No sign of a sign
SteveC2018-09-09T19:07:47+00:00
No sign of a sign
I think I’ve spotted an infringement…
Get a man in
SteveC2018-09-09T19:02:43+00:00
Get a man in
Cheeky chappie Tommy Walsh is a ‘celebrity builder’. And while I’d trust him to plaster a wall, I wouldn’t let him anywhere near my computer. Especially with that drill.
Location: Poundland
A new bit of…
SteveC2018-09-09T17:53:47+00:00
A new bit of…?
An advertising hoarding for the Greenwich Peninsula development. Is it the designer’s fault the barrier obscures the text? Yes. The sign only appears in this one location, which they should have checked out first. Sloppy.
Location: Greenwich, London
Musical babies only
SteveC2018-09-09T18:36:49+00:00
Musical babies only
A bizarre airport sign: you can leave your pram here. Or your cello. Is that it? Or are there other items that can be deposited here?
Location: Stansted Airport
White? Not right
SteveC2018-09-09T18:37:38+00:00
White? Not right
White text works fine on a coloured background. It doesn’t work so well on a white background. It always helps to take a look at your design before you get it printed.
Location: Mildenhall, Suffolk
Use our facilities
SteveC2018-09-07T12:20:22+00:00
Use our facilities
Those staff cutbacks must really be hurting. Still, no need to go to the expense of getting a whole new sign made.
Location: La Rochelle, France
Carefur! Hot rid!
SteveC2018-09-18T16:27:38+00:00
Carefur! Hot rid!
I know Japanese people have difficulty telling the difference between L and R in speech, but – in print as well? Maybe they took dictation over the phone.
Location: hotel in Tokyo
Police business
SteveC2018-09-06T16:31:00+00:00
Police business
What better way to decorate the window of a police station that to have a copper standing in the window. Apparently relieving himself. Is that strictly legal?
Location: Geneva
Newspaper blues, pt 1
SteveC2018-09-20T12:09:23+00:00
Newspaper blues, pt 1
Newspapers in TV shows always get it wrong. First paragraph shouldn’t be indented, and it should be justified. And the rest of the article, if you freeze frame, is about impeaching Bill Clinton.
Location: The Pretender, TV show
It’s all in the message
SteveC2018-09-06T16:31:31+00:00
It’s all in the message
Very informative, my car. Always keen to tell me the latest news. Even when there isn’t any news to tell. That’s the message, or lack of message.