Metal type
Categories: General updates
Ain’t nothing like seeing a design come to life.
Categories: General updates
Ain’t nothing like seeing a design come to life.
Josh Korwin has been running Three Steps Ahead, a creative design studio, since the late 1990s. He has been a typography nerd for as long as he can remember, and rabidly collects (and sometimes sells) just about everything with neat type or lettering on it. While graphic design and web design fill most of his days, he dabbles in photography and letterpress printing.
These are fantastic – where did you get them made? Were they expensive?
Thanks, Kieren! I was merely the designer—the client was able to arrange fabrication on this one, so I don’t have the details handy on who did the metal work or what the final cost was. Not cheap, I’d imagine! I did have my own set of custom house numbers made. I went through ArchitecturalNumbers.com, and I think $55 per number was reasonable given how darn cool they turned out.
HI Kieren/Josh,
Eli the client here- I just happened upon your question 1 year on. The script letters are constructed of welded-up sheet metal and the smaller letters are water-jet cut direct from aluminum plate. All pieces were then powder coated. The fabricator was Fourth Dimension Signs in Minnesota. Contact Jim Davis. They also did the lettering (but not the structure) for Brenton Hall (see Josh’s earlier, long-form blog post on that process). I’ve never met Jim in person, but I’ve been very happy with the craftsmanship.
Reach me at CPMGroupLLC.com with any questions.