I developed a project with students from the Munich Design School which emerged from my Munich Typewalks. During the project we (re)discovered the sign painter Karl Blaschke who ran the largest lettering workshop in Munich during the 60s and 70s and who enjoyed an excellent reputation. Right up to today, one can see a great number of his works that are still preserved in the streets of the city. We collected and documented many of these gems. Welcome to a time in which lettering was still fire-gilded.
Oliver Linke
Oliver Linke (1971) studied communication design and history of art in Augsburg and Kansas City and works today as a designer, consultant, lecturer and author. In addition to his own design office, he is also co-founder of the »Lazydogs« font label, where his »Finn« typeface was released. Linke also teaches…
