This is from an art project in Vienna called Delete!, where they covered everything, which could be seen as ads in the Neubaugasse.
This is from an art project in Vienna called Delete!, where they covered everything, which could be seen as ads in the Neubaugasse.
Signs in shopping areas should be limited to one sign as an identifier of the store. Logos should be allowed, but size should be limited–small and near the front door. No advertising of products, no window signs screaming “SALE!”, etc. No fucking video signs, or animated signs of any type–no flashing lights, or physically animated signs.
We need signs to find the store, that’s the purpose to which they should be limited.
Lets move to the KCD or BoTW model, 1 sign above the door showing what you sell / are. No words. Just 1 simple image.
A supermarket near me has a video sign with a motion detector that says “Hey! [something something]” whenever someone walks by. Tempts me to sabotage it every time.
A sticker on the camera/motion sensor might work nicely.
Yes, we do need signs just as navigational aids.
I think this needs to be on a sliding scale, though.
In a pedestrian-focused area like pictured above, yes, a small sign near the front door should be enough. But other places might benefit from larger signs – if you’re trying to locate a shop from a distance while driving down a fast road, you might need a much larger sign to have any hope of spotting it and reacting to it in time to actually go there. So maximum sign size should probably vary depending on how far it is from the nearest road/path and how fast people are moving on that road/path.