Author Archives: Elisabeth Kvernen
Walker Evans’ Signs
Walker Evans’ Signs
In an essay in the book Walker Evans: Signs, cultural critic Andrei Codrescu describes the 20th century as one of “popular writing… lettering that invaded every nook and cranny and even wrote the skyline.” Evans’ photographs didn’t just record signs—they taught viewers “how to see America.”
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On Expanding the Canon
The Vernacular Type Project aims to contribute to the global graphic design canon and extend its vision beyond 20th century modernism, elevating the lived, human design experience in cultures around the world, and thus “centering” their contributions to design.
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