“Prepare to Laugh: 50 Hilariously Bizarre Signs That Will Leave You Questioning Reality!”
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Image credits: Will Smith
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Image credits: Jason O'Brien
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Image credits: Debbie Gelormine
The debate over side-splitting road signs got heated in 2022, after the New Jersey Department of Transportation rolled out a campaign featuring funny messaging for motorists. Some were so hilarious that the Federal Highway Administration tweeted a warning not to take pictures of them while driving. Soon after, the FHA told New Jersey to ‘cease and desist’. But the state’s senator wrote to the agency, saying other states were doing the same. And so began a blanket nationwide ban, begging drivers to keep their eyes on the road.
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Image credits: Jerry Bizot
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Image credits: Jeff Wilson
A lot more goes into signage than meets the eye. Or so it should be. The International Sign Association (ISA) has members around the world. They’re experts in the signage, graphics and visual communications industry. According to their website, “Successful signage involves more than just creating an attractive arrangement of logos and slogans.” Some of the important things to take into consideration are the materials used, lighting available, placement, typography and size of the sign elements.
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Image credits: Jennifer Bailey
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The ISA advises “How well a sign works for your business depends in large part on how easy it is for people driving or walking by to see and read it. For maximum readability a sign must be detectable, conspicuous, legible and comprehensible.” And we really wish the designers of some of these signs had referred to the ISA site before blindly going about their business.
