ˆ Jeremy Clarkson wins: UK reviewing all traffic signs

tags : britain , british , department for trans... , department for transportation , departmentfortrans... , departmentfortransportation , dft , road signs , roadsigns , signage , signs , traffic signs , trafficsigns

Clarkson has a thing against roadside signs in the UK: namely, that a great many of them are stupid, and he wants the government to get rid of them. Turns out that Britain's Department for Transportation (DfT) might agree with him, but first they're going to review all the signs in Britain to see how they can make things better. It will be the largest review of signage in 40 years. Among the variety of objectives, the review aims to examine new sign technologies to help manage traffic flow, provide better information, and reduce accidents and emissions. Another unsaid aim of the DfT is probably to get Clarkson off its back, which is always good for everyone. The first DfT meeting will take place next month, with the first plan of action for creating "signs fit for the 21st century" coming in about a year.

posted : 9/24/2008 @10:02:12 PM

ˆ Parking garage signage depends on your perspective

tags : art , australia , axel peemoeller , axelpeemoeller , eureka tower , eurekatower , melbourne , parking garage , parkinggarage , signage , signs

Elvis lives. Tupac lives. And we have just discovered that M. C. Escher is also alive, well, living in Australia, and going by the name of Axel Peemoeller. Designer Peemoeller worked out the math to create, optically, directional signage that appears to hang in the air. Found in the carpark of the Eureka Tower in Melbourne, there's no technowizardy here, just a man with a can of paint and a few severely skewed letters. The result: mindbending. And bloody genius. Well done, Mr. Escher Peemoeller.

posted : 8/8/2008 @7:43:11 PM

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