Categories: Design

Pike’s Pique

In any rain-soaked city, neon’s nostalgic glow is especially poignant. This fact was not lost on German-born architect Andrew Willatsen, who, in 1935, brought his Prairie School influences to the sign design of Seattle’s Pike Place Market.

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.

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