This last Saturday night, I stopped by the annual Saint Paul Art Crawl. It takes place in the Lowertown area of downtown Saint Paul, where former warehouses have been turned into artists’ lofts, starting back in the 1980s. I don’t go to The Crawl every year, but I’m glad I did this year.

One of the artists who had work on display was a guy named Jeff Nelson. Lately, Jeff has been doing wall-sized chalk murals of lettering and illustration at area restaurants. I first noticed one a month or so ago at The Cheeky Monkey in Saint Paul. I didn’t notice who did it at the time, but I knew as soon as I stepped into Jeff’s studio Saturday night. Nice work, Jeff!

A Kodak package design from the early 1950s, from the collection of Knut Simonson. Photo taken January 1, 2005, Cranberry Township, Ohio.

My uncle Knut worked as a graphic designer for Kodak during the 70s and 80s. I visited him recently and discovered he had acquired some really cool old Kodak packages while he was there. This one is my favorite.

Saw this sculpture by an artist named “Peyton” at the Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia, Minnesota, back in August 2011.

I’m a long time fan of the work of Winsor McCay, including his hand-lettered titles. Blogger “Morpheus” has posted a big collection of title panels from McCay’s Little Nemo comics on his “Meeting McCay” blog. Amazing stuff. (Via Boing Boing)

Some lovely lettering seen on a vintage clothing box. Found in a garage sale in July, 2012.

Some nice lettering seen in an antique store in Hixton, Wisconsin on July 29, 2004.