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Sign Out

In his Sign Out series, Düsseldorf-based photographer Josef Schulz removes the messaging from roadside signs and forces us to confront the shape, size, and color of these ubiquitous landmarks.

Via It's Nice That.

Modernist Textiles

Fantastic 1950s textile patterns from Kathy Kavan's blog, Another Design Blog. Click through for more examples.

Via Martin Klasch.

Sign Painters

 

 

 

From the website of Austin, Texas based photographer Jay B. Sauceda:

"Before there was vinyl printing there were big brick walls and craftsmen who covered said walls with their commercial artwork. This is my ever growing collection of those that I find while on the road."

Check out the full collection here. And be sure to look through the rest of his site. Lots of great portraits, too.

Silver Coins

 

Stunning ads for Rough Guides (budget travel guides from Penguin Books). The rather basic idea of seeing more for less is breathtakingly executed with pocket coins from around the world. Perfect. Click to view large and admire the attention to detail. The art direction is so well crafted, there isn't even a need for a separate logo or tagline slapped into a corner somewhere. It's all organically self-contained. Great work from DDB Singapore, well deserving of the Silver Lion won at Cannes last month.

Via Ads of the World.