Comments on: City changing street sign style http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/city-changing-street-sign-style/ Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:30:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: precitahighs http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/city-changing-street-sign-style/comment-page-1/#comment-7202 precitahighs Fri, 16 May 2008 08:24:33 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/city-changing-street-sign-style/#comment-7202 Go down the street to Treat and Precita, you'll see they stamped "Treat St" into the concrete instead of the real street name, "Treat Ave". Sadly, there are no craftsmen working on signage in San Francisco. Witness the crappy stencil and spray paint "signs" in most of the public parks. Look at the muni signage on the side of telephone poles. Maybe SF should outsource the sign shop to some suburban town, their signs look much, much better! Go down the street to Treat and Precita, you’ll see they stamped "Treat St" into the concrete instead of the real street name, "Treat Ave". Sadly, there are no craftsmen working on signage in San Francisco. Witness the crappy stencil and spray paint "signs" in most of the public parks. Look at the muni signage on the side of telephone poles.

Maybe SF should outsource the sign shop to some suburban town, their signs look much, much better!

]]> By: cmarlboro http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/city-changing-street-sign-style/comment-page-1/#comment-7173 cmarlboro Tue, 13 May 2008 03:25:48 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/city-changing-street-sign-style/#comment-7173 I think it's the same font, but they're digitally stretching the type to (sort of) fill the space rather than using it centered at its normal set width. It's most noticeable on short street names like NOE. It looks like crap, but that's what happens when you rely on jail labor rather than hiring a typographer. I think it’s the same font, but they’re digitally stretching the type to (sort of) fill the space rather than using it centered at its normal set width. It’s most noticeable on short street names like NOE. It looks like crap, but that’s what happens when you rely on jail labor rather than hiring a typographer.

]]> By: Richard Ault http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/city-changing-street-sign-style/comment-page-1/#comment-7171 Richard Ault Mon, 12 May 2008 20:44:43 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/city-changing-street-sign-style/#comment-7171 seems like a less readable font for sure. Kind of spread out widthwise. Although it's hard to tell from a pic. seems like a less readable font for sure. Kind of spread out widthwise. Although it’s hard to tell from a pic.

]]> By: troymccluresf http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/city-changing-street-sign-style/comment-page-1/#comment-7169 troymccluresf Mon, 12 May 2008 20:22:27 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/05/12/city-changing-street-sign-style/#comment-7169 Be thankful <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.779445,-122.480671&spn=0.002425,0.005021&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.77836,-122.48031&panoid=o1ll9kuahSEFwISKuFEhDQ&cbp=1,289.2410753533342,,3,1.4801762430985974" rel="nofollow">these abominations</a> never caught on. A few of those went up in the Richmond maybe a decade ago; thank gods they didn't expand beyond that. (Not to mention the fact that that is 21st <i>AVE</i>, St.) Be thankful these abominations never caught on. A few of those went up in the Richmond maybe a decade ago; thank gods they didn’t expand beyond that.

(Not to mention the fact that that is 21st AVE, St.)

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