1000 Signs
TASCHEN 25 - Special edition!
Special budget abridged edition!
This book features an amusing collection of signs from around the world. Divided into chapters by type (animals, man, stop, danger, weapons, transport, children, toilets, work, "no!", etc.), the signs demonstrate how different cultures portray the icons with which we are all so familiar. The diverse selection of photographs is accompanied by texts describing the cultural and social significance of signs. You may even learn things from this book that could save your life the next time you travel!
"A fantastic collaboration between cool TASCHEN and edgy COLORS. This book shows there is no border between countries, races, art or fashion...".
Mono Magazine, Tokyo
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 1000 Signs
Colors (Editor)
Colors Hardcover, 15.5 x 21.7 cm (6.1 x 8.5 in.), 320 pages $ 14.99 |
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"True to the title, this is a very lively compilation of 1,000 photographs of navigational signs in public places worldwide... Interspersed throughout the book are brief paragraphs about issues of industrial pollution, child abuse, traffic fatalities, back stories giving even the most lighthearted signs (an arrow pointing to "DIVERSION") a surprisingly unsettling, sometimes shocking meaning."
Christian Science Monitor, Boston, United States
Christian Science Monitor, Boston, United States
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