Barcelona: Signs
There is so much wonderful stuff to see in Barcelona, and most of it has already been photographed. I attempt to reflect the character of the city by recording the signage and lettering. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.
- Sinuous art deco in the Eixample.
- 1950s style.
- Probably late 1960s.
- Famous old shop on Las Ramblas.
- Famous old restaurant on Las Ramblas.
- Elegant art deco on Pau Claris.
- Idiosyncratic letterforms.
- Lovely, un-designed lettering on Carrer Ferran.
- Handsome script.
- Art deco stencil letters.
- Old establishment in Pi.
- Fin-de-siecle hotel on Las Ramblas.
- Interesting final S.
- Beautiful, confident moulded script.
- Powerful piece of iron.
- Beautiful script letterforms.
- Elegant art deco in the Eixample.
- One of my favourite shops on C. Ferran. Packed!
- Old established shop and restaurant in Carrer del Pi.
- On Las Ramblas.
- Collapsing letters, near Metro Universitat.
- Great chocolate shop, C. del Pi.
- …the same shop.
- One of many Colmado Quilez shops in the city.
- Fabulous art deco structured letterforms.
- Wonderful modernista lettering on this famous shop.
- Handsome script.
- Well-known shop on C. Princesa.
- A modernista landmark on Las Ramblas.
- …from the same shop.
- Stylish district marker, using elaborate capitals.
- Terrific sign, just off Placa Catalunya.
- Stylish script.
- Handomely handcrafted sign.
- Extravagant cross-strokes on these fat caps.
- Typically idiosyncratic letterforms.
- Lovely, stylised caps from the 1930s.
- Gorgeous capital P.
- The cross-stroke on the t looks calligraphic.
- Nicely handled caps.
- Go left.
- Beautiful contrast.
- A word high up on La Sagrada Familia.