COLUMBUS PUBLIC ART, 4 : ALSO OF INTEREST
Columbus Bike Racks
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Even the bike racks in Columbus are artistic! The community has embraced them so much that businesses throughout the city have purchased their own, so you’ll find their lively colors throughout the city.
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The Dancing C Design, Paul Rand
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Paul Rand, sometimes called the “Godfather” of graphic design, is known for his iconic logos for ABC, Westinghouse, IBM and UPS.
For the Columbus Area Visitors Center, he created the colorful “dancing Cs,” which he used in designing letterhead, visitors maps, architectural tour markers, and this sign.
Rand also designed the first editions of the Look At Architecture book, the ninth edition of which is available in the gift shop
In 1961, Rand was introduced to Cummins president Irwin Miller – Cummins was one of the first U.S. corporations to recognize the value of corporate branding. Paul Rand worked with Cummins for over thirty years, creating annual reports, packaging, and graphic identification.
Find out more about Paul Rand and Columbus.
Discovery
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Map it
This sculpture is a kugel, the German word for “ball,” that combines water and stone. The three-foot-diameter, 2,300 pound ball is carved from South African New Belfast black granite, kept in motion by 12 pounds of water pressure. Each of the three books are made from a different type of granite from the Bavarian Forest in Germany.“Discovery” suggests undefined possibilities both internally through reading and reflection, and externally through the world around us. The kinetic nature of the piece itself is a reminder that the pursuit of discovery is never ending.
Made by Kusser Granitwerke – Germany
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David Zinn Street Art
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In September and October of 2017, David Zinn came to Columbus and left behind eight of his magical, site-specific illustrations. Find out more about David Zinn’s visit and the friends he left behind for everyone to discover and enjoy.
