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Chank Diesel

Season 2 Episode 28

Minneapolis-based font designer Chank Diesel designs a new font based on a local landmark.

What goes into creating a font? Minneapolis-based font designer Chank Diesel takes MN Original behind the letters as he designs a new font based on the old Hollywood Theater sign in Northeast Minneapolis. Chank sells his fonts (and also distributes free fonts) from his website, Chank.com. He often creates custom fonts for corporations and his fonts have appeared on Taco Bell wrappers, Honeycomb cereal boxes, Tanqueray billboards, bottles of Ocean Spray cranberry drink, and in the title design for the movie James and the Giant Peach. Chank is also a prolific painter and most of his paintings feature his trademark yellow "little dude" looking back at you. Minnesota Music in this Segment: Blue Sky Blackout http://www.blueskyblackout.com Neighborhood Trio http://www.theneighborhoodtrio.com Alison Scott http://www.alisonscott.com Jeremy Messersmith http://www.jeremymessersmith.com Special Thanks: Photos of Chank Diesel courtesy John Wallace www.wallacefoto.com Adam Turman www.AdamTurman.com Anne Ulku www.anneulku.com sixwordstoryeveryday.com