Comments on: The Origin of Milwaukee http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2007/04/10/the-origin-of-milwaukee/ Handmade Software Experiences Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:47:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Hillel http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2007/04/10/the-origin-of-milwaukee/#comment-53596 Hillel Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:26:00 +0000 http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2007/04/10/the-origin-of-milwaukee/#comment-53596 Thanks for the explanation. I knew the internet would come through. And the pic is great. Thanks for the explanation. I knew the internet would come through. And the pic is great.

]]> By: Stuart Sandler http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2007/04/10/the-origin-of-milwaukee/#comment-53537 Stuart Sandler Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:45:58 +0000 http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2007/04/10/the-origin-of-milwaukee/#comment-53537 FYI - This feels about right: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeyharrison/240140294/ FYI - This feels about right: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeyharrison/240140294/

]]> By: Stuart Sandler http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2007/04/10/the-origin-of-milwaukee/#comment-53536 Stuart Sandler Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:43:34 +0000 http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2007/04/10/the-origin-of-milwaukee/#comment-53536 Well, it only took me a few months but a Google image search returned your image which got the better of me so here I am . . . Thank you for your nice font spotting! It would be nice to see the sign from straight on but we'll save that for later . . . On to your question about the inspiration of the Milwaukee font . . . Well, it's quite simple actually . . . This font was developed when I was living in Minneapolis and working on the follow-up to the Doggie Bag Font Set called the Brown Bag Font Set . . . I was in either an antique shop or a diner when I saw a pale green Hamilton Beach shake/malt blender and I was smitten with the style of the lettering . . . I didn't have my camera so I make a quick sketch of the forms and ran home to start some rough traces of the sketch and in a few weeks, VOILA! Milwaukee was born! Now as far as the name goes, well, being a big Apple fan, I was always a little pissed that Chicago got a font named after itself and being that I was so fond of Milwaukee having lived there for several years, it made sense to call it Milwaukee! If you get the change, it's an hour north of Chicago and is a great town! Suffice to say while I've been to Seattle several times, I've never seen the aforementioned sign! Please let me know if you have other font mysteries tickling your innards! Best, Stuart :D Well, it only took me a few months but a Google image search returned your image which got the better of me so here I am . . .

Thank you for your nice font spotting! It would be nice to see the sign from straight on but we’ll save that for later . . .

On to your question about the inspiration of the Milwaukee font . . . Well, it’s quite simple actually . . .

This font was developed when I was living in Minneapolis and working on the follow-up to the Doggie Bag Font Set called the Brown Bag Font Set . . . I was in either an antique shop or a diner when I saw a pale green Hamilton Beach shake/malt blender and I was smitten with the style of the lettering . . .

I didn’t have my camera so I make a quick sketch of the forms and ran home to start some rough traces of the sketch and in a few weeks, VOILA! Milwaukee was born!

Now as far as the name goes, well, being a big Apple fan, I was always a little pissed that Chicago got a font named after itself and being that I was so fond of Milwaukee having lived there for several years, it made sense to call it Milwaukee! If you get the change, it’s an hour north of Chicago and is a great town!

Suffice to say while I’ve been to Seattle several times, I’ve never seen the aforementioned sign!

Please let me know if you have other font mysteries tickling your innards!

Best,
Stuart :D

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