Street Logos

Street Logos by Tristan Manco is a visual sourcebook on twenty-first-century graffiti and street art. It charts how artists have replaced traditional tags with personal logos, signs and iconographic forms. This digital edition arrives as a PDF and is available for instant download.

From Stockholm to Tokyo and from Barcelona to Los Angeles, the book celebrates an international outdoor gallery of free art. It documents work by artists who use posters, stickers, paint and other materials to create graphic and typographic forms on city walls.

Book Overview

In Street Logos, Tristan Manco examines a generation of graffiti artists who have moved from typographic tags to more personal, logo-like marks. The book is organized around signs, iconographics, logos, urban characters and free-forms, with examples from cities around the world.

First published in the United Kingdom in 2004 by Thames & Hudson Ltd, the book includes 485 illustrations, 463 in colour. It is intended for art and design professionals and for anyone interested in contemporary street culture.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• The shift from traditional graffiti tags to personal logos and pictograms
• Street art from cities including Barcelona, Rotterdam, Paris, Stockholm and New York
• Artists’ use of signs, icons, symbols and characters in public space
• New materials and techniques, including posters, stickers, acrylics, ceramics and collages
• Context on post-graffiti, neo-graffiti and the influence of graphic design
• International examples from the early 21st-century graffiti scene

Why This Book Matters

Street Logos is a significant document of street art at the start of the 21st century. It records how artists engaged with branding and visual communication, producing anti-logos and personal marks in response to corporate imagery.

Tristan Manco has written widely on street art and contemporary visual culture. He has contributed to publications including Juxtapoz, Creative Review and The Guardian, and has lectured at institutions such as Tate Modern, the RCA and the ICA.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping. Access is available immediately after purchase.

The PDF works with the Kindle app, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices and most reading applications.

FAQ

How do I get the book after purchase?
Your PDF will be available for instant download once the order is complete.

Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This is a digital edition, and no printed book will be shipped.

Which devices can I use?
You can read it on Kindles, tablets, smartphones, desktop computers and compatible reading apps.

Street Logos is an essential visual reference for anyone interested in graffiti, street art and contemporary graphic language.