Geotype Submission

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How does this letter-form communicate its location?

An authentic nameplate found within the Old Georgian Qtr of Dublin1, these cart iron nameplates can still be found on the more well-preserved buildings and act as a pointer towards a Dublin that was still under British rule as these building would o been constructed between 1714 and 1830. On further observation, the manufactured of the plates can be observed, G, Grant Dublin and an indicator that this type of nameplate was under patent. The use of a sans-serif grotesque typeface suggests that the plate is of a later period and indicates how a font that exists in the past can still feel contemporary in its application and spacing approach in the now.

Location

Gardiner Street Upper, Mountjoy, Dublin, Ireland