A Design Ethnography of South African Barbershops & Salons
What the history of Apartheid has to do with signage design and communal storytelling. In his fantastic 2009 TED Talk, Steven Johnson explores how the English coffeehouse of the Enlightenment was...
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It takes a certain amount of trust to allow a man to put a straight razor to your neck or run scissors around your head. That’s why, while barbers may start off as strangers, they don’t remain...
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We also presents a collection of painted signboards from barber shops and hair-dressers in Ghana, Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, and Togo . Brightly painted in commercial housepaints on...
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ABOUT THE ART This dates from the 1970-ies to the present day, and stands as testimony of change characteristic of modern Africa and its popular art scene. The advertising signs contain all aspects of...
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