Peter Wendl

is a founding member of urban-research-institute.org, assistant professor and chair of Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Academy of Fine Art Nuremberg, Germany.

Articles

The mythological city

Whether it is prehistoric paintings on the walls of caves or the graffiti and advertising we see all over the walls of our modern cities, people need to mark out their space, distinguish it from the untamed wilderness. Peter Wendl asks why we still need to produce signs and icons in public spaces.

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