Grafica della Strada: The Signs of Italy
The esteemed graphic designer Louise Fili became infatuated with Italian street signs when she first visited Italy as a 16-year-old teenager, and the love affair has only intensified with many return visits.
Courtesy Louise Fili
The esteemed graphic designer Louise Fili became infatuated with Italian street signs when she first visited Italy as a 16-year-old teenager, and the love affair has only intensified with many return visits. Included here are selections from her new book, Grafica Della Strada: The Signs of Italy, and examining them you wonder how people tear their eyes away long enough to go into a store and shop. So much beauty, all in the name of commerce, out there as a free gift to every pedestrian. You don’t even have to know what the words mean to understand that the Italians know what to do with an alphabet.
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
Courtesy Louise Fili
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