03.12.10
“To read more about this artwork and to purchase a copy, please visit colosseotype.com
In March 2009, Suzanne (wife) and I spent several days in Rome to celebrate our 10-year anniversary. This was also a chance to observe in detail the Coliseum, which I’d already selected as the next subject in my series of letterpress posters (see cameronmoll.bigcartel.com/category/posters).
Over the course of the next 12 months, the artwork was handcrafted character by character, totaling roughly 250 hours of work from start to finish. Characters from the Goudy Trajan and Bembo Pro typefaces form the Coliseum, also known as today as Colosseo (Italian) and originally known as Amphitheatrum Flavium (Latin).
Printed at Bjørn Press in Provo, Utah. bjornpress.com”
One whole year people. That’s commitment to craft. I bet Cameron Moll’s wife is ready to go back to Rome for another vacation after that.
written by Aaron Ray | tags: Bembo Pro, Cameron Moll, Colosseum, Goudy Trajan, Posters, Rome
