{"id":120,"date":"2012-11-15T16:07:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T16:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/?p=120"},"modified":"2012-11-15T16:07:58","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T16:07:58","slug":"bad-signage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/15\/bad-signage\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Signage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s assignment was to find examples of ineffective signage around our neighborhood and then to redo one as an example. Here&#8217;s what I found:<\/p>\n<p>Some signs were very hard to read like the one below. What&#8217;s the name of this salon? I have no idea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00044.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124 alignnone\" title=\"DSC00044\" src=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00044-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00044-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00044-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00044-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then there were signs that were crammed full of words. What is &#8220;EMILY&#8221; up there for? Why is it covering the address? Just confusing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00042.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123 alignnone\" title=\"DSC00042\" src=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00042-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00042-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00042-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00042-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This next one hits close to home because, well, it&#8217;s close to my home. We live on Summit Street. I&#8217;m not sure where that other name comes from, and I&#8217;ve never seen any address with &#8220;Monsignor Delvecchio Place&#8221; so I&#8217;m not sure why they need to share a sign. The only real effect of such small lettering is that most cabs and food deliveries drive right by it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG-20121114-00324.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125 alignnone\" title=\"IMG-20121114-00324\" src=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG-20121114-00324-e1352994448295-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG-20121114-00324-e1352994448295-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG-20121114-00324-e1352994448295-832x1024.jpg 832w, https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG-20121114-00324-e1352994448295.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the beauty that I&#8217;ve decided to redo. This sign is taped (rather poorly&#8230;) to the door of a delicious deli. Their meats are actually delightful, but I wouldn&#8217;t believe the sign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121 alignnone\" title=\"DSC00036\" src=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00036-e1352994331295-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00036-e1352994331295-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00036-e1352994331295-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00036-e1352994331295.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So here is my design. First, I&#8217;ve replaced the hand-written sign with one using a couple nice typefaces. I made the background colorful to still be eye-catching, although maybe not as much as the neon green.\u00a0The items are lined up and given a slight bit of color, enough to stand out from the title. Take a look below and comments welcome<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sign_redo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-126\" title=\"sign_redo\" src=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sign_redo-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sign_redo-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sign_redo-720x1024.png 720w, https:\/\/brettjpeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sign_redo.png 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s assignment was to find examples of ineffective signage around our neighborhood and then to redo one as an example. 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