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You'll find them all across the world, from Albania, Argentina and Australia to the United States, the Vatican and Vietnam. And yet maybe you've never even noticed them, hiding in plain sight beneath your feet. Manhole covershave been part of our world for thousands of years - intensely practical,functional objects, but at the same time featuring an infinite variety of designs,from austere and minimalist to playful and illustrative. Using a uniformblack-and-white graphic style to precisely recreate manhole covers from 80 countries, this volume provides an insight into the fascinating design languageof these unique objects - and what they reveal about the societies thatproduce them.With poster of the most extraordinary manhole covers!"Being a graphic designer and type aficionado, I couldn't help but notice theenormous variety of manhole cover designs. I wanted to bring that amazingvariety to life in a new way."Björn Altmann
About the author
After graduating with distinction from art college in Germany with a degree in visual communications,
Björn Altmann moved to London and started for various branding agencies with a focus on type and typography. Apart from a keen eye for graphic design he has specialist skills as a font designer and illustrator.
Summary
You’ll find them all across the world, from Albania, Argentina and Australia to the United States, the Vatican and Vietnam. And yet maybe you’ve never even noticed them, hiding in plain sight beneath your feet. Manhole covers
have been part of our world for thousands of years – intensely practical,
functional objects, but at the same time featuring an infinite variety of designs,
from austere and minimalist to playful and illustrative. Using a uniform
black-and-white graphic style to precisely recreate manhole covers from 80 countries, this volume provides an insight into the fascinating design language
of these unique objects – and what they reveal about the societies that
produce them.
With poster of the most extraordinary manhole covers!
“Being a graphic designer and type aficionado, I couldn’t help but notice the
enormous variety of manhole cover designs. I wanted to bring that amazing
variety to life in a new way.”
Björn Altmann
