Over the years, Kurt has worked on residential, industrial, theatrical, furniture, graphic and web design projects. Back in 2007, Kurt founded WebUrbanist, the first in a series of online urban architecture, art and design and publications that would go on to reach hundreds of millions of readers. Kurt Kohlstedt, co-author, is also producer and digital director of 99% Invisible. He is also a co-founder of Radiotopia, a collective of ground-breaking independent podcasts. His crowd-funding campaigns have raised over $4 million and he’s the highest-funded journalist in Kickstarter history. It is currently the most popular TED Talk about design with over 6 million views. Fast Company named him one of the 100 Most Creative People in 2013. With over 400 million downloads, the 99% Invisible podcast is one of the most popular podcasts in the world. Roman Mars is the host and creator of 99% Invisible, a short radio show about design and architecture. Michael Bierut, graphic designer, design critic, and author Just as Jane Jacobs did fifty years ago, Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt provide a new way of seeing urban life, finding secrets and surprises behind every sewer grate, storefront, and street sign.” “ We usually define cities in terms of their bigness, so it’s easy to forget that our daily experience of any city is made up of countless tiny, intimate encounters. Inspired by the podcast, this new book zooms in on intriguing details about how our cities work, exploring the origins and other fascinating stories behind everything from power grids and fire escapes to drinking fountains and street signs. Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt, creators of the popular design podcast 99% Invisible, have a keenly observant eye and an insatiable curiosity for uncovering the mysteries of the city baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive on, and sidewalks we traverse.ĭigging into everyday urban design is the centerpiece of The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, October 2020). Why are manhole covers round? What do the yellow squiggly lines painted on the street tell us? Why don’t you see metal fire escapes on new buildings?
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