Frank Schallmaier, photo editor of the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant, collects photos of STOP signs that have spelling errors. He shared some of his favorites with the newspaper’s readers. (Thanks to Kees Moeliker for sopting to notice Schallmaier’s collection and bring it to our attention.)
“This article set out to examine the role of stickers in urban semiotic landscapes by focusing on their spatial distribution, agency, and linguistic practices involved in their design and production, function and discursive distribution. The analysis of 1191 signs recorded on Digbeth, a street in central Birmingham, UK, has revealed that stickers form the predominant […]
The photo shows Robert E. Lee’s right earlobe crease (ELC) He died at the age of 63, on October 12th 1870, from the effects of coronary artery disease (CAD). The question arises – are the presence of the crease and the fact that he had severe cardiac problems related? Put another way, are ELCs (necessarily) […]
Can you count the different varieties of hysteria on display in the responses (in her comments section) to Jennifer Jacquet’s little test? Here’s Jacquet’s test: “Read this sign (recently photographed at my local Vancouver market, which is owned by Whole Foods) then gauge your response…” The responses will appear after you click on the photo: