Tag: signs

October 5, 2015 at 11:42 am

This Film Studio Sign is Made from Compressed Metal Bars

This Film Studio Sign is Made from Compressed Metal Bars

When you look up close, you realize the Elstree Studios sign in Hertfordshire, England is made from compressed metal bars.

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July 30, 2015 at 3:35 pm

Tiny Road Signs Remind City Residents Animals Live There Too

Tiny Road Signs Remind City Residents Animals Live There Too

A fun little reminder for residents of Vilnius, Lithuania.

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June 4, 2015 at 7:35 pm

Picture of the Day: Meanwhile at the Stormtrooper Protest

Picture of the Day: Meanwhile at the Stormtrooper Protest

Darth Vader and a group of stormtroopers are spotted protesting at April’s C2E2—the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo.

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August 1, 2014 at 4:33 pm

Adding Superheroes and Crime Fighters to Neighborhood Watch Signs

Adding Superheroes and Crime Fighters to Neighborhood Watch Signs

If you live in downtown Toronto, Canada there’s a chance you’ve come across Andrew Lamb‘s handiwork. Since 2012 the artist has been wheat-pasting images of superheroes and crime fighters onto Neighbourhood Watch signs in Toronto. The 30-year-old artist and fabricator, who makes his living creating puppets, estimates he has put up about 70 such…

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March 16, 2014 at 5:16 pm

Picture of the Day: Sidewalk Astronomy

Picture of the Day: Sidewalk Astronomy

SIDEWALK ASTRONOMY Photograph by piranhasaurusTex on reddit How cool is this! Spotted at a parking lot in Houston, Texas (Memorial Drive and Dairy Ashford Road) was this guy with a ‘Dobsonian‘ telescope and a sign that reads: This is a telescope. Come take a look at Jupiter. Free According to Wikipedia:…

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March 11, 2014 at 4:22 pm

25 Funny Sign Hacks

25 Funny Sign Hacks

There are signs everywhere. Inside, outside; if you really take a look, you’ll notice that we are completely surrounded by them. Well some people have had enough! That, or they’re just bored. Either way, some citizens have decided to have a little fun at these signs’ expense, reinterpreting them in ways that are both…

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March 9, 2013 at 7:04 pm

Picture of the Day: Calibrating a Digital Billboard

Picture of the Day: Calibrating a Digital Billboard

CALIBRATING A DIGITAL BILLBOARD Photograph by fungiside on Reddit What seems like a bad (or awesome) acid trip is actually a calibration test for a digital billboard. The video (although it appears as an image here) is a test to make sure all of the individual panels are working together to make…

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October 15, 2012 at 3:32 pm

25 Billboards with Fascinating Science Facts

25 Billboards with Fascinating Science Facts

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Science World is a not-for-profit organization/facility dedicated spreading the awe and wonder of science for kids and adults alike. In collaboration with their long-term advertising agency partners Rethink, Science World are well known in Canada for their award-winning outdoor and ambient media campaigns. From billboards and bus shelters…

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September 22, 2012 at 5:55 pm

Picture of the Day: The Street Bar

Picture of the Day: The Street Bar

THE STREET BAR Artwork by CLET Spotted somewhere in France was this fun piece of street art by CLET. The manipulated ‘Do Not Enter’ sign depicts a bar setting with two patrons and a bartender. There’s even a fancy candelabra in the scene! CLET is well known for playing around with…

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June 15, 2012 at 12:53 pm

Artist Turns Street Signs and Boxes Into Transparent Objects

street sign that looks transparent, shows trees behind sign as if see through

Cayetano Ferrer is a Los Angeles-based video, photography and sculptural/installation artist. Cayetano received his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and his MFA from the University of Southern California in 2010. With two exhibitions in L.A and one in Dusseldorf, Germany, his future is looking bright. In the gallery below…

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