10/15/2007

driver's needed: glen burnie, md

guess what isn't needed. (thank you jamie)

10/14/2007

restaurant sign: washington, dc

what's really sad is that this sign is across the street from the Lincoln Theatre. ACROSS THE STREET!!!!!!

10/13/2007

drug store: washington, dc

i think i'll go to CVS instead.

10/12/2007

preganant: rockville, md

umm, i think you need help. (thank you diz)

10/10/2007

loading zone: starkville, ms

do dot try this at home. (thank you jason)

10/09/2007

joe's souvenir hq: washington, dc

please tell me they ran out of room.

10/08/2007

10/07/2007

sea wall graffiti: marshfield, ma

these kids are startin' young.

10/05/2007

ken's carry-out: washington, dc

it's best to keep a limited menu.

10/04/2007

closed sign: washington, dc

so close, yet so far away.

10/01/2007

9/29/2007

camera sign: toronto, canada

it feels less like a warning and more like a carnival ride poster.

9/27/2007

ghost sign: northampton, ma

i really like the windows breaking up the words...and how cool to say you live under Always Desirable. (thank you maggie)

9/26/2007

itzah c. kret: washington, dc

this van has been cruisin' the streets of dc for years now.

9/25/2007

heller's bakery: washington, dc


for some reason i always want to call this baker's hell (not because i don't like the sign...it's just how my brain works). oh, and homemade is one word.

9/24/2007

shop hours: takoma park, md

nothing too thrilling here. i just like that they keep tacking a new sign on top of the old one.

9/23/2007

cd's and records: takoma park, md

it actually hurts me to see this kind of apostrophe abuse. sigh.

9/21/2007

post office sign: silver spring, md

apparently there has been some confusion.

9/19/2007

restaurant sign: takoma park, md

managers absolutely doesn't have a clue.

9/17/2007

no loitering: takoma park, md

"no" unnecessary and upside down quotation marks.

9/16/2007

electrik maid: takoma park, md

some fun typography here. notice the lightning bolt on the K.

9/13/2007

boat people sos: washington, dc

first i noticed the name, then i noticed the A and the C. and in case you were wondering, it's a real company.

9/11/2007

costo members: arlington, va

the logo is right behind the sign. sigh.

9/09/2007

9/07/2007

gaines & brown: washington, dc

somebody had a little bit of trouble with the W.

9/05/2007

9/04/2007

alfa omega tax service: washington, dc

i love the imperfections of hand painted signs. the E and X have more personality than the entire neon sign above it.

9/03/2007

9/02/2007

shoe repair: washington, dc

from a distance it looks like a font, but it's actually the paint peeling. oooh, and the colors...fabulous!