Signs With Design Errors

[PHLBOS]

In the same vein as the reversed Florida:

Man, that car must have some really slippery leather bench seats. 

[route56]

Spot the error: From US 75 in Holton.


48583 by richiekennedy56, on Flickr

[hotdogPi]

Spot the error: From US 75 in Holton.


48583 by richiekennedy56, on Flickr

ReALLY?

[vtk]

Also, VIA and WEST should be on the same baseline, but I can't remember if they're supposed to be top-aligned or middle-aligned.

[Scott5114]

Center-aligning VIA and top-aligning a cardinal direction is something I've seen in Kansas before, so I'm inclined to dismiss it as KDOT house style rather than a design error.

For that matter, the border on the K-16 shield is nonstandard, but it looks cool.

[J N Winkler]

Special thanks to NE2 for letting me know about the Florida DOT photolog:



How far is it to "arrow"?

[NE2]

A closeup:


Note the old-style arrow.

Several more:



This seems to be an older standard.

[PHLBOS]

A closeup:


Note the old-style arrow.

Several more:



This seems to be an older standard.

Those BGS' look like there were plans for a route shield and/or direction cardinal to be placed in the above-blank spaces.

[NE2]

Here's one with a shield of sorts:

Taken by Gene Janczynskyi, unknown date.

I think there were some with a sun logo for the beaches. Perhaps this had one under what looks like greenout:



And speaking of design, um, errors...

It was bad enough that they've since greened it out: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.835125,-82.030706&spn=0.061279,0.113382&gl=us&t=m&z=14&layer=c&cbll=28.835034,-82.045505&panoid=7VWvzavwnN0mEMtGWiqZ9g&cbp=12,0.05,,0,0

[Zeffy]

And speaking of design, um, errors...

It was bad enough that they've since greened it out: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.835125,-82.030706&spn=0.061279,0.113382&gl=us&t=m&z=14&layer=c&cbll=28.835034,-82.045505&panoid=7VWvzavwnN0mEMtGWiqZ9g&cbp=12,0.05,,0,0

Maybe the sign designer was feeling "down" that day if you know what I mean. 

[jbnv]

And speaking of design, um, errors...

Maybe the sign designer was feeling "down" that day if you know what I mean. 

At least it wasn't shriveled.

[Brandon]

Moar IDOT misteaks:

Something's just a little big.



When right is left and left is right.

[JoePCool14]

IMO, those aren't really  major errors. In terms of Illinois 157, there really isn't anything wrong (ok fine its abnormally large). The EXIT 160 sign isn't really that big of an error.

[Brandon]

IMO, those aren't really  major errors. In terms of Illinois 157, there really isn't anything wrong (ok fine its abnormally large). The EXIT 160 sign isn't really that big of an error.

But, design errors they are.  They're not totally wrong, just designed poorly, hence the point of the thread.

[national highway 1]

Undersized B84 in South Australia

[mcdonaat]

It makes me mad every time I pass this sign!
http://goo.gl/maps/mAEmy

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Undersized B84 in South Australia

Try this for undersized text. Good luck reading it at 75 mph .

[PHLBOS]

While not erroneous in their original form & design, several BWS' along I-84 east of Hartford, CT; some recent ConnDOT repairs (replacing faded lettering & arrows) to several of these BWS' neglected to realize that the signs were BWS' and not BGS'.

White arrow on this BWS along I-84 Eastbound

White and Yellow (for the N) replacement letters on this BWS along I-84 Westbound

Note: all of advance BWS' along I-84 Westbound, containing the same message only have white replacement letters. One example of such and another.

ConnDOT must've ran out of black letters & arrows. 

[busman_49]

This isn't some sort of perspective trick with the camera, the sign really is this wide.

[jakeroot]

This isn't some sort of perspective trick with the camera, the sign really is this wide.

I'm getting a headache looking at that sign...it's like a magic trick.

[Gnutella]

When you run out of digits, don't use letters.

There is at least one blue services logo sign on I-71 near Grove City, Ohio in button copy that has an upside-down L standing in for the 7 in "EXIT 97".  Thought I once got a picture, but can't locate it....

Found it.

[thenetwork]

Oh, how I miss Tim Horton's...I still say they are better than Krispy Kreme -- especially the Tim Bits.

And, on a related note,  I was very surprised at how fast Arby's dropped the little "a" in their new logo.

[Gnutella]

One sign error that amused me was on I-85 in South Carolina. Back when they still had button-copy signs north of Spartanburg, at Exit 102 was a sign that looked something like this:

EXIT 102

S.C.
198

Earl
BlaCkSburg

(arrow)

It's since been replaced with a reflectorized sign.

[PHLBOS]

Found it.

An old movie theater where I used to live almost always used upside-down Ls for 7s in their marquee.

[jeffandnicole]

And, on a related note,  I was very surprised at how fast Arby's dropped the little "a" in their new logo.

So this one I had to look up.  Apparently, that wasn't all that was wrong with the design.  They tried making the hat a 3D hat, while leaving the name 2D.  Then the apostrophe became a meat slicer.  Take a look...it certainly looks like a, um, uh, huh?

It also cost the ad agency its relationship with Arby's.