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The French Alf!

The French Alf!

By matt on 08/17/2010

I always give “France inc.” credit when it’s due, but I’m also not above making sure that Americans understand that low culture is low culture, irrespective of whether it comes from the old or new world.
You see, Alf was […] More »

Posted in Ephemera, Found Objects | Tagged alf, antenne 2, French, junction, promo, video | Leave a response

Antenne 2 jingle, 1978

Antenne 2 jingle, 1978

By matt on 08/13/2010

There is something very haunting about this jingle/ident for France’s “Antenne 2″ – it sounds like Tangerine Dream or something. If I had seen this as a petit garcon, I would have hid underneath my bed!

Posted in Found Objects, Video | Tagged announcement, antenne 2, branding, French, ident, junction, music, nostalgia | Leave a response

Font flavor of the week!

Font flavor of the week!

By matt on 08/10/2010

It’s a killer mix of the geometric and the grotesk – with a few Peignot-esque flourishes on the accents. It also reminds me of modern Turkish.
This is the title card to “Masculin Feminin” by Jean-Luc Godard.

It is apparently […] More »

Posted in Design, Found Objects | Tagged design, fonts, French, goddard, jean-luc godard, neuzeit grotesque, sans-serif, typeface | Leave a response

Tu aimes lire?

Tu aimes lire?

By matt on 08/09/2010

This is another drawing from the mystery man who created the Roxy Music comic that I previously wrote about. I wish I could figure out who this guy is, because I want to give him proper credit. If I […] More »

Posted in Found Objects | Tagged comic, drawing, French | Leave a response

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