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Abbey Road bag (Oxford)
The adaption of the City of Westminster street nameplate design to this bag illustrates how graphic design and urban visual culture can be synonymous with each other. Street signage becomes street culture, transitioning into fashion culture through the adaptation of the 1960s pop culture associated with The Beatles. The graffiti, an act of fan worship and part of the sign that stood outside the Abbey Road recording studio, adds an unanticipated further embellishment.
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Oxford, United KingdomDate of image
6 April 2015Usage metrics
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Loughborough Urban Graphic Object ArchiveCity of Westminster Street Nameplate, LondonGraphic DesignUrban DesignSignageDesign Research UnitChris TimingsArchitectural History and TheoryArchitecture not elsewhere classifiedBuilt Environment and Design not elsewhere classifiedDesign History and TheoryCommunity PlanningDesign InnovationDesign Management and Studio and Professional PracticeHistory and Theory of the Built Environment (excl. Architecture)Landscape ArchitectureRegional Analysis and DevelopmentTransport PlanningUrban Analysis and DevelopmentUrban DesignVisual Communication Design (incl. Graphic Design)ArtDesignLanguageLanguage Studies not elsewhere classifiedLanguage, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classifiedGeographyTourism Economics
