Florian Hardwig
Impressions from Munich’s latest TypeWalk, organized by Katharina Seidl & @oliverlinke for @typographische and #mcbw2024, captured by @typolis: https://www.flickr.com/search/?sort=interestingness-desc&safe_search=1&tags=typografischerspaziergang&min_taken_date=1713398400&max_taken_date=1716076799&view_all=1
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May 19, 2024 at 6:46amWeb
Show threadSam at BLAGMay 19, 2024

@fhardwig @oliverlinke @typographische @typolis I have to get myself there one day, if only to see the work of Karl Blaschke.

https://bl.ag/karl-blaschke-the-sign-man-of-munich/

Karl Blaschke: Sign Man of Munich

Book documenting the life and work of Munich's Karl Blaschke.

BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture
Show threadMichi BundschererMay 19, 2024
@blag @fhardwig @oliverlinke @typographische
You have tu hurry up. So many Artworks disappeared 🫥
Show threadSam at BLAGMay 19, 2024

@typolis @fhardwig @oliverlinke @typographische Yes, I can only imagine. Has the city been approached about granting any of them some kind of listed/protected status?

I'm not familiar with how things like that work in Germany, but collectively they are surely of national, if not international, significance.

Show threadtypographischeMay 19, 2024
@blag @typolis @fhardwig @oliverlinke It is possible to have a building listed in order to save specific features such as a facade sign. But it requires careful preparation and a convincing justification – a lot of work. The historical and cultural value must also be publicly supported – which is in my opinion the most difficult part (recently, all the signage was removed from a historical building in the city centre as part of a renovation).
And even if it is, accidents happen :-(
Show threadTypographicaMay 20, 2024
@typographische @blag @typolis @fhardwig @oliverlinke An idea for a BLAG article: What are the laws for sign preservation in major municipalities, and which municipalities are best at preserving historical signs?
Show threadSam at BLAGMay 20, 2024

@typographica @typographische @typolis @fhardwig @oliverlinke So much of this is hyper-local, eg London, where different boroughs have different approaches and, in parallel, their equivalent of sign ordinances.

I can think of a few places off the top of my head, and will see how something could be formalised to gather/present data.