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The Very Strange Exit Signs on the New Jersey Turnpike
An extensive Inconspicuous Consumption investigation into some highly unusual highway sign graphics.
Oct 29
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Paul Lukas
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A Masterpiece of Package Design
This vintage 1940s product is even more magnificent than it appears at first glance.
Oct 15
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Paul Lukas
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A Very Beautiful Book About ... Math
Even math-phobes will find plenty to like in this 19th-century classic.
Oct 2
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Paul Lukas
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UPDATED — Oddly Compelling: The Sire Records Logo on a Spinning LP
My quest to find the story behind a classically inconspicuous detail — and the music-biz legends I met along the way.
Sep 26
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Paul Lukas
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Oddly Compelling: The Sire Records Logo on a Spinning LP
My quest to find the story behind a classically inconspicuous detail — and the music-biz legends I met along the way.
Sep 26
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Paul Lukas
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Perforation Perfection
A deep dive on a 1958 catalog from a very niche-specific company.
Sep 11
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Paul Lukas
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A Completely Brilliant Piece of Design
This wooden bird is much more clever than it first appears.
Aug 19
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Paul Lukas
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Some Quick Thoughts About Awnings
With a Velvet Underground tie-in.
Aug 8
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Paul Lukas
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Some Thoughts About Book Spine Design
Including a particularly interesting (and irksome) recent example.
Aug 5
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Paul Lukas
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