How beautiful is a street-name sign?

I know what you’re thinking. They’re not beautiful – they’re dull. Could there even be a topic less remarkable and more dreary than that of street-name sign design?

Well, if you’re thinking such, then you haven’t been to Madrid!

Every street-name sign in the centre of Madrid has a tiled sign like this, each with a unique [...]

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Design on an olympian scale

The Olympic Games are always a hotbed for design and innovation, particularly in the area of architecture and urban design. Every four years one of the worlds great cities regenerates its underdeveloped districts into showcase Olympic Villages – always boasting the latest and greatest stadia.

In 2012 London is the lucky city. As costs are already [...]

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