Draft:TypoPolo
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TypoPolo is a term for the particular vernacular graphic design that emerged in Poland during the 1990s. It was used by small businesses to advertise themselves during the economic changes wrought by the collapse of communism and the effects of shock therapy.[1][2] Mention culture in post-communist Poland...
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Description of exhibition in Warsaw and Wrocław in 2014 here.[3]
History
The term was coined in 2001 by the poster artist Jakub Stępień.[4] Referencing disco polo, the term connotes shopfront lettering and advertising that is seen as kitsch.[5]
Gallery
A TypoPolo design in Cyrillic script at the 10th-Anniversary Stadium, 2008
A food outlet in Szydłów
Sign of the McKaczor shop in Cracow
A sign outside a barber shop in Cracow
