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Public Works poster

Contributed by Stephen Coles on Oct 2nd, 2012. Artwork published in .
Public Works poster 1
Source: publicbikes.com License: All Rights Reserved.

Public Bikes, Inc:

Many of the key issues for our cities and our public world are often overlooked, taken for granted, and even contested. So we invited 27 international designers to interpret the concept of “public” with a vision to reclaim urban streets, sidewalks and spaces for walking, biking and other social purposes.

Public Works poster 2
Source: publicbikes.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Public Works poster 3
Source: fontshopblog.wordpress.com License: All Rights Reserved.

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3 Comments on “Public Works poster”

  1. This appears to equivocate between “state-owned” (public park), “freely accessible” (public toilet) and “legal to reproduce” (public information).

  2. I think that’s the idea.

  3. With these colors plus Block, the design obviously is a nod to the iconic März covers. We now have a post about them on Fonts In Use:

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