Greenstone

Greenstone interprets Oscar Ogg’s vernacular lettering style through the lens of American and British stone carving, such as the work of John Howard Benson and David Kindersley. The connection between these sources is reminiscent of the intercultural dialogue between the American and British type design industries in the 19th to 20th centuries, a period when many designers were drawing influence from their peers across the Atlantic. While perfectly serviceable as a model alphabet for carving in stone, Greenstone is a typographic expression of an ancient and sacred tradition of lettering, in which the plethora of exquisite vernacular styles have developed over the centuries thanks to the improvisational nature of use-specific composition.
Designed By Connor Davenport
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V.1 2021
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Greenstone translated into slate by My-Lan Thuong, 2022.
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Established in 1640 on land given to city of Newport by John Clarke.

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It features the largest number of colonial era headstones in a single cemetery.

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Courtesy of the New Yorker
Courtesy of the New Yorker
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The Island Cemetery was established by the city in 1836, and transferred to the private Island Cemetery Corporation in 1848. Many members of Newport’s most prominent families have been buried there. Notable people buried there include Medal of Honor recipient Hazard Stevens, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Matthew C. Perry, and financier August Belmont

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The cemetery was so popular that it inspired a competition to design Central Park as well as Prospect Park nearby. A descendant colony of monk parakeets that are believed to have escaped their containers while in transit now nests in the spires of the cemetery’s gates. The cemetery was so popular that it inspired a competition to design Central Park as well as Prospect Park nearby. A descendant colony of monk parakeets that are believed to have escaped their containers while in transit now nests in the spires of the cemetery’s gates.

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Green-Wood’s site is characterized by varied topography created by glacial moraines, particularly the Harbor Hill Moraine. Battle Hill, the highest point in Brooklyn, is on cemetery grounds, rising approximately 216 feet above sea level. It was the site of an important action during the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. The cemetery was so popular that it inspired a competition to design Central Park as well as Prospect Park nearby. A descendant colony of monk parakeets that are believed to have escaped their containers while in transit now nests in the spires of the cemetery’s gates.

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