Fonts in use in Venice

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Venice,+Italy&hl=en&ll=45.432915,12.335216&spn=0.000702,0.001124&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.039016,36.826172&oq=venice&hnear=Venice,+Veneto,+Italy&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=45.432886,12.334472&panoid=DlW2zbzo9CRrQ8rVtAW3MA&cbp=12,308.4,,0,-1.41

Going full screen and zooming-in is helpful.

William Overington

21 December 2013

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Venice,+Italy&hl=en&ll=45.431437,12.329248&spn=0.000702,0.001124&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.039016,36.826172&oq=venice&hnear=Venice,+Veneto,+Italy&t=m&layer=c&cbll=45.431451,12.32863&panoid=l44SCd4oV3kqn8A6vLieLw&cbp=12,268.08,,0,5.9&z=19

Going full screen and zooming-in is helpful.

Some readers might enjoy then zooming back out and following the trail of letters and arrows.

William Overington

21 December 2013

Great idea William,
I may use it to explore Hebrew fonts in Tel Aviv! (Without need for a plane ticket!)
Mike

Thank you.

Here are two examples each of a symbol together with accompanying text in Venice.

The symbol is global and the text is local.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Venice,+Italy&hl=en&ll=45.432399,12.337928&spn=0.000702,0.001124&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.039016,36.826172&oq=venice&hnear=Venice,+Veneto,+Italy&t=m&layer=c&cbll=45.432473,12.337638&panoid=YazHmOmqVm1q5CZ2H7klMQ&cbp=12,16.36,,0,8.23&z=19

Going full screen and zooming-in is helpful.

William Overington

30 December 2013

A script.

https://maps.google.com/?ll=45.436854,12.336997&spn=0.001404,0.002248&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=45.436805,12.336116&panoid=vkeV0xjNfko31MlcOuE_nQ&cbp=12,245.59,,0,-10.95

Please zoom in 3 times and go full screen.


At the same location, on a building to the left, some stylish graphic art.

https://maps.google.com/?ll=45.436854,12.336997&spn=0.001404,0.002248&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=45.436805,12.336116&panoid=vkeV0xjNfko31MlcOuE_nQ&cbp=12,179.51,,0,-31.64

William Overington

20 January 2014

A multi-colour “multi-do-not” glyph.

https://maps.google.com/?ll=45.435077,12.333736&spn=0.00071,0.001124&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=45.435113,12.333845&panoid=D0xVyae3dpu1Z5dA8nkXyA&cbp=12,292.04,,0,13.68

Please zoom in 3 times and go full screen.

William Overington

20 January 2014