Neon signs in urban space, yesterday and today. A case study based on Lublin

During the communist era, neon signs were something Poland could boast of. At that time, streets drowning in luminous advertising, which was impossible not to notice. Recent years have brought disastrous quality of urban advertising and prevailing arbitrariness has contributed degeneration spaces. Colourful once prevailed Polish streets, serving as a model example whose impact crucial perception space. Today, are considered works art, most valuable achievement 20th century design, we can mainly admire today museums. In last decade, been reminded their existence efforts made save them return The purpose article is draw attention extraordinary value an important building block space highlight artistic social functions. undertaken research includes material on from era well those newly designed, based city Lublin.