Sign of the Week: 11

yeah, I know the last sign of the week was last month.


This sign is somewhere around Bakersfield, where there could be a Taco Bell...somewhere.




still hungry for more taco signs?
previous:
Taco World
thanks:
Violet

Marching Band Invasion

This is episode:2 of my podcast, Overrated Noise. My band, Extra Action is featured in the February issue of
SPIN magazine along with three other marching bands who we love. This podcast is a sampling of each.

1.Extra Action Marching band - "Black Chicken"
2.Infernal Noise Brigade - "Manguera"
3.Hungry March Band - "Jupanese Ju Ju"
4.March 4th - "Crack Haus"
*intro/outro Concord Blue Devils - "Brick House"

scans of the article here:
Blood On the Sousaphone 1
Blood On the Sousaphone 2

Sacramento Signs

Wow! I have to say I've never been in Sacramento, but I want to stop there, the next time I head that direction. This Flicker pool has 254 pictures of vintage neon signs in various states of decay.

via:
boingboing

SF Street Art from Fadedz

San Francisco is covered with beautiful street art, and until now I haven't really found an online album that does it justice. Thank You Fadedz for taking some fabulous pictures of what's on the walls right now, because it won't be there forever, and neither will the walls.

MLK BLVD

Martin Luther king Jr. Blvd, Ave, or Street:
Every city has one, and now there is a Flickr Pool that represents that.
Many of these photos are post-Katrina New Orleans pictures. What does this symbolize? I don't know....lots of different things to lots of different people.

In commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, think about what you can do to help those in need, accross the world, or accross your street. We all need a helping hand sometimes.

Fab Fonts Found on Flicker

Here's two really great collections of pictures of signs, billboards, and Letters.

Type Found by Robot Johnny

Found Type Pool

thanks:
Paula
also see:
RobotJohnny.com

Pictures of Walls

The best part about using public transportation, is seeing which bus stop posters have been tagged since the last time I was there.
My favorite: Kill Phil.

I stumbled across a site that lets you upload and share your favorite pictures of Krylon philosophy, from all over the world.



see also:
rubbish drawings

both links via:
stencil.ro

no salah in the penggunaan closet

This sign comes from the Toilets of World website. I guess something gets lost in the translation. In Arabic "Salah" has something to do with prayer or praying. I don't think that the sign is against praying in the john, but it is against putting your feet on the seat. After all, you wouldn't want to fall in and ruin your shoes.

DO NOT CALL MY CELL PHONE

JUST A REMINDER....31 days from today, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls.

YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS...

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:
888-382-1222.

It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time.
It blocks your number for five (5) years.You need to call from you cell#!
HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS
Here's the web site:
https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

Louis Braille's Birthday!

It's your birthday! Go Louis! Go Louis! It's your birthday!
Just in case you're one of the 10 people in the world who doesn't use Google,
you might not have noticed the homage to Mr. Braille.

Go there Now


Don't take your sight for granted. We are all just a bicycle, car, welding, diving
etc. accident away from being plunged into darkness, and if you make it to old age
having seen everything, you still have Glaucoma to look forward to. I just wrote up
my Braille round-up a few days ago, and this morning I started building a page
on my site dedicated to Braille. Soon it should be complete, and accessible to
screen reader software for the blind.

http://evilsigntist.com/braille.htm
braille round-up

Bonk! watch for over head sign...sign.

I think that this might be a prank, in the same vein as this sign has sharp edges

via:
boing boing

Interactive Phone-vertising

These Norwegian bus stop posters encourage passersby to take photos of themselves in position, and then send the pictures to their friends.
"Look at me I'm the sexiest man alive."



via:
adhunt

2005 SEGD Design Awards Winners

Every year SEGD recognises outstanding work in the fields of Environmental Graphic Design. This includes way finding systems, architectural graphics, signage, exhibit design, identity graphics, civic design, pictogram design, retail and store design, mapping and themed environments.