For me, it's the New Jersey turnpike trailblazer, by far. Whoever thought that thing was a good idea must have been smoking the reef.
Oversized or Clearview numerals.
Quote from: bugo on November 28, 2013, 08:11:29 PM
For me, it's the New Jersey turnpike trailblazer, by far. Whoever thought that thing was a good idea must have been smoking the reef.
It's supposed to be a cube apparently. It's nowhere near the ugliest. But I would have to say I'm biased, being from New Jersey and all.
Now, if
this is actually the route marker for American Samoa, then it gets my vote.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F1%2F15%2FAmerican_Samoa_Highway_blank.svg%2F500px-American_Samoa_Highway_blank.svg.png&hash=a25c648b973678c06ff26f102e3bdf51c4bd9963)
Honestly, it looks like the tip of a penis. No offense to whoever drew up the vector, I'm just unsure if this is actually a route marker. I hope not. If it isn't a real marker, then nothing gets my vote that isn't horribly manufactured.
Quote from: 1 on November 28, 2013, 08:20:46 PM
Oversized or Clearview numerals.
If there is Clearview
anything in a route shield assembly there is a pretty good indication right there that whoever made it is either high as hell or doing crack.
Quote from: Zeffy on November 28, 2013, 08:25:28 PM
Honestly, it looks like the tip of a penis. No offense to whoever drew up the vector, I'm just unsure if this is actually a route marker. I hope not. If it isn't a real marker, then nothing gets my vote that isn't horribly manufactured.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fecaintlblog.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F09%2Fhighway-1-american-samoa.jpg&hash=c1e391f89ffdcb114ce758b830453eeea0e60878)
I think this one's pretty ugly.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cynthia.boxerman.co.uk%2Fimages%2FCA-1%2520%3D%2520Central%2520America%2520Highway%25201%2C%2520the%2520InterAmericana.JPG&hash=518a0f621a2032743baa76620425d1d16271ebc2)
Quote from: Zeffy on November 28, 2013, 08:25:28 PM
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Honestly, it looks like the tip of a penis.
Well, that's either the widest or shortest one ever, except maybe for mine.
Q: Does he mean widest or shortest?A: I'm not telling.
With the darker green (real-life picture) it's much less obvious.
Quote from: theline on November 28, 2013, 10:39:45 PM
Well, that's either the widest or shortest one ever, except maybe for mine.
Q: Does he mean widest or shortest?
A: I'm not telling.
Well, if you remove the horizontal black line at the bottom and extend the outline to fill... well... yeah, that's pretty much it. I want to say that I don't think it's
that wide... but uh... this is going into a suggestive topic.
Quote from: 1 on November 28, 2013, 10:55:21 PM
With the darker green (real-life picture) it's much less obvious.
I would hope if I was driving I would ignore everything but the route number since it's the only information I really need to know, but with my dirty mind, who knows...
Quote from: bugo on November 28, 2013, 08:11:29 PM
For me, it's the New Jersey turnpike trailblazer, by far. Whoever thought that thing was a good idea must have been smoking the reef.
I
strongly disagree.
The N.J. Turnpike's trailblazer/shield is timeless, distinctive and clear - and the shape is unique.
My
only gripe is the green color, which
sometimes tends to "blend in" on BGS panels.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.state.nj.us%2Fturnpike%2Fimg%2Fnjtp.png&hash=fdf881faaf6ce2d11baf104df28ad3865cd39497)
Quote from: 1 on November 28, 2013, 10:55:21 PM
With the darker green (real-life picture) it's much less obvious.
Some of that is probably the lighting.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.staticflickr.com%2F2184%2F2093876852_2e706f0150_o.jpg&hash=ca525e6095bc603b25c5b96afb3b0e9c6360c4a5)
I'm not a big fan of the NJTP marker either, but it's not the ugliest.
My question for Am. Samoa - Why are there leading zeroes on those signs?
Quote from: Big John on November 29, 2013, 11:07:10 AM
My question for Am. Samoa - Why are there leading zeroes on those signs?
Because Florida.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fa6dmbdF.jpg&hash=4c9f3a6abb5e3288c190c967831cc86de8a283b8)
Also because Virginia...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vahighways.com%2Ferrors%2F011sign.jpg&hash=604099bfc61dd25549314212b7ea0247157eff03)
Mapmikey
some rule about all route numbers having three digits to not convey importance by number length?
E roads in Eurasia have leading zeros. 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 and 09 are 2-digit routes and have them (when they do have them: Spain, Norway, Sweden and Finland certainly drop them, leaving France, Ireland and maybe Portugal actually signing them with the zero) so as to not be single-digit routes and seen as superior. The 001-019 series of 3 digit routes in Asia are basically as they wouldn't fit the zonal pattern of other 3 digit routes. And like 2-digit odd routes 101+, they are later additions (though certainly a few of those are valid - certainly up to 105).
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millenniumhwy.net%2Fnew_signs_ky_2007%2Fnew_signs_ky_2007-Images%2F59.jpg&hash=630b7ebd4d9490a111838caf019d859ba123c09f)
Kentucky's boring circle and the new parkway signage both qualify.
European rectangles are also damn boring. I want to see some American-like shields in this side of the pond...
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on November 29, 2013, 04:29:00 PM
European rectangles are also damn boring. I want to see some American-like shields in this side of the pond...
At least the colors are still different. (In the United States, most state routes and US routes are white.)
Quote from: 1 on November 29, 2013, 04:30:47 PM
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on November 29, 2013, 04:29:00 PM
European rectangles are also damn boring. I want to see some American-like shields in this side of the pond...
At least the colors are still different. (In the United States, most state routes and US routes are white.)
Well, the American and European systems differentiate between route classes differently. American uses marker shapes, European uses colors.
Quote from: NE2 on November 29, 2013, 12:21:53 AM
Quote from: 1 on November 28, 2013, 10:55:21 PM
With the darker green (real-life picture) it's much less obvious.
Some of that is probably the lighting.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.staticflickr.com%2F2184%2F2093876852_2e706f0150_o.jpg&hash=ca525e6095bc603b25c5b96afb3b0e9c6360c4a5)
Tell me there's a 007. It would be licensed to kill. :ded: (I checked Google and don't see one.)
Quote from: Zeffy on November 28, 2013, 08:25:28 PM
Now, if this is actually the route marker for American Samoa, then it gets my vote.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F1%2F15%2FAmerican_Samoa_Highway_blank.svg%2F500px-American_Samoa_Highway_blank.svg.png&hash=a25c648b973678c06ff26f102e3bdf51c4bd9963)
Honestly, it looks like the tip of a penis. No offense to whoever drew up the vector, I'm just unsure if this is actually a route marker. I hope not. If it isn't a real marker, then nothing gets my vote that isn't horribly manufactured.
I think that's supposed to be a native hut indigenous to the islands...
Quote from: cpzilliacus on November 29, 2013, 12:11:26 AM
Quote from: bugo on November 28, 2013, 08:11:29 PM
For me, it's the New Jersey turnpike trailblazer, by far. Whoever thought that thing was a good idea must have been smoking the reef.
I strongly disagree.
The N.J. Turnpike's trailblazer/shield is timeless, distinctive and clear - and the shape is unique.
I
strongly disagree with your strong disagreement.
Yes, the NJTP shield is unique, but from a design standpoint, it's at best questionable. The shield shape is supposed to be a cube (according to multiple sources–and why a cube?...a cube has no relevance as far as I can tell), yet the oblique projection does not seem to impact any of the other design elements. The interplay between the T and P is mildly interesting, but as a combined form, their interaction with the shield shape is not particularly interesting. The N and J appear tacked on–like an afterthought–and splitting them on opposite sides of the shield weakens the concept of "NJ" being a unit. And as a final insult, "TURNPIKE" cutting through the "TP" adds nothing to the composition, is probably unreadable on anything smaller than the giant ground-mounted signs, and just dilutes a feeble design even further.
So in summary, the NJTP shield is a melange of mixed metaphors, poor composition, and incomplete creative thinking. It's iconic–yes; a symbol of the people of New Jersey–yes. But it's also graphic design approaching its nadir.
Quote from: hbelkins on November 29, 2013, 01:13:29 PM
Kentucky's boring circle and the new parkway signage both qualify.
At least a boring circle is well proportioned and, usually, well executed.
I'm not familiar with all of the Kentucky Parkway signage, but I can't say that I like any that I've seen–current or past. The current signage is an outright embarrassment in all regards. But in all cases (as far as I've seen), the shields are too complex and too wordy. People are flying by at 70+ MPH–a 24 or 36-inch shield is not the place to be showing people detailed line drawings of the state capital dome or spelling out people's names.
Quote from: briantroutman on November 29, 2013, 10:16:52 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on November 29, 2013, 12:11:26 AM
Quote from: bugo on November 28, 2013, 08:11:29 PM
For me, it's the New Jersey turnpike trailblazer, by far. Whoever thought that thing was a good idea must have been smoking the reef.
I strongly disagree.
The N.J. Turnpike's trailblazer/shield is timeless, distinctive and clear - and the shape is unique.
I strongly disagree with your strong disagreement.
Yes, the NJTP shield is unique, but from a design standpoint, it's at best questionable. The shield shape is supposed to be a cube (according to multiple sources–and why a cube?...a cube has no relevance as far as I can tell), yet the oblique projection does not seem to impact any of the other design elements. The interplay between the T and P is mildly interesting, but as a combined form, their interaction with the shield shape is not particularly interesting. The N and J appear tacked on–like an afterthought–and splitting them on opposite sides of the shield weakens the concept of "NJ" being a unit. And as a final insult, "TURNPIKE" cutting through the "TP" adds nothing to the composition, is probably unreadable on anything smaller than the giant ground-mounted signs, and just dilutes a feeble design even further.
So in summary, the NJTP shield is a melange of mixed metaphors, poor composition, and incomplete creative thinking. It's iconic–yes; a symbol of the people of New Jersey–yes. But it's also graphic design approaching its nadir.
Agreed 100%.
The NJTP shield does vaguely convey the direction of the route; the forward-facing vertices at the top-right of the cube point diagonally north, and the bottom-left points somewhat towards the opposite direction. At least, that's how I've interpreted it. Unique, but then again, since the other choices in New Jersey are circular (except for the obvious), anything else will stand out.
The current Kentucky parkway signs are quite muddled. Since not many of the parkways intersect, you probably can't confuse them too easily, but as I've read before, they're the product of compromise. Maybe there's a few places where multiple "To foo/bar parkway" signs exist, though.
I'd agree with KY parkway signs. Then you have Australia, where the route markers are now just a green rectangle with the route number in yellow. It's not particularly ugly, but signing the whole system that way really doesn't do the roads any favors.
How about Kentucky's "teardrop" US shield style? Are we allowed to use shield shape variants as "ugliest of"?
Quote from: Steve on November 30, 2013, 09:29:40 AM
How about Kentucky's "teardrop" US shield style? Are we allowed to use shield shape variants as "ugliest of"?
Be my guest. Please. I hate that thing. I don't know where the idea for it came from. Maybe I should ask.
Quote from: formulanone on November 30, 2013, 08:36:05 AM
The current Kentucky parkway signs are quite muddled. Since not many of the parkways intersect, you probably can't confuse them too easily, but as I've read before, they're the product of compromise. Maybe there's a few places where multiple "To foo/bar parkway" signs exist, though.
In Jackson, where I work, I pass a set every day. I'm pretty sure I have a photo.
There might also be some other possibilities in Elizabethtown (BG and WK), Owensboro (Audubon and Natcher) and south of Madisonville (Pennyrile and WK). And I know I've seen "To WK Parkway" signs near where US 68 crosses the Purchase Parkway.
EDIT: Forgot Henderson, with the Audubon and Pennyrile.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millenniumhwy.net%2F2010_TN_Day_4%2FImages%2F2.jpg&hash=367693f31d1f906edda33f577ee671e79b7be5a4)
Found some more photos:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm6.staticflickr.com%2F5146%2F5791962350_ae60561a25.jpg&hash=40819e55bfdf6ef8dc55232594da12f07e3a866e)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.staticflickr.com%2F2694%2F5791967100_d280575eae.jpg&hash=a450f147ff27de318bd5e25081c84aa0eb9d4a45)
Quote from: Steve on November 30, 2013, 09:29:40 AM
Are we allowed to use shield shape variants as "ugliest of"?
If so, I could list several from Virginia alone...
Washington is cool with George Washington's profile of his head and all, but I think it can get a little hard to read since 3 digit routes don't have a stretched shield. Either the shield has to be huge, or good luck reading it.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-qf624e-3wkY%2FTvoo7rs0rEI%2FAAAAAAAAAHM%2FzuLAO8KjF1w%2Fs1600%2FToll%2BSign%2BPhoto.jpg&hash=dfd841df3eb56050c0a0206d05de9f2dfde1b12f)
(Image Credit to WSDOT)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corcohighways.org%2Fhighways%2F509%2F705to99%2F1.JPG&hash=43cdb97582ce36e587bfa713ea1e864d67575c75)
(Image Credit to corco)
Quote from: KEK Inc. on November 30, 2013, 08:02:41 PM
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corcohighways.org%2Fhighways%2F509%2F705to99%2F1.JPG&hash=43cdb97582ce36e587bfa713ea1e864d67575c75)
(Image Credit to corco)
Are those like 10' numerals on that WA 509 shield? There's no way I would be able to read those at a distance.
Quote from: hbelkins on November 30, 2013, 05:20:15 PM
Quote from: Steve on November 30, 2013, 09:29:40 AM
How about Kentucky's "teardrop" US shield style? Are we allowed to use shield shape variants as "ugliest of"?
Be my guest. Please. I hate that thing. I don't know where the idea for it came from. Maybe I should ask.
My guess would be that it didn't really come from anywhere. It was probably created when someone needed to make a US shield, didn't know where from or how to get the correct outline (or didn't care enough to go looking), and decided to wing it.
Leading zeroes or not, 001 sounds pretty darn important. When the Borg are on a course for Sector 001, you know something epic is about to go down.
Nearly every state route marker in Nelsonville Ohio. Some examples on the AARoads shield gallery call it 2002 spec. I call it derpy spec.
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 01, 2013, 06:01:36 AM
Quote from: hbelkins on November 30, 2013, 05:20:15 PM
Quote from: Steve on November 30, 2013, 09:29:40 AM
How about Kentucky's "teardrop" US shield style? Are we allowed to use shield shape variants as "ugliest of"?
Be my guest. Please. I hate that thing. I don't know where the idea for it came from. Maybe I should ask.
My guess would be that it didn't really come from anywhere. It was probably created when someone needed to make a US shield, didn't know where from or how to get the correct outline (or didn't care enough to go looking), and decided to wing it.
Tell that to Indiana and Pennsylvania with their "acorn" shields. Wah! I can't even bear to look at them without them raping my eyes!
Quote from: Billy F 1988 on December 01, 2013, 08:48:36 PM
raping
I'm pretty sure you're not using that word right. And I know we're not supposed to nitpick spelling and grammar, but a certain subset of the population has potential to get really offended when that word is thrown around lightly. You might want to be more careful.
Quote from: vtk on December 01, 2013, 09:00:46 PM
Quote from: Billy F 1988 on December 01, 2013, 08:48:36 PM
raping
I'm pretty sure you're not using that word right. And I know we're not supposed to nitpick spelling and grammar, but a certain subset of the population has potential to get really offended when that word is thrown around lightly. You might want to be more careful.
Quote from: vtk on December 01, 2013, 09:35:14 AM
When the Borg are on a course for Sector 001, you know something epic is about to go down.
The Borg bring back bad memories as well. Think of destruction caused in their wake!
Also for pro tennis players, circa 1980.
Quote from: formulanone on December 01, 2013, 09:56:12 PM
Also for pro tennis players, circa 1980.
YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!
Quote from: vtk on December 01, 2013, 09:00:46 PM
Quote from: Billy F 1988 on December 01, 2013, 08:48:36 PM
raping
I'm pretty sure you're not using that word right. And I know we're not supposed to nitpick spelling and grammar, but a certain subset of the population has potential to get really offended when that word is thrown around lightly. You might want to be more careful.
This thread just got raped.
Agreed with vtk, let's not abuse the word "rape". It's tasteless and trivializes a traumatic situation. There are cleverer ways to describe an ugly shield, anyway. Be creative!
Your mama is so ugly, she looks like an acorn shield.
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 03, 2013, 06:41:57 AM
Agreed with vtk, let's not abuse the word "rape". It's tasteless and trivializes a traumatic situation. There are cleverer ways to describe an ugly shield, anyway. Be creative!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantasticks#Controversy
My eyes! They're stolen!
Quote from: KEK Inc. on November 30, 2013, 08:02:41 PM
Washington is cool with George Washington's profile of his head and all, but I think it can get a little hard to read since 3 digit routes don't have a stretched shield. Either the shield has to be huge, or good luck reading it.
I just think it's weird to have silhouettes of George Washington plastered all over an area that's 2000+ miles from any place George Washington ever actually set foot. But then I suppose it matches the equally incongruous state name.
Quote from: Duke87 on December 04, 2013, 08:21:36 PM
Quote from: KEK Inc. on November 30, 2013, 08:02:41 PM
Washington is cool with George Washington's profile of his head and all, but I think it can get a little hard to read since 3 digit routes don't have a stretched shield. Either the shield has to be huge, or good luck reading it.
I just think it's weird to have silhouettes of George Washington plastered all over an area that's 2000+ miles from any place George Washington ever actually set foot. But then I suppose it matches the equally incongruous state name.
I just think that head profiles don't make good highway shields at all.
(Unless they actually represent a large rock that looks like a face)
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on December 05, 2013, 09:13:30 AM
I just think that head profiles don't make good highway shields at all.
(Unless they actually represent a large rock that looks like a face)
Or they have feathers in the back to give more room (sup ND).
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on December 05, 2013, 09:13:30 AM
I just think that head profiles don't make good highway shields at all.
(Unless they actually represent a large rock that looks like a face)
I think you are correct. The National Park Service used to have heads like that (without a route number) on most of the signs on the George Washington Memorial Parkway leading to his estate at Mount Vernon. But they got rid of the heads (and the Clarendon font) some years ago.
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/PA/PA19480061i2.jpg)
standard '70 spec interstate and US shields. blecccch!
Am I the only one who doesn't see the 1970 spec as outrage porn?
I also hate the PennDOT font.
Quote from: NE2 on December 05, 2013, 10:08:49 AM
Am I the only one who doesn't see the 1970 spec as outrage porn?
it's not as terrible as many of the erroneous shields (see: "acorn"), but as far as a standard design is concerned, it's a pretty terrible design.
'70 spec interstate looks a lot better with 10" numbers on a 24" blank as opposed to 12". as for the US route markers, using the '57 spec California cutout shape on the black square would make things look a lot better, and allow for the same 12" number size.
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/WI/WI19820511i1.jpg)
Quote from: NE2 on December 05, 2013, 10:08:49 AM
Am I the only one who doesn't see the 1970 spec as outrage porn?
No, I don't have a problem with it either.
Those markers do have Pennsylvania 2s, though, so they still fit the thread.
Don't really mind the modern 1970-spec US shields, if done properly (although the modern California-style cutouts are much nicer). And I like the PennDOT numerals.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formulanone.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F12%2FUS220sBus-BedfordRoadScene-ToUS30wSign.jpg&hash=725d561b9387d334d10a6e603b2627ec2587f8ef)
To each their own, I suppose.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on December 05, 2013, 11:14:39 AM
Quote from: NE2 on December 05, 2013, 10:08:49 AM
Am I the only one who doesn't see the 1970 spec as outrage porn?
it's not as terrible as many of the erroneous shields (see: "acorn"), but as far as a standard design is concerned, it's a pretty terrible design.
'70 spec interstate looks a lot better with 10" numbers on a 24" blank as opposed to 12". as for the US route markers, using the '57 spec California cutout shape on the black square would make things look a lot better, and allow for the same 12" number size.
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/WI/WI19820511i1.jpg)
^^
Plover, WI.
:nod:
Anyways, my #1 ugly marker is the USA MUTCD 'county' pentagon - IMHO, those shields are so 'busy' and inconsequential looking that their route numbers simply get lost in the flotsam. My #2 ugly is the MUTCD circle state shield - too plain and uninspiring.
An honorable mention is the Minnesota state shield. During my first drive in the state long ago I kept confusing them with interstate shields and they tend to look totally BLEEECH! after they've had a chance to fade in the Sun for a few years.
Mike
Quote from: NE2 on December 05, 2013, 09:18:03 AM
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on December 05, 2013, 09:13:30 AM
I just think that head profiles don't make good highway shields at all.
(Unless they actually represent a large rock that looks like a face)
Or they have feathers in the back to give more room (sup ND).
Racist.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on December 05, 2013, 09:59:56 AM
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/PA/PA19480061i2.jpg)
standard '70 spec interstate and US shields. blecccch!
Personally, I don't mind the '70 spec'd shields at all (*ducks*). It's the PennDOT font that's ugly IMHO. At least it's not in Clearview.
Looking for pictures of route markers for American Samoa (yes, call me bored), I found this thread. And poked around GMSV for a time. Then I looked at other US non-state territories.
Such as the Northern Mariana Islands, and their route marker. What even IS this thing? It is not a shape of anything I recognize.
https://www.google.com/maps/@15.1511468,145.729535,3a,27.2y,254.84h,88.5t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sUaVnmWv41lJ6ZnCVO94U4g!2e0!3e2!7i13312!8i6656
At least it's not a circle or a square?
I think that I prefer the square or circle...
Quote from: tckma on June 13, 2017, 06:03:41 PM
Looking for pictures of route markers for American Samoa (yes, call me bored), I found this thread. And poked around GMSV for a time. Then I looked at other US non-state territories.
Such as the Northern Mariana Islands, and their route marker. What even IS this thing? It is not a shape of anything I recognize.
https://www.google.com/maps/@15.1511468,145.729535,3a,27.2y,254.84h,88.5t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sUaVnmWv41lJ6ZnCVO94U4g!2e0!3e2!7i13312!8i6656
I'm going to guess it's a latte stone, which appears in their seals and flag as a symbol Chamorro identity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latte_stone
Quote from: PHLBOS on December 10, 2013, 01:47:10 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on December 05, 2013, 09:59:56 AM
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/PA/PA19480061i2.jpg)
standard '70 spec interstate and US shields. blecccch!
Personally, I don't mind the '70 spec'd shields at all (*ducks*). It's the PennDOT font that's ugly IMHO. At least it's not in Clearview.
Am I the only one here that doesn't dislike the PennDOT font?
Wow this thread is back from the dead.
IMHO,
- American Samoa. Seems quite unnecessary to write "American Samoa" on the sign. Wouldn't you already know that?
- Really dislike Kentucky's parkways signs. Don't look like road markers. Don't care about minor politicians. And this is what, the third set of signs for some of these roads?
- As far as stand alone toll road signs, yeah, NJT, for sure.
- As far as state route markers, I have never been a fan of green.
Quote from: ekt8750 on June 15, 2017, 09:57:23 AM
Quote from: PHLBOS on December 10, 2013, 01:47:10 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on December 05, 2013, 09:59:56 AM
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/PA/PA19480061i2.jpg)
standard '70 spec interstate and US shields. blecccch!
Personally, I don't mind the '70 spec'd shields at all (*ducks*). It's the PennDOT font that's ugly IMHO. At least it's not in Clearview.
Am I the only one here that doesn't dislike the PennDOT font?
Not at all. I've never minded the PennDOT font. It has a classic look to it.
Quote from: SP Cook on June 15, 2017, 10:24:17 AM
- Really dislike Kentucky's parkways signs. Don't look like road markers. Don't care about minor politicians. And this is what, the third set of signs for some of these roads?
Same here. I know they were trying to promote the new "Unbridled Spirit" logo, but this is one of the few things the Fletcher administration did that I really dislike. I much preferred the older markers, that used the parkway's initials -- BG and WK -- or with the oversized first letter, and definitely the old Mountain and Daniel Boone parkway logos. And you're right, some of the parkways transitioned to new signs when the politicians' names were added to the roads. Best way to do that, I thought, was adding the little banner atop the route markers as was done for the Mountain and Cumberland parkways.
Quote from: hbelkins on June 15, 2017, 01:48:04 PM
Same here. I know they were trying to promote the new "Unbridled Spirit" logo...
I much preferred the older markers. Best way to do that, I thought, was adding the little banner atop the route markers as was done for the Mountain and Cumberland parkways.
Yep. While the ideal would be to, now that the tolls are gone, just incorporate the roads into the numbered system, the basic retangular signs like "BG" or "WK" and the round logo signs (Mountain was a tree, IIRC, I'm sure you know then all, were far better than the over busy current ones.
I never cared for "Unbirdled Spirit" deal anyway. Kentucky has so many long standing nicknames and mottos that it doesn't need a PR campaign made up one.