Category Archives: Ephemera

Just My Cup of Tea: Typography

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Francois Lachance

The Ceylon Tea Bureau, now known as the Sri Lanka Tea Board broadcasting its presence at Pure Ceylon Tea. These elegant information leaflets are here represented by the second, third and fourth in the set. I like the layout — … Continue reading →

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Led by the Nose

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Cleverly designed ephemera. There’s a twinkle in the eyes from some small cutout triangles and of course there’s the nose inviting the reader to open the card to get at the words in a script as if written by hand. … Continue reading →

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Synth Perv

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Top right corner, green ink, partial underline: probably indicates the topic: synesthesia. Green highlight of a paper by Peng Yi with Latin phrase (Litterae Pervversae) in the title; right margin inscription: Peversity [sic] & Synesthesia. Long line down the edge … Continue reading →

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The Body Remembers – Aided by a Postcard

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Francois Lachance

I know I picked up the postcard in Toronto and the event was held in Vancouver. It is the image and its distinctive coloration that caught my attention as well as its suggestive title. (The evidence of a small pin … Continue reading →

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Nip Nip Na Poo

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Francois Lachance

I have been intrigued with matrices since high school algebra. The layout of this little bit was influenced by the square form of the sticky note. nippy nip nip nap nap   na poo   Baby talk: sheer love of … Continue reading →

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Let the Fossil Record Show

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Le français au bureau Cahiers de l’Office de la langue française No 26 [1977] A teletype machine, a mimeograph machine, a photocopier. Extinct or vanishing. And so for day 1969 04.05.2012

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Cartes Postales

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Francois Lachance

A plug for Adam Bunch’s Toronto Dreams Project Postcards left about public spaces. Postcards that connect to historical anecdotes and figures. Postcard drop off spots are documented in a blog and via Instagram. No 41 – one of my favourites … Continue reading →

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Beginning at the End

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Francois Lachance

I remember playing the role of Rumplestiltskin in a school play back in grade one or grade two. The tune and lines of the little man’s song have been with me since. “Rumplestiltskin, one two, three.” I thought that this … Continue reading →

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Fromage: Tasting Notes

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Nancy’s Cheese distributes little blurbs on small slips with the cheese you purchase. It’s a way of educating our palate and making us more articulate in expressing our tastes. This one for LE MAMIROLLE (Fromagerie Eco Délices, Plessisville, QC) caught … Continue reading →

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Elegance of Wit – Safe Sex Messaging

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Back in the 90s. I think this guy looks like the Planter’s Peanut Man. Put out by the Scarborough Health Department in association with others across Metro Toronto (before the city was amalgamated), its rhymes underscore that practising safe sex … Continue reading →

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