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Typography Photography

A celebration of the art of signs many from America but many others captured around the world.

Photograph by Richard Heeps. This photograph is of the outside of La Concha Motel. The gold flamboyant La Concha lettering is set on a big red background. Below the motel sign is NO VACANCY with just VACANCY lit in red, below this sits a sign for Budget rent a car. Other signs and palm trees are the background together with a blue sky.
La Concha at Day, Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, 2001
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The iconic architecture of the La Concha Motel, captured by Richard Heeps for his 'Dream in Colour' series, before its closure in 2004. Designed by Paul Williams, it is synonymous of the Googie style architecture popular in America during the 1950's and 1960's. The lobby is now preserved at the Las Vegas Neon Museum.
La Concha at Night, Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, 2001
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Photograph by Richard Heeps. A kitsch Ladies' toilet sign. The sign has the word Ladies alongside an outline of 1950s woman. The sign sits in a wooden frame against a pink tiled wall.
Ladies, Wildwood, New Jersey, 2013
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Leaving, Las Vegas, 2002
Leaving, Las Vegas, 2002
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This classic beach style American Sign in the Salton Sea area of California features handwritten typography, bold against the beautifully weathered wood.
Marina Sign I, Salton Sea Beach, Salton Sea, California, 2003
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Photograph by Richard Heeps. A kitsch Men's toilet sign. The sign has the word Men alongside an outline of 1950s man. The sign sits in a wooden frame and sits against a pink tiled wall.
Men, Wildwood, New Jersey, 2013
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Milan Street Photography Set of Four Artworks
Milan Street Photography Set of Four Artworks
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Milky Way, an ice cream parlour and miniature golf course in New Jersey. Graphic typography features in architecture photography by Richard Heeps.
Milky Way, New Jersey, 2013
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Photograph by Richard Heeps. A derelict motel office sits on a dusty American road. A large palm tree sits at the front of the office's walkway.
North Shore Motel Office I, Salton Sea, California, 2002
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On the Road ~ Space Age Lodge, Gila Bend, Arizona, 2001
On the Road ~ Space Age Lodge, Gila Bend, Arizona, 2001
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Parked, Kolkata, West Bengal, 2013
Parked, Kolkata, West Bengal, 2013
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Parry Lodge, Kanab, 2001
Parry Lodge, Kanab, 2001
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Parry Lodge, Kanab, Utah, 2001
Parry Lodge, Kanab, Utah, 2001
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Pasta, Tooting, Broadway, London 2004
Pasta, Tooting, Broadway, London 2004
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Pink Cadillac Diner, Wildwoods, NJ, 2013
Pink Cadillac Diner, Wildwoods, NJ, 2013
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Photograph by Richard Heeps. A group of signs on an American Road sitting outside a motel mounted on a post with a vertical line of red squares. The top of the sign shows an arrow pointing to the left to Pink Champagne, there is an arrow pointing down with MOTEL written in it. In front of this motel sign is a one way sign pointing to the right.
Pink Champagne Motel (Film Rebate), Wildwood, New Jersey,2013
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Pink Champagne Motel, Wildwood, 2013
Pink Champagne Motel, Wildwood, 2013
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Red Lips (DS), Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2016
Red Lips (DS), Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2016
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Red Lips (RL), Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2016
Red Lips (RL), Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2016
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Road Runner R-V Park, Las Vegas, 2001
Road Runner R-V Park, Las Vegas, 2001
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Part of the 'Dream in Colour' Series, 'Roy's - Route 66' is one of Richard Heeps' classic American sign artworks featuring the road sign for Roy's Motel, which demonstrates historic Mid-Century Modern Googie architecture. This photograph was capture on the National Trails Highway of U.S. Route 66, in the Mojave Desert town of Amboy in San Bernardino County, California.
Roy's - Route 66, Amboy, California, 2001
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Photograph by Richard Heeps. A roadside sign on Route 66 in America. The word ROY'S appears in a black sign with a big red arrow pointing to the left ground, below this VACANCY and on a green square the words MOTEL and CAFE.
Roy's Motel Sign, Amboy, California, 2002
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Photograph by Richard Heeps edged by film rebate. A roadside sign on Route 66 in America. The word ROY'S appears in a black sign with a bit red arrow pointing to the left ground, below this VACANCY and on a green square the words MOTEL and CAFE.
Roy's Motel Sign, Amboy, California, 2002 (Film Rebate)
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New York city Neon street photography
Sales and Service, New York, 2016
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Sea Shell Motel, Wildwood, NJ, 2013
Sea Shell Motel, Wildwood, NJ, 2013
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A neon sign belonging to Shady Dell Trailer Park in Bisbee, Arizona, which provides trailer and camping spaces to weary travellers along the famous Highway 80, which stretches from Savannah, Georgia to San Diego, California. This piece is part of Richard Heeps' 'Dream in Colour' series.
Shady Dell Trailer Park, Bisbee, Arizona, 2001
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SIGNS, New York, 2017
SIGNS, New York, 2017
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Skylark Motel, Wildwoods, NJ, 2013
Skylark Motel, Wildwoods, NJ, 2013
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The neon sign of the iconic Ibiza superclub Space
Space (square), Ibiza, The Balearic Islands, 2016
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Photograph by Richard Heeps. This retro sign takes the shape and design of a vintage UFO sign with Space Age Lodge written around the ledge of the UFO. This is set against Arizona's palm trees and blue skies.
Space Age Lodge, Gila Bend, Arizona, 2001
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Space Age Lodge, Gila Bend, Arizona, 2001
Space Age Lodge, Gila Bend, Arizona, 2001
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'Space', features neon lettering against an inky blue sky. The subject is a roadside sign taken in Ibiza during the final year of the iconic super club 'Space'.
Space, Ibiza, The Balearic Islands, 2016
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Stardust, Las Vegas, 2001
Stardust, Las Vegas, 2001
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Sundowner II, Salton City, Salton Sea, California, 2003
Sundowner II, Salton City, Salton Sea, California, 2003
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'Swim-in-Pool Supply Co.' shows Richard's unique eye as a photographer. This artwork was shot in Las Vegas in 2003, and is part of a series of images that he took over a few years. The gorgeous colours have a painterly effect.
Swim-in-Pool Supply Co. Las Vegas, 2003
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'Las Vegas Pool Supplies', really demonstrates Richard Heeps' unique eye as a photographer, by creating this original artwork from an American roadside sign. It was shot in 2003 and is part of his 'Dream in Colour' series. The beautiful textures in this piece create a gorgeous painterly effect.
Swim-in-Pool, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2003
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The traditional Italian Tobacconist, featuring the typography of a vintage sign. From Richard Heeps’ series 'A Short History of Milan’.
TABACCHI Sign, Milan, 2019
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Texaco Marine (det) II, Salton Sea, California 2003
Texaco Marine (det) II, Salton Sea, California 2003
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Texaco Marine (detail), North Shore Marine, Salton Sea, California 2003
Texaco Marine (detail), North Shore Marine, Salton Sea, California 2003
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Texaco Marine - side on, Salton Sea, California 2003
Texaco Marine - side on, Salton Sea, California 2003
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Photograph by Richard Heeps. An old Texaco Marina sign sits next to California's largest marina. Set against a deep blue sky.
Texaco Marine - Sign & Marina, Salton Sea, California, 2003
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The America, Sutton, Cambridgeshire 1994
The America, Sutton, Cambridgeshire 1994
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A tree is reflected on a Palm Springs swimming pool in this summertime artwork 'Three & a Half Feet'. It combines bold colours, simplistic typography and playful shadows.
Three and a Half Feet, Ballantines Movie Colony, Palm Springs, California, 2002
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Tucson Inn, Arizona, 2001
Tucson Inn, Arizona, 2001
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Iconic neon from London's North Circular landmark, the Walthamstow Stadium.
Walthamstow Stadium, London, 2019
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WC, a retro kitsch vintage sign captured in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This piece is a perfect balance of tone, texture and typography.
WC, Ho Chi Minh City, 2016
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