{"id":75,"date":"2015-09-14T03:47:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T03:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/?p=75"},"modified":"2015-09-15T01:02:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T01:02:48","slug":"vis-lang-wk-2-assignment-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/?p=75","title":{"rendered":"Vis Lang , Wk 2 Assignment: Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Signs, can be terrible. Much like that film by M. Night Shyamalan (that alien, I mean, c\u2019mon). <\/p>\n<p>I live in Greenpoint, which has a wealth of mom-and-pop businesses and thus a goldmine of bad (though perhaps well-intentioned) visuals. Here are a few I saw on a morning stroll this weekend:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4239-e1442274692958.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4239-e1442274692958-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4239\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-88\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4239-e1442274692958-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4239-e1442274692958-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4239-e1442274692958-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStill not sure what\u2019s going on here, but I think someone ran a marathon? Go them!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4241-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4241\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4241-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4241-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4241-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSo which spa is it? Do I get a two-for-one deal?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4240-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4240\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4240-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4240-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4240-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So only shop here if you have one baby, but multiple kids<\/p>\n<p>There are, however, some really nice ones as well, such as this hand-painted lettering at Greenpoint Tattoos:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4244.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4244-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4244\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4244-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4244-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4244-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally I was going to write about and alter one of the above signs, but then the funniest thing happened. I was at Penn Station, returning from a family dinner in New Jersey. I\u2019d already managed to get lost looking for my outbound train (and then read the slate article about the terrible signage in Penn Station during the ride and lol\u2019d to myself quietly). <\/p>\n<p>When I was coming back into the city, I realized I would finally have to deal with one of those things I\u2019ve dreaded since moving to New York \u2013 weekend rail service changes. I go to swipe my card at the uptown E track, but there\u2019s a sign that says the train isn\u2019t running there. It\u2019s running on the express line. Um. Ok. Would be helpful if you told me which line is the express line. But I figure out it\u2019s the A, so I go to that track and I see this sign:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4263-e1442274906423.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4263-e1442274906423-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4263\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-93\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4263-e1442274906423-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4263-e1442274906423-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_4263-e1442274906423-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Great! This sign tells me I\u2019m in the right place. I\u2019m going to get home alright. But lawd, is it not a terribly written, wordy confusing sign. So I snap a picture of it in good fun (and to post here) and continue waiting for the train. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when I notice that everyone on the platform starts sprinting for the stairs\u2026because the E train has pulled up to another platform. ZOINKS! Gotcha! Damn, MTA. What\u2019s the point of making a sign that says where a train is going to stop if its not going to stop there? And then do that TWO times over? oof. <\/p>\n<p>Luckily, I caught the train. And had proof of another terrible sign. <\/p>\n<p>Heres the improved sign:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Re-Done-Sign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Re-Done-Sign-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"Re-Done Sign\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Re-Done-Sign-206x300.jpg 206w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Re-Done-Sign-702x1024.jpg 702w, http:\/\/www.zoebachman.net\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Re-Done-Sign.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think it does a better job of telling you where you need to be, or at least, where you DON\u2019T need to be\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Signs, can be terrible. Much like that film by M. 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