MetaFilter posts tagged with signs

Next stop... your bedroom.

adamms222 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:02:40 -0800

Underground Signs is a company in Brooklyn creating customized NYC subway signs. Other products have horned in on the distinctive look of the MTA's designs, including the map, the train line logos, and the neighborhoods serviced. But this is the first I've seen of the option to create a replica from the NYC underground with one's own name, street, etc. (the site allows you to generate a"Create Your Own" image). Notwithstanding questionable trademark issues that may arise with NYC's transit authority (others have tussled with the MTA over similar matters), this looks like a great idea for transit enthusiasts and others looking to bring a little of the Big Apple into their own home.

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Obama Aint The Only One Who Wants Change.

CunningLinguist — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:35:08 -0800

Creative beggars

Watch out for falling icicles, Helvetica Man!

amyms — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:12:07 -0800

Symbolic Gestures. How, exactly, does a simple picture go about telling you, "Be careful here. It's cold, and sometimes ice forms on the roof, and it can fall off, and it can be sharp, and that can hurt you"? Inspired by the upcoming Ken Burns documentary, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Jesse Smith of The Smart Set examines the pictograph designs that convey important information to park visitors. Previously: Gerd Arntz and the origins of the stick figure Related: The Rise of Helvetica Man The Adventures of Helvetica Man on Flickr

I have 5 Girl Friends and I Look Like Michael Jackson on the Thriller Album

acb — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:49:44 -0800

He lives somewhere in LA, looks like Michael Jackson and Barack Obama, loves rap, chess, nachos, movies and pizza, has some comic books to sell, and wants to meet white, Asian and Latina Ladies with big butts to give him money, be his sex slaves, or just help him with Things. Performance art project or genuine kook?

Offensive Tea Party Signs

5imian — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:59:33 -0800

Offensive Tea Party signs

Signs.

Memo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:59:05 -0800

SIGNS A very cute "simple short film about communication". (SLYT)

Post No Bills

camcgee — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:38:09 -0800

"The Journal of Urban Typography is dedicated to the documentation and study of signs, word fragments, and typography created with utilitarian intent in urban environments." Just a Tumblr site but interesting nontheless.

Roadside vernacular

beagle — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:10:28 -0800

The phenomenon of homemade roadside signage for Obama is not much in evidence on the other side. See also Obama signage and other art at The Obama Art Report, and many individual homemade Obama signs. Neither campaign is, shall we say, overly happy with renegade signage, however.

Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness

sixcolors — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:41:10 -0800

Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness For those who have their mind in the gutter, you may enjoy some of the submissions.

Brooklyn Signs

netbros — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:22:40 -0800

Signs that point to both a tenuously emerging future, as well as the dusty fingerprints of the neglected past. Brooklyn Signs.

Words of warning

nospecialfx — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:30:26 -0800

Words of warning: Watch out for squirrels. Keep your kids with you, but don't put them here. And finally, some advice for golfers. (links go to pictures) If you like those, there are more at Funnysign.com and Swanksigns.org (dedicated to the art of mocking public works).

Walldogs

Brandon Blatcher — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:50:03 -0800

"Wall Dogs" were sign painters that crafted ads directly on the walls of buildings (in time becoming Ghost Signs, previously posted on Mefi 1, 2, 3) and their craft is not dead.

Degree Zero

nasreddin — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:28:04 -0800

For Roland Barthes, the Death of the Author came on March 23, 1980, in the form of a car speeding down the Rue des Écoles (perhaps that car has become, like wrestling or detergent, another myth); though the Author is gone, his works--texts--remain; they are about history, about fashion, about love, about chopsticks, but fundamentally, they are about signs--as Barthes, once interviewed, said, "Each of us speaks but a single sentence, which only death can bring to a close"--rapidly approaching the end of his sentence, Barthes thought about living together, but the period would be found on his tombstone: écrivain. [more inside]

ASL Videos

alms — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:11:24 -0800

American Sign Language Flash Video Dictionary is a high quality, free dictionary with a huge number of signs. It includes specialized dictionaries of religious signs, conversational phrases, and ASL for babies. Unfortunately it's not possible to link to specific signs, but if you look inside you'll find words from "Abbreviate" to "Zoom" and phrases such as "I cannot fasten my belt," "has he been neutered?" "I already took a bath," "are you married?" and "I need a better firewall."

Idiocratic Design

chunking express — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:52:30 -0800

Idiocratic Design. A look at the signs and logos that litter the world in Idiocracy.

Caution, future ahead.

Brandon Blatcher — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:50:40 -0800

Warning signs from the future. Things to look out for when you get there.

Inflamed what?

handee — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:36:59 -0800

In Wales, signs are bilingual. Sometimes, they get it very wrong

Gender signs

kirkaracha — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:05:37 -0800

Gender signs. A Flickr set and public group of photos of men's and women's bathroom signs from various places. So far these two are the best. (More info.)

Signs of Life

Gator — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:35:11 -0800

"Photographs of signs that transcend their objectivity to reveal our humanity." Signs of Life, in the grand tradition of "Hey, check out these funny/odd/sad/possibly Photoshopped signs from around the world" sites.

Warning, warning signs ahead

mss — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:28:54 -0800

Warning signs ahead. Use caution. Don't be somewhere you shouldn't. No crapping in the woods. I just don't know.

Elton John wig rotation control

Mwongozi — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 04:49:35 -0800

A new book, Signs of Life (which I can't find on Amazon yet), features photographs of spoof signs.
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Will shill for food

shmegegge — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 10:12:19 -0800

Oh... My... God. I can't tell if this is a hoax, but it would seem genuine enough if it weren't so surreal. I mean... advertising. On homeless sign boards. I'm going to go hold my head under the bathwater until I stop struggling, now.

Burma-shave signs

billb — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:28:29 -0800

Farewell o verse
along the road.
So sad to see
you're out of mode.

Giant Woman Licks Man

taz — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 04:50:31 -0800

Post No Bills. At the intersection of life and advertising one may unexpectedly find art, or at least humor. Henry Ho shines a light on it. (42 pages. Or view all thumbnails together)