosMendonca19133.jpg" width="570" height="428"/></center><br />Granted, I throw in the occasional novelty – but for the most part the purpose of the Type-O series is to highlight exemplary type and lettering. This example is as plain as can be, but as Robert Bringhurst writes in <i>The Elements of Typographic Style</i>: "Once the demands of legibility and logical order are satisfied, <i>evenness of color</i> is the typographer's normal aim." Often, type varies in width and negative space, and although large blocks of reading text have consistent color, with display letters, such as titles, headers, signs, the inconsistencies become more obvious. Designers are often guilty of such oversight. Not so in this case: I cannot speculate whether the font came as such or if its designer modified it, but the negative space within the letters and between the letters are balanced, beautiful, restrained, and subtle. It doesn't get more perfect than this.<br /><br>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013769220941177103.post-26481647731775502812009-08-01T18:34:00.000-10:002011-03-28T17:48:03.116-10:00No. 29. Kaimuki Bargain House hasquality letters at rock bottom prices<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/tricyclistfromhell/TYPE-OKaimukiBargainHouse.jpg" width="570" height="428"/><br /><font size="-2">Status: Gone</font></center><br />The <i>Kaimuki Bargain House</i> on Waialae Avenue has two signs: a fancier, metal one on the roof that is only visible from streetside, and this one. There's nothing really spectacular about it, aside from the fact that it's a white wood board with handpainted letters. But it's the handpainted letters that really make this special. Ever see those newer, light-box signs with vinyl adhesive letters? They're cut using a machine similar to a plotter that use a computer vector file as a guide. And despite that, it still looks cheap and they lose their luster quickly. By contrast, his one has gotta be at least 20 years old and even though it's a bit faded, it still looks pretty freakin' rad.<br /><br>Evil Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673375640587128956noreply@blogger.com0