Nagoyish

Letters With Elbows

Letterforms standing out from walls as physical objects.

160 photographs

Blue KORG letters cast long shadows across the pale pink facade of a narrow rectangular building.
Raised lowercase miwaen letters cast shadows across a textured green wall above a closed blue shutter.
Raised dark CHELSEA lettering sits beneath horizontal windows on a pale green building facade.
Raised dark lettering on a pale rectangular sign contrasts with the surrounding red brick facade.
Large pale lettering and two projecting lamps stand against a vivid orange building and turquoise sky.
Raised lettering stretches across a blue-toned facade above three brick-trimmed arches under a clear sky.
Dark raised letters spelling PRINCE cast shadows across a textured red wall.
Raised red-edged metallic characters and an oval emblem decorate a textured gray wall.
Raised red lettering and a telephone number mark a pale rectangular sign on a pink wall.
Raised characters crown a broad metal street arch between tall buildings against a clear blue sky.
Large dark PHOTO letters project from a lightly textured exterior wall in black and white.
Raised orange and pale lettering decorates a stained building facade beneath blue sky and tree shadows.
Raised pale characters line a turquoise sign beneath small white facade tiles.
Raised Roland lettering projects above a dark storefront with tall windows in black and white.
Large three-dimensional stylized lettering projects from a building facade in a sharply angled black and white view.
Stylized outlined lettering sits above a bolted Japanese directory sign in a black and white close-up.
An oval cafe sign with raised red lettering hangs on a brown facade beneath two projecting lamps.
A tilted upward view shows raised wall lettering, a projecting lamp and overhead wires in black and white.
A large air conditioner rests on a projecting ledge above raised lettering in monochrome.
Raised silver lettering marks a pale blue building facade partly obscured by neatly trimmed trees and shrubs.
Large raised Japanese lettering spans a building facade beneath two lamps in a black and white view.
Raised characters run down a cylindrical projecting sign beside a dark building facade in black and white.
Raised Japanese lettering and a bright yellow sign sit above glass shop doors and small potted plants.
Raised DAILY LIQUOR SHOP lettering spans a broad paneled wall in black and white.
Dark TAKEJIN letters and a small colorful emblem sit atop a tall pale facade with recessed windows.
Raised white lettering spans a brick workshop facade above a deeply shadowed opening in monochrome.
Dark raised characters and telephone numbers appear above closed corrugated shutters in monochrome.
White Beauty Salon script spans weathered wooden window frames above plants and small colorful hanging ornaments.
Lime-green raised lettering marks a textured cream facade beneath a diagonal wooden window grille.
Raised metallic lettering and a projecting vertical sign catch sunlight against a blue sky.
Raised Nagoya photo lettering sits above a closed shutter on a weathered monochrome facade.
Large raised red Uno lettering covers a yellow projecting sign beside brickwork and a red wall.
Raised red Japanese lettering crosses a yellow building facade crowded with exposed pipes and a small upstairs window.
Red raised lettering and pale Japanese characters stretch across an orange textured facade above a dark overhang.
A framed reddish metal plaque bears English and Japanese lettering in dark raised characters.
Yellow raised characters and thin LIQUOR'S lettering decorate a vivid red wall.
Three weathered green characters are mounted on a bright yellow corrugated wall.
Raised dark Japanese characters cast shadows across a warm orange and cream textured wall.
Raised green Tailor lettering and a Japanese character mark a textured yellow and pale wall.
A vivid pink facade with raised gold lettering rises beside exterior stairs and cream buildings.
Turquoise raised lettering crowns a green coffee shop facade above a rusty balcony and red awning.
Weathered raised coffee shop lettering and a large Japanese character project from a pale blue wall.
Dark letters spelling Cube sit above a recessed doorway in a pale green concrete facade.
Small circular studs connected by thin lines form letters across a stained metal surface.
A large red outlined character sign is mounted on a red tiled facade.
Curving raised reddish lettering decorates a wall covered in dark blue rectangular tiles.
A raised black emblem and Mitsuya lettering cast shadows on orange vertical siding.
Raised silver lettering spans a facade patterned with large white and dark burgundy squares.
Green cursive Exceed lettering projects from a pale concrete wall dotted with small circular holes.
Raised green ask lettering casts shadows across a pale concrete wall with rows of small holes.
Large raised blue Japanese characters span a pink tiled facade above an orange awning.
Stylized raised white Yamatoya lettering casts small shadows across a textured red wall.
Large metallic CAKE BONBON lettering spans a blue facade beneath white balcony railings and small colored bulbs.
Raised pink Japanese characters hang above a white globe lamp on a peeling pink wall.
Raised blue salon lettering casts shadows on a textured pale green wall.
Three rounded pale green characters are mounted across reddish rectangular wall tiles.
Raised pale Japanese lettering casts long shadows on a textured orange facade beneath barred windows.
Tall blue outlined letters span a yellow tiled facade beneath two small dark windows.
Raised white COFFEE lettering and Japanese characters span a corner wall painted with turquoise triangles.
A small ornate rectangular plaque with faded raised lettering is mounted on an orange wall.
Pale cursive lettering spells Coral reef above smaller characters on a red-brown tiled wall.
White block letters mark a projecting wooden roof edge above spiky green leaves against blue sky.
Raised orange pharmacy lettering and green banners project above a turquoise storefront beside a marked intersection.
A blue printing sign combines scattered raised letters, orange characters, and a narrow rainbow stripe.
Large turquoise lettering marks the upper corner of a tall blue-tiled building crossed by utility wires.
Blue raised lettering marks a small beige building above closed shutters and a curtained upper window.
Thick gold lettering projects from a pale wall and casts sharp shadows in angled sunlight.
Raised dark characters climb a tapered green facade beneath two small rooftop posts.
Large white JUMBO letters outlined in turquoise sit on a bright pink panel beneath reflective windows.
Large multicolored Japanese characters project vertically from a building beside smaller stacked business signs.
Three large dark Japanese characters project from a pale tiled wall above a red triangular street sign.
Raised pale characters decorate an ochre restaurant facade above a dark slatted entrance.
Large purple lowercase lettering stretches across a textured yellow-green wall viewed at an angle.
Raised dark lettering and a pale emblem mark a corrugated storefront above two closed shutters.
Red raised letters and a globe emblem sit above a gold rectangular plaque on pale siding.
Small raised characters mark a narrow green mosaic-tiled strip between broad pale wall panels.
Raised Japanese lettering spans a pale green storefront beneath a curved balcony and bamboo window blind.
A spherical red framework of Japanese characters rises beside a tall pale sign against blue sky.
Gold Men's and Lady's lettering sits above large raised Japanese characters on a weathered reflective sign.
Large purple characters climb a tall pale facade above repeated horizontal ledges and dark foliage.
Large raised COFFEE letters span a small weathered storefront beside a bicycle and wall-mounted air conditioners.
Large yellow and orange Japanese characters project from a curved green building facade.
Colorful playful FANDERS letters with small cartoon eyes project from a pale wall.
Large red HOUSE letters cast shadows across a curved wall of small turquoise tiles.
Large white curved symbols and a small flower emblem decorate a textured green exterior wall.
Raised gold lettering spans a layered reddish sign panel beneath a decorative patterned strip.
Raised metal lettering casts narrow shadows across a pale concrete wall dotted with circular holes.
Thin metal Japanese characters stretch across a blue-toned concrete wall crossed by diagonal shadows.
Red cursive lettering beginning with a heart-shaped outline projects from a violet horizontal-paneled wall.
Slim raised Twinkle Kuma lettering crosses a dark building panel beneath tall recessed windows.
A thick dark angular character projects from a lightly textured pale wall in black and white.
Large red characters stand above a yellow corrugated facade beneath small lamps and tangled overhead wires.
A bold red raised character casts a dark shadow on a turquoise textured wall.
Raised dark characters and a metallic circular emblem decorate a pink-toned shop fascia.
Large yellow Japanese characters project from a dark blue storefront fascia below pale corrugated siding.
Angled pale letters descend across a dark mesh sign framed by a pointed blue border.
Three pale inset characters outlined in dark trim mark a textured brown wall.
Raised dark salon lettering stretches across pale green rectangular tiles beneath a barred upper window.
Large green and blue Japanese letters decorate a tiled facade above a glowing cross-shaped ornament.
Raised pale Japanese characters cast shadows across a dark purple horizontal shop fascia.
Raised dark Japanese characters cover a pink wall above a pale parking sign with a map graphic.
Raised dark lettering and an orange accent decorate a tiled building crossed by utility wires.
Raised orange cafe lettering sits within a turquoise-edged gray sign mounted on textured brickwork.
A steep upward view follows a blue tiled wall toward sparse weathered neon lettering against pale sky.
Dark raised Japanese characters attach to a rusty horizontal strip across pale corrugated siding.
Raised colorful DOM DOM lettering curves around a red sign on a tiled building corner.
Slanted blue Fortress lettering spans a dark facade below pale panels and crossing utility wires.
Huge Book Store letters wrap around the upper edge of a vivid pink corner building.
Large cutout Book Store lettering tops a low building beside passing cars and a striped pedestrian crossing.
Ornate red raised letters spell Best across a pale green sign with horizontal trim.
Two large raised metallic characters cast dark shadows on a pale blue wall.
Raised Japanese characters cast dark shadows across a weathered brick-patterned fascia in black and white.
Raised dark letters and large vertical Japanese characters project from a pale storefront beneath a cloudy sky.
A large dark metal N emblem projects from a wall of narrow gray bricks.
Raised white fairy and rise lettering decorates a dark angular entrance frame before pale tiled balconies.
Large pale Japanese characters project from a green vertically textured facade beside orange and pink trim.
Raised lettering decorates a green-toned industrial facade beneath ladders, poles, and cloudy sky.
Vertical Signmaking lettering projects beside windows on a pale pink building facade.
A dark blue raised character casts a shadow against a rough pale stucco wall.
Pale branch-like letters spell Dacarlos on a weathered green wooden sign beneath two small lamps.
Large pale letters project above an orange storefront wall with dark lamps and directional notices.
Raised reddish characters line a pale diagonal band across a weathered brick wall.
Pale raised letters spell Shamoto above a recessed entrance in a stained concrete facade.
Raised green salon lettering spans a pale rectangular sign mounted on small blue wall tiles.
Raised floor numbers and Japanese characters decorate a weathered corrugated canopy beneath tall upper windows.
Turquoise raised coffee lettering and Japanese characters contrast with a vivid red brick-patterned wall.
A large pale raised Japanese character casts a dark shadow across a textured purple wall.
Large pale Nagai lettering and a geometric logo decorate a blue tiled wall beneath smaller dark text.
Raised orange Japanese lettering and smaller dark characters sit on a gray plaque against square wall tiles.
Large blue Ginza lettering projects from a pale tiled facade beneath a row of upper windows.
A curved balcony displays Captain Santa lettering beneath white railings and a smiling face emblem.
Dark cursive raised lettering crosses a white tiled facade above three small round wall fixtures.
Red cursive neon tubing spells Cake across a green louvered window above horizontal neon bands.
Large raised red and gold Rex lettering sits above dark lettering on a pale green facade.
Large Japanese rooftop lettering rises above a pale building against a deep blue sky.
Raised pale PanaLife lettering spans a dark rooftop sign beneath two angled lamps and blue sky.
Raised SUNSTENO lettering casts shadows across pale facade panels beneath upper windows.
Raised pale Japanese characters cast dark shadows across a textured reddish-orange wall.
Large pale gold lettering and small colored cubes decorate a sunlit tiled building facade.
Raised metallic PLAY LAND lettering spans a vivid red building fascia beneath blue sky.
Raised pale HEART-IN lettering and smaller Tokugawaen text decorate a dark green textured wall.
Large outlined blue Nobo lettering hangs on yellow brickwork above a green and white striped awning.
Large pale stylized lettering curves across a dark tiled facade viewed steeply upward against a bright sky.
A black oval Fuji emblem sits above a dark blue plaque with raised gold characters.
Oversized red metal letters project from green ribbed siding beneath a border of small bulbs.
A large red triangular letter hangs against green corrugated siding between rows of round bulbs.
Raised pale interior shop lettering and a red emblem decorate brown siding beside a tall green sign.
A tall pale shop sign with raised green Japanese characters projects beside a yellow building.
Glossy blue Japanese characters project from a pale orange sign streaked with rust.
Raised red characters run down a pale vertical sign beside tangled overhead wires.
Raised yellow salon characters cast blue shadows across a wall of small pale tiles.
A colorful rooftop emblem and raised Japanese lettering mark a pale corrugated building beneath blue sky.
Raised City Inn California lettering and a palm-tree emblem span a dark tiled building facade.
Large yellow and red Hilton letters hang across a metal frame above strings of lights between buildings.
Large pale TEAR letters and Japanese characters project from a bright magenta building fascia.
Large blue metal letters project from a white frame before textured windows and a pale corrugated wall.
Large pale slot lettering projects from a red-orange building facade against a bright green sky.
Raised Stage Four lettering decorates a tall pale sign with geometric panels beneath a single small lamp.
Raised yellow Japanese lettering spans a weathered corrugated facade beneath pale square tiles.
Cutout letters in a pale projecting panel cast sharp shadows across a green textured wall.