Saw this over at myconfinedspace
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/discordman/bin/pushbuttonforhope.jpg)
that image reminded me of this similar one:
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/discordman/bin/hammertime.jpg)
and we've all seen numerous versions of this one, I hope?
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/discordman/bin/pushbuttongetbacon.jpg)
Also you may have seen these guys around:
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/discordman/bin/hoolahoop.jpg)
there's a really viral quality to the above memes.
Can you think of other cool and catchy ways to vandalize common street signs?
maybe sticker word-bubbles, or somehow working a meme bomb into the crossing sign image?
Perhaps a simple slap & dash cutout we can market / distribute?
also, does anyone know what font actual american street signs are in?
like these ones:
(http://refineandfocus.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/street-sign.jpg)
I like this idea.
I'll take a look at some common signs in a bit and see if I can come up with any simple meme additions.
With this type of work simplicity is key. Most people who actually pay attention to street signs are driving, and won't stop their car to closely examine someone's alterations(if they do, alterer wins epically).
Will post again in a bit if I come up with anything.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on June 01, 2008, 02:35:42 AM
also, does anyone know what font actual american street signs are in?
like these ones:
(http://refineandfocus.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/street-sign.jpg)
Pull it into Photoshop, and then test a few sans serifs, my guess would be an Arial.
A few quick ideas:
"DRUG FREE ZONE" signs could be sharpied with local prices.
*A dark marker could add an extra arrow to a "ONE WAY" sign <==>
-potentially dangerous if done too well
-"WEIGHT LIMIT: NO FATTIES" - offensive but eye catching.
-anything with the word "LANE" can be switched to "pLANEt"
-SO much could be done with braile if there were an easy way to alter it. Imagine memes spread everywhere in plain view, but only blind people(and the few other braile readers) could understand. I can think of so many funny things that could be done with that.
- http://www.trafficsign.us/w11.html this page provides many more intricate and specific signs, with which much can be done, but these are ones I hardly ever see.
I need to go get gas before tomorrow morning, so I'll go do that now, and keep my eyes peeled for good targets on the way. Another thing to keep in mind with potential prospects is accessibility for the altering itself, as well as who will see it. Most of the more popular places in my town at least are going to be crawling with cops at night who would be more than happy to throw you in a cell for a night for messing with public property. It's probably the case that the signs on more rural roads differ in quality and quantity from those in towns, so I'll check out what I see along those more rural roads(but not too rural that no one will see them), and focus on those when I come back.
a little bit of searchlore, and
STREET SIGN FONT.... REVEALED!
Univers Condensed
(http://www.fonts.com/Assets/images/trans1x1.gif)
http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.htm?pid=201365
now with a simple grab of the green color, we're like two steps away from distributing
APE CUM MEMORIAL BLVD.pdf
here's a sample of univers condensed:
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/discordman/bin/univers.jpg)
how does it look?
IMO the letter spacing is a bit wide, but that's easily tweaked. Otherwise, I think we've got a match.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/discordman/bin/APECUM.jpg)
unfortunately the font is copyrighted. Finding a copy will be difficult. Any ideas or resources, cats?
Meanwhile: a fontophile on another website said (guess what) Helvetica Condensed might be close enough. Possibly Arial Condensed. My PC has neither of those for some reason, and I'm having trouble finding a .ttf. Can anyone with those fonts try overlaying some letters onto a green background and see how it looks?
btw:
got the above snippet of univers condensed at this page
http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.htm?pid=201365
click on "try font", and you can type in whatever, then copy image, then paste into photoshop.
unfortunately, MSPaint won't do it for this one. You really do need the sharpness.
there's sites out there that will identify fonts for you:
http://ilovetypography.com/2007/08/19/identify-that-font/
there might be free variants of the font out there, or you can try some more google-fu and find a file called univers.ttf or universc.ttf or you know .. Nomest est Omen ;-)
took about 15 minutes, but I got it
http://maps.civicactions.net/maps/fonts/universcondensed.ttf
:noodledance:
http://www.streetsigngenerator.com/
http://wigflip.com/easystreet/
http://www.allstatesign.com
helpful resources
(http://cache.imagefap.com/images/full/39/208/2085920237.jpg)
http://www.imagefap.com/image.php?id=2085920237&pgid=&gid=1152731&page=0
link related: http://frostfirezoo.com/no-parking-0 :mrgreen:
try googling:
"index of" font -htm -html -php
or
"index of" .ttf -htm -html -php
or
"index of" .pfb -htm -html -php
or
"index of" .pfa -htm -html -php
also you can go to http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ and upload a picture and follow instructions. if you pick a specific font and click through you can discover the font's file name.
fonts are a pretty easy find via google due to their rather small file size.
you can find out which fonts are which at www.identifont.com by answering a series of questions.
if this could be done for real, it would be awesome
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll106/rev_voodoo/share-the-love.gif)
Don't stop with street signs...
Next to Göteborg is a nice lake, and next to said lake is a little salmon-breeding-thing. Sorry I don't know the english word for it.
Anyhow, they had this funny sign that tells about parents being responsible for what their kids do inside the premises bla bla.
And right on that sign was this weird little guy, right arm up and uniform...
As a person born in germany I found it was my duty to take out a pen and give him a beard. Couldn't resist...
Less mindfucking, more personal lulz - would be better in Germany as most people there still don't laugh comfortably at the 3rd reich.
(http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5581/200806030010largedb1.th.jpg) (http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=200806030010largedb1.jpg)
Here's another sign I always liked to put up:
(http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9804/1178930176807ah9.png)
Quote from: planeswalker on July 01, 2008, 11:32:43 AM
As a person born in germany I found it was my duty to take out a pen and give him a beard. Couldn't resist...
Quote
you mean moustache. but yes :)
Quote(http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9804/1178930176807ah9.png)
very cool! got a higher resolution version of that one? i feel like printing it right now :)
Quote from: planeswalker on July 01, 2008, 11:32:43 AM
Less mindfucking, more personal lulz - would be better in Germany as most people there still don't laugh comfortably at the 3rd reich.
Actually, no.
From my experiences, adding Hitler to ANYTHING makes it spontaneously
hilarious, to the broad masses at least.
Quote from: planeswalker on July 01, 2008, 11:32:43 AM
(http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9804/1178930176807ah9.png)
:lulz:
@LMNO: I can't find it in highres but I can vector it for you. I'll be working on a ship till August though so if I'm unable to finish it till friday morning you'll have to wait till then.