Another New Thing: Phonespiration / by Zan Barnett

Here’s just a bunch of pictures I’ve collected over the past little while involving awesome design or anything that gave me a thought. I’m gonna try to take more photos and do this mucho more often:) Scope!

First zone is about sweet type I've found:

I found some sexy-old Bookman in the wild at the thrift-store like a month ago.

I found some sexy-old Bookman in the wild at the thrift-store like a month ago.

Super-old museum find. OG Hobo, very wacky and very cool.

Super-old museum find. OG Hobo, very wacky and very cool.

Bookstore find. So dope. Bought it for six bucks:)

Bookstore find. So dope. Bought it for six bucks:)

Inside gets even better!

Inside gets even better!

Old cowboy town + huge wall paintings = DOPE.

Old cowboy town + huge wall paintings = DOPE.

See what I mean:)

See what I mean:)

Maybe the coolest hat I’ve ever owned. Bears and 1994 crazy type is PERFECT.

Maybe the coolest hat I’ve ever owned. Bears and 1994 crazy type is PERFECT.

Classic tourist picture of the amazing Austin Power Plant.

Classic tourist picture of the amazing Austin Power Plant.

Next zone is for wacky type: This week’s theme is vans (maintenance, not shoes).

Wacky Van #1: I call this ‘replAce’.

Wacky Van #1: I call this ‘replAce’.

Wacky Van #2: This one is ‘BOAnnn’.

Wacky Van #2: This one is ‘BOAnnn’.

Final zone is layout, logos, and branding:)

I bought this book 100% for the beautiful cover, and 20% cause Gucci Mane is tight.

I bought this book 100% for the beautiful cover, and 20% cause Gucci Mane is tight.

VERY dope: found in Cedar City, UT. Original AT&T bell logo. Changed to the early globe mark in 1984. Damn this guy might even be one of the last living survivors.

VERY dope: found in Cedar City, UT. Original AT&T bell logo. Changed to the early globe mark in 1984. Damn this guy might even be one of the last living survivors.

This logo is SO brilliant, but only if you know. . .

This logo is SO brilliant, but only if you know. . .

…that it’s for the building on the right. Look up One Eleven Congress in Austin, TX.

…that it’s for the building on the right. Look up One Eleven Congress in Austin, TX.

And that’s it until the next one! Thanks mucho for checking it out:)