2 Jul 2007
Gillette Palimpsest 2
Here’s another example from the Gillette campaign where there are three signs revealed on one site (palimpsest) in Dalston: Gillette across the middle; Cafe vertically on the right; Sunday… on the diagonal in the top left. There are probably even more but these are the most prominent.
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Puck Matches: Archival Photo of a Gable End
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