Sean Johnson http://seanjohnson.net The blog and portfolio of designer and graphic artist Sean Johnson Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:50:19 +0000 en hourly 1 Model Train Graffiti http://seanjohnson.net/blog/model-train-graffiti/ http://seanjohnson.net/blog/model-train-graffiti/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:10:35 +0000 Sean http://test2.seanjohnson.net/?p=23 I recently bought a couple of model train carriages to paint up with graffiti as a little fun side project and whilst doing a bit of research I found this video on YouTube. It’s been filmed really well and looks pretty realistic in places. When I’m done I might try and hijack Pop’s train set to take some photos!

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The legend that is Keith Haring sadly passed away 20 years ago to the day, aged only 31! He worked with a number of New York graffiti artists during the 80s and gave a different take on street art culture.

He was a massive inspiration for me – much love! Rest in peace.

www.haring.com

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Run, DMC & Jam Master Jay
Watercolour on paper (12″ x 9″)

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Public Enemy
Watercolour on paper (12″ x 9″)

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Eric B & Rakim
Watercolour on paper (12″ x 9″)

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Afrika Bambaataa
Watercolour on paper (12″ x 9″)

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A while back I created my own hand-written font called Hand of Sean and made it available for public download on DaFont.com.

Within a month of release it had exceeded 50,000 downloads and hit #17 of the DaFont top 100 fonts. I updated the font with accented characters and improved kerning, and now the font has had over 1 million downloads and regularly makes the top 10 font downloads on DaFont, very often being the #1 hand-written font download.

The font has been used for a number of high profile projects including:

  • Expedia.com rebrand
  • Angela and friends TV show (Sky 1)
  • Ladyhawke “Paris is Calling” album TV ad
  • Heat Magazine (UK)
  • Zoo Magazine (UK)

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Spraypaint, acrylic and college on canvas (24″ x 24″)

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Original logotype from 2005:

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