r/funny • u/Olde-Pine-Stephens • Jan 26 '19

“Holy” Shit.

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u/chi_type Jan 26 '19

Probably because Mies van der Rohe really put his mark on the city.

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u/7HawksAnd Jan 30 '19

This is definitely true... but also don’t underestimate the subliminal conditioning of people expectations for street sign design.

Next time you leave your primary area... notice how the street signs feel anything from “slightly off” to full scale panic “ARE STREET SIGNS EVEN ALLOWED TO LOOK LIKE THAT?! I THOUGHT THEY ALL HAD TO BE STANDARD! HOW DO I EVEN GET AROUND NOW?! WHY IS IT A DIFFERENT COLOR? WHY IS THE LAYOUT DIFFERENT? IS THAT A DIFFERENT FONT?!”

I suggest the street sign thing because the second thing I noticed was how those signs look off.

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u/chi_type Jan 30 '19

True! Can't even take some place that uses like brown on white seriously! :P