Welcome to the World of KENSINGTON!

Before we start to look at the “random” types and wondering what’s going on with this book, let me give you some idea about Kensington.

Kensington was once home to one of Victoria’s major abbatoirs and livestock saleyards, as well as an army ordnance depot, and has a strong working-class history. These areas have experienced significant urban renewal since the 1970s and while it retains some industrial sections, Kensington is now primarily residential suburb in nature. Kensington is a small gem, welcoming and vital with a real village atmosphere and well serviced by community spirit and a proud sense of identity.

Throughout this book, you will experience the history and culture of Kensington by looking at their diverse typography. They can be interior or exterior, they can have a history behind it. It takes you from home to your neighbours, your daily visiting cafes to the factories. The type that people had created can be very casual, home designated and even to the official formal ones.

This book will tour you around Kensington, flip your page and enjoy!

The first thing I found in Kensington is SALE! Maybe it’s a place that you can get some wcheap stuff.

There’s a street of cafes located on Belair’s, one of our ways to find get a good cafe is to look at their menu.

Even a sandwich, needs you to remember its name.The Premises

Small tag with a SHOCKING price, it was found outside a design shop window.What makes that a good bargain?

The owner of this shop must be having a hard time to design this logo.

As above.

A design type that needs to detangle.

Awkward stencil printed paper bag laying outside the bookshop table.Depth meaning still unknown.

The age reflects on the type. Maybe the owner can’t be bothered to fix that.

This plate had lots of history, it’s one of the only suburbs still can own this trace of golden history.

Very ironic yet elegant way to refuse your “Junk Mails”.I wonder if the walkers would understand Japanese.

*“tsurashi” means TRASH.

A Wicked hand illustrated poster founded on the way to my friend’s house.

The neighbour got some cute ceramic numbers in front of their wood gate,It was handmade, looking very simpleand clean. Beauty of organic typography.