signs
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We Will See These Street Signs From The Future Very Soon
Signs From the Near Future — a Tumblr that features photoshopped images that show the upcoming consequences of technology development — has quickly become one of my favourite blogs. Some of the street signs are genius — I have no doubt that we will see them in the very near future.
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All Signage Should Be As Smart As This Hyper-Local Wayfinding Kiosk
We’ve already got smartphones with GPS radios, data connections and mapping software that can tell us where we’re supposed to go. Why on earth would we need additional smart devices in the world to help us get around? Quite simply because sometimes the smart gadgets in our pockets aren’t hip to what we want to…
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The Lost Art Of Painting A Sign
Wander down any highway as recently as 30 years ago, and you’d be confronted by storefronts, banners and billboards that were all hand painted. Sadly, that tradition has declined — but this amazing documentary attempts to shed light on the lost art of sign painting.
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Iconic Yahoo! Neon Sign Being Torn Down
A symbol of the internet’s success, a reminder of the the dot.com crash, and otherwise just a nice-looking neon sign, the Yahoo! billboard has welcomed drivers to the Bay Bridge in San Francisco for more than a decade. Sadly, its time has come.