Types of Shopping

One of the most interesting things about designing type is seeing what people make of it once it is in the hands of graphic designers. The results range from the wonderfully pleasing to the downright disturbing. At the recent opening of ‘Til You Drop; Shopping a Melbourne History at the State Library of Victoria one is greeted by huge expanses of Berber and Kevlar. This free exhibition celebrates Melbourne’s passion for shopping, from the Paris end of Collins Street to the local corner store. The exhibition runs from 11 December 2009 through to 31 October 2010. See it for the shopping, the fonts or both.