Posted Over (2023)

Posted Over is a collection of typefaces and letterforms seen on wheatpaste posters in East Vancouver. Inspired by the creativity I saw while walking through my neighbourhood, I became interested in Wheatpaste as an advertising method. Wheatpaste is DIY in nature, historically rebellious, and highly impermanent. Before beginning this project, I hypothesized that a lot of the type would be default, accessible and perhaps badly designed because of the characteristics I listed before. This was some times the case but I also saw a lot of very beautiful posters, all of which will eventually be covered up or torn down.

“As these words are being read, many of these posters have been posted over, torn down or discarded. This is a look at the city as it was and will never be again. A glimpse at what was once here between the cracks and torn edges.”

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