内容简介
Foryears,thesignsintheNewYorkCitysubwaysystemwereabewilderinghodge-podgeofletteringstyles,sizes,shapes,materials,colors,andmessages.Theoriginalmosaics(datingfromasearlyas1904),displayingavarietyofserifandsansserifl
作者简介
PaulShawisuniquelyqualifiedtohavewrittenthisaccountofthedevelopmentsincethemid-1960softheNewYorkCitysubwaysystemsignage.HehasaBAinAmericanStudiesfromReedCollegeandbothanMAandMPhilinAmericanHistoryfromColumbiaUniversity.Trainedasanhistorian,hehasspentthepastthirtyyearsasagraphicdesignerspecializinginletterforms.Atthesametimehehascontinuedtoresearchandwritedesignhistory.HehasreceivedscholarshipsandgrantsfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities,theSmithsonianInstitution,theHarryRansomCenterattheUniversityofTexas,theAmericanPrintingHistoryAssociation,thePrintingHistoricalSociety,andtheBookClubofCalifornia.In2002hewasaFellowattheAmericanAcademyinRome.
