Sunlight often reveals the truth. The architectural addition to this building used by 20th-century fascist and communist regimes in Budapest, Hungary, contains a hidden message. Repurposed as the House of Terror Museum, the building memorializes those killed during Hungary’s fight against oppression.
Photos by Konstantin Tronin
Jeff Russ
Jeff Russ is a content studio manager for SmartWork Media and was the senior art director of Signs of the Times from 1996-2021. A graphic designer and illustrator with an interest in sign design and sign history, Jeff documents important, interesting and notable design trends in the sign industry as a contributor to Signs of the Times. He has written dozens of features for Signs, and his column, Design Matters, was published for more than a decade.