This San Francisco Library Collects Print Materials You Were Never Meant to See | KQED

One of things that’s so exciting about ghost signs is that they recall a time of professional artisans deeply interwoven with everyday culture and society. Many values of the early years of the internet, including openness, creativity, and connection, are deeply appealing now.

One thing that can be said is that the “hoarder” of niche references sits in an unusually favoured position in today’s creative society – perhaps for good reason. As reference gathering becomes easier, true nerdism – the fervour for cataloguing stamps or colour-graded toilet seats, feels rarer. But equally, and in graphic design particularly, our b... See more