(de)Signs, a series on Slate

by | Monday, March 01, 2010

Signs

Slate magazine is running an interesting series by Julia Turner on signs and their design. Two articles are now up

This is looking to be a fascinating series with four more articles forthcoming.

Topics related to this post: Art | Design | Economics | Engineering | Good | Bad Design | Representation | Stories

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