Tokyo without ads: Japan's capital stripped bare – in pictures

Eye-popping neon and billboards are so central to the buzzing visual identity of Japan’s capital that it can be jarring to see it without them. French graphic designer Nicolas Damiens does just that, denuding Tokyo’s sign-saturated streetscape of logos, banners and hoardings. Do you like it better or worse – and would your city benefit from the same treatment? Let us knowCan cities kick ads? Inside the global movement to ban urban billboards Continue reading...