Expo.02 was the 6th Swiss national exposition, which was held from 15 May to 20 October 2002. The exposition took place around the lakes of Neuchâtel, Bienne/Biel and Morat/Murten. It was divided into five sites, which were called Arteplages, due to the proximity of the water (some sites were actually partially or totally built on the water). The five Arteplages were located in Neuchâtel, Yverdon-les-Bains, Morat/Murten, Biel/Bienne and on a mobile barge traveling from one site to another. The barge represented the canton of Jura, which does not have access to any one of the three lakes.
The colours of expo2. were red,black and white and the signposting was made to reflect this.
Lu Zhang illustrated some drawings for the exhibition to be put onto the sign posts to reflect everyday Swedish life. The font "syntax" was used as it was the font for Expo.02
I like the idea of taking the fonts and type faces of different places that are reflected in the signs. I also like how he has a style of illustration he has used as well.
The signs go against the universal symbol system. each sign is indepent and illustrated depending on its context and accompanied by multilingual text. The arrows are drawn by hand to match the illustrations.
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