A beautiful dark heritage: a historical overview of blackletter in Mexican letterform culture with Jesús Barrientos Mora from cholo video Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 34 min 16 sec ✓ Published: 09-Aug-2023
Description: This event took place on July 31, 2023 as part of Type@Cooper's Lubalin Lecture. The video archive is made possible with the generous support of TypeCulture.nnThere is a constant presence of blackletter in the Mexican landscape that can be spotted everywhere from Tijuana down to Cozumel. In the shape of cholo graffiti, sign painting for birria taco spots, tequila ice cream, tattoo parlours, gravestone carving and a myriad of unapologetic cross-breed lettering displaying creative new styles of bl