Yellowtown: Urban Signage, Class, and Race

K. Lewis

DOI:10.2752/175470710X12696138525668

Corpus ID: 143685043

Yellowtown: Urban Signage, Class, and Race

@article{Lewis2010YellowtownUS,
  title={Yellowtown: Urban Signage, Class, and Race},
  author={K. Lewis},
  journal={Design and Culture},
  year={2010},
  volume={2},
  pages={183 - 198}
}

K. Lewis

Published 2010

Geography

Design and Culture

ABSTRACT There are many kinds of edges, both distinct and ambiguous, in modern cities. The edges demarcating medieval cities were clear and material, but modern municipal boundaries are amorphous, with a multiplicity of physical edges resulting from physical infrastructure, local demographics, and urban zoning laws. Commercial signage visualizes these edges and forms a cultural landscape also influenced by long-held societal beliefs. This article explores the use of the color yellow in signs as… CONTINUE READING

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