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Sir Spend-A-Lot returns once again with a sequel to a previous post (here), made on 2007 Berlin-Copenhagen-Hamburg-Berlin trip. The red-orange text may not be as fluorescent as in reality since the scanner couldn't handle it or optionally I'm not good enough with scanning techniques. Same orange was in the prequel image too. The letterforms seem to be inspired by old signage, "August" may have some german old school grotesk type inspiration. Of course I've actually forgotten whether I had some actual influences here or if I just pulled these out of my head. Original size about 12,5 x 9,5 cm. Made with the usual things except felt-tip pens.

Güüti is going on a vacation this Saturday, off to Japan for three weeks! But don't worry, after that the regular updates will resume normally. There's new stuff to scan and old stuff waiting for upload. And probably Japan will offer plenty of nice visuals to be later seen here too. See you then!

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Valentine's Day is very soon so I use the opportunity to publish a suitable headline. This one is from work where we were planning some campaign materials for the occasion. The larger letters are a bit hairy, but I assure you it's due to the paper quality, no hidden meanings should be connected to that look. Made with the usual tools, see previous posts for details. Original size about 6 x 5,5 cm.

Enjoy the day in question!

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Well, I'm in a flu at home but managed to remember the update still. This is from late-ish autumn when it wasn't yet freezing and we were planning a small local sightseeing trip to Sipoo (a county next to Helsinki). The drawing was on the paper in the same angle so I left it the same way here also. Original size about 9,5 x 7 cm, made with the usual tripet of ball-point-, gel- and felt tip pens.

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Some blackletter style this week plus some other styles thrown to the mix. This is made either just before or just after New Year as the text may reveal. The "H" in Neue Jahr would probably look better with a thinner right column but that's the way it is now. Sprint still refers to the project managing thing. This is made with ball-point, felt-tip and silver gel pens. Original size is about 11,5 x 6 cm.

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Well, I seem to have missed the Wednesday deadline because of tehcnical problems. Blame goes to my non-working connection at home and not myself for updating earlier when it was still working. Anyway, today's scan is again from a Monday meeting, the actual date is surprisingly included. Sprinting does not refer to the form of movement but to a project planning system used at work. So maybe I'm repeating myself there. The handmade block type looks nice in longer texts than in just one line. Legibility might not be so great but that's how it goes sometimes. Original size about 9 x 4,5 cm. Made with felt-tip, ball-point and gel pens.

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Picture of the week is from... well, some meeting. Clearly from a very important one! Looks like the meeting was long enough for me to spend a bit of time with details. Although the darkest line looks a bit like an old school telephone cord it doesn't necessarily mean the meeting was a conference call. "Meeting" has a similar style to the first lettering post of this blog, though with less overlapping parts. Made with the usual set of ball-point-, gel and felt-tip pens.  Original size about 12 x 7 cm.

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New year and new posts. This one is from autumn, I think, and has something to do with organizational changes within the company I work for. More scripty feel here than in some of the previous ones. I made a slight mistake with the year there but in the name of honesty decided to not photoshop it out. Made with ball-point pens only. Original size is about 10 x 7 cm.