{"product_id":"manhole-covers-of-the-world-9783721210217","title":"Manhole Covers of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmazing discoveries under your feet: The eye-catching design of gully covers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll find them all across the world, from Albania, Argentina and Australia to the United States, the Vatican and Vietnam. And yet maybe you've never even noticed them, hiding in plain sight beneath your feet. Manhole covers\u003cbr\u003ehave been part of our world for thousands of years - intensely practical, \u003cbr\u003efunctional objects, but at the same time featuring an infinite variety of designs, \u003cbr\u003efrom austere and minimalist to playful and illustrative. Using a uniform\u003cbr\u003eblack-and-white graphic style to precisely recreate manhole covers from 80 countries, this volume provides an insight into the fascinating design language\u003cbr\u003eof these unique objects - and what they reveal about the societies that\u003cbr\u003eproduce them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith poster of the most extraordinary manhole covers!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Being a graphic designer and type aficionado, I couldn't help but notice the\u003cbr\u003eenormous variety of manhole cover designs. I wanted to bring that amazing\u003cbr\u003evariety to life in a new way.\"\u003cbr\u003eBjörn Altmann\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBjörn Altmann\u003c\/b\u003e moved to London and started to work for various branding agencies with a focus on type and typography after graduating with distinction from art college in Germany with a degree in visual communications. Apart from a keen eye for graphic design he has specialist skills as a font designer and illustrator.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Niggli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50508204704018,"sku":"9783721210217","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_827e0032-6c8a-47ad-9b93-f8c50819c1a1.jpg?v=1730874241","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/manhole-covers-of-the-world-9783721210217","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}