Friday Eye Candy: Turning Gentrification Data Into Art

Herwig Scherabon is a graphic designer featured this week in The Guardian.

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December 2, 2016, 5:00 AM PST

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


Gentrification

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Herwig Scherabon's work includes a series of artistic visualizations using gentrification data from cities like San Francisco, London, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The visualizations vary between function and form, with the San Francisco example providing a collection of colors reminiscent of Ellsworth Kelly. 

Click the link below to see Scherabon's images.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in The Guardian

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