Reading the Streets: Fading City Typography

A personal take on street typography in various European cities, including former Soviet countries and southern Europe, with photos of letters that epitomize a city's atmosphereSuccessor to Brussels Type ISBN 9789460581168Stan Van Steendam's obsession for street typography prompted him to create the magnificent, acclaimed book, Brussels Type. Now comes the sequel, Reading the Streets, in which Van Steendam travels abroad with the same mission. He likes to intuitively explore cities, using the typography on the city's streets as his guide - signs with letters that tell a story about the chequered history of these cities. He photographs the typographic fragments he discovers, isolating them from their context. As a result, these sometimes beautiful, at times banal, and often impressive, typographic compositions take on a whole new meaning. The outcome is a series of personal photos, taken with old, analog cameras that succeed in representing the transitory nature of the city in a heartfelt and provocative manner.Stan Van Steendam (1985) studied graphic design at Sint-Lucas in Ghent. He is passionate about typography, and works for various publishers in Belgium and abroad, as well as being a photographer and visual artist.