Signs Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:07:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 These Contemporary Hand Painted Signs Rely on Ancient Methods https://playjunkie.com/these-contemporary-hand-painted-signs-rely-on-ancient-methods/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 18:41:05 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=31151 Chris Mackenzie-Gray paints signs for a living – a niche he carved out for himself after graduating with a degree in graphic design at LCC, with a focus on typography. Working both digitally and by hand, his business – Toucan Signs – offer sign-painting services ranging from very small door numbers to large-scale murals, and […]

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Chris Mackenzie-Gray paints signs for a living – a niche he carved out for himself after graduating with a degree in graphic design at LCC, with a focus on typography. Working both digitally and by hand, his business – Toucan Signs – offer sign-painting services ranging from very small door numbers to large-scale murals, and everything else in between.

“I think a lot of businesses are starting to see how, in a row of shops with neon or plastic signs, a nice piece of handprinted signage can set you apart,” Mackenzie-Gray remarked in an interview with Lecture in Progress. “There’s that tangibility to it. It’s human.”

Amongst his many happy clients are Honest Burgers and the Museum of London, with his painting surfaces also varying, to include brick walls, gloss, shop faces, and glass.

“There’s a few different ways of doing it,” he says. “You can draw a design, print it up on acetate, project it onto the wall, trace it onto wrapping paper, and then use the pounce, (or pounce-wheel), running it over the design perforates the paper, and then use a chalk pad. You put your design on the wall where you want it, bang the chalk pad through, take the paper off and you’ve got a dotted line. A lot of these methods are hundreds of years old; things haven’t changed much at all.”

“I’m so glad that I can do this job, that there are clients that will pay me to do it,” he concluded.

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These Puny Signs in Colorado Will Make You Laugh Out Loud https://playjunkie.com/these-puny-signs-in-colorado-will-make-you-laugh-out-loud/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:20:27 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=26763 Puns and dad jokes. Can you come up with a more fantastic duo? Over the years, people have had conflicting thoughts about these jokes. Some think that they’re all in the name of harmless fun and that, the reason why puns and dad jokes are so good is because they are so bad in the […]

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Puns and dad jokes.

Can you come up with a more fantastic duo? Over the years, people have had conflicting thoughts about these jokes. Some think that they’re all in the name of harmless fun and that, the reason why puns and dad jokes are so good is because they are so bad in the first place. But, some people just can’t be bothered by them, thinking that they’re simply just not good.

Regardless of which side you are on in that debate, we’re pretty sure that you’ll find the signs we’re about to show you below hilarious.

Colorado native Vince Rozmiarek first started putting up these hilarious road signs as an April Fools’ prank. However, it’s no longer April, and the prank is still going on. Not to mention, the signs have put his town, Indian Hills, on the radar, with a dedicated Facebook page that has more than 92K followers from all over the world.

You can groan, cringe, or roll your eyes all you want, but the fact is, 92K people follow the page to get their daily dose of laughter.

If you want to add to the page’s growing list of followers, then be sure to scroll down below.

If nothing else, the page is good for a chuckle or two to help push you through the day.

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Artist Reimagines Ordinary Street Signs https://playjunkie.com/artist-reimagines-ordinary-street-signs/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:15:15 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=17438 Streets signs aren’t exactly known as being an inspiration to many artists, but that’s exactly why Clet Abraham is unique. This Italian artist comes up with creative messages that completely change the meaning of the ordinary signs you see every day. Abraham adds funny twists but keeps the original messages that need to communicate with […]

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Streets signs aren’t exactly known as being an inspiration to many artists, but that’s exactly why Clet Abraham is unique. This Italian artist comes up with creative messages that completely change the meaning of the ordinary signs you see every day.

Abraham adds funny twists but keeps the original messages that need to communicate with drivers and passengers intact. His mission is to make signs less boring by revamping them and making them more appealing.

Check out our favorites below and find more of his work on his Instagram page. Are you a fan of creative art like this or do you think that road signs shouldn’t be messed with?

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This mine design isn't new, but the photo was nice

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Contrabasso, perché la freccia indica il basso?

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14 Hilarious Toilet Signs https://playjunkie.com/14-hilarious-toilet-signs/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:47:36 +0000 https://playjunkie.wpengine.com/?p=802 Designers often have a hard time trying to creating something from nothing. Redesigning something as basic as a toilet sign doesn’t seem like too much trouble, but it’s actually difficult to be original and innovative. Here are some of the best examples we found online. View this post on Instagram #allgender #allgenders #menanwomen #ladiesandgentlemen #toilet […]

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Designers often have a hard time trying to creating something from nothing. Redesigning something as basic as a toilet sign doesn’t seem like too much trouble, but it’s actually difficult to be original and innovative. Here are some of the best examples we found online.

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#toilet #toiletsign #twins #wooden #paint

A post shared by Toilet_Signs (@toiletsignsdays) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYxqqPqht7j/?tagged=toiletsign

View this post on Instagram

Toilet in Vancouver #whatever #vancouver #toiletsign

A post shared by Paul van de Wouw (@paulvandewouw) on

View this post on Instagram

Silly me! #sillyattack #toiletsign 😁😃😄

A post shared by ann ga (@honeyanne18) on

View this post on Instagram

#winner #toiletsign #clouds

A post shared by Riva Starr (@rivastarr) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYvHLe5HuIC/?tagged=toiletsign

https://www.instagram.com/p/BY-8XTKlfzR/?tagged=toiletsign

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Signs Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:07:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 These Contemporary Hand Painted Signs Rely on Ancient Methods https://playjunkie.com/these-contemporary-hand-painted-signs-rely-on-ancient-methods/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 18:41:05 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=31151 Chris Mackenzie-Gray paints signs for a living – a niche he carved out for himself after graduating with a degree in graphic design at LCC, with a focus on typography. Working both digitally and by hand, his business – Toucan Signs – offer sign-painting services ranging from very small door numbers to large-scale murals, and […]

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Chris Mackenzie-Gray paints signs for a living – a niche he carved out for himself after graduating with a degree in graphic design at LCC, with a focus on typography. Working both digitally and by hand, his business – Toucan Signs – offer sign-painting services ranging from very small door numbers to large-scale murals, and everything else in between.

“I think a lot of businesses are starting to see how, in a row of shops with neon or plastic signs, a nice piece of handprinted signage can set you apart,” Mackenzie-Gray remarked in an interview with Lecture in Progress. “There’s that tangibility to it. It’s human.”

Amongst his many happy clients are Honest Burgers and the Museum of London, with his painting surfaces also varying, to include brick walls, gloss, shop faces, and glass.

“There’s a few different ways of doing it,” he says. “You can draw a design, print it up on acetate, project it onto the wall, trace it onto wrapping paper, and then use the pounce, (or pounce-wheel), running it over the design perforates the paper, and then use a chalk pad. You put your design on the wall where you want it, bang the chalk pad through, take the paper off and you’ve got a dotted line. A lot of these methods are hundreds of years old; things haven’t changed much at all.”

“I’m so glad that I can do this job, that there are clients that will pay me to do it,” he concluded.

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These Puny Signs in Colorado Will Make You Laugh Out Loud https://playjunkie.com/these-puny-signs-in-colorado-will-make-you-laugh-out-loud/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:20:27 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=26763 Puns and dad jokes. Can you come up with a more fantastic duo? Over the years, people have had conflicting thoughts about these jokes. Some think that they’re all in the name of harmless fun and that, the reason why puns and dad jokes are so good is because they are so bad in the […]

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Puns and dad jokes.

Can you come up with a more fantastic duo? Over the years, people have had conflicting thoughts about these jokes. Some think that they’re all in the name of harmless fun and that, the reason why puns and dad jokes are so good is because they are so bad in the first place. But, some people just can’t be bothered by them, thinking that they’re simply just not good.

Regardless of which side you are on in that debate, we’re pretty sure that you’ll find the signs we’re about to show you below hilarious.

Colorado native Vince Rozmiarek first started putting up these hilarious road signs as an April Fools’ prank. However, it’s no longer April, and the prank is still going on. Not to mention, the signs have put his town, Indian Hills, on the radar, with a dedicated Facebook page that has more than 92K followers from all over the world.

You can groan, cringe, or roll your eyes all you want, but the fact is, 92K people follow the page to get their daily dose of laughter.

If you want to add to the page’s growing list of followers, then be sure to scroll down below.

If nothing else, the page is good for a chuckle or two to help push you through the day.

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Artist Reimagines Ordinary Street Signs https://playjunkie.com/artist-reimagines-ordinary-street-signs/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:15:15 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=17438 Streets signs aren’t exactly known as being an inspiration to many artists, but that’s exactly why Clet Abraham is unique. This Italian artist comes up with creative messages that completely change the meaning of the ordinary signs you see every day. Abraham adds funny twists but keeps the original messages that need to communicate with […]

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Streets signs aren’t exactly known as being an inspiration to many artists, but that’s exactly why Clet Abraham is unique. This Italian artist comes up with creative messages that completely change the meaning of the ordinary signs you see every day.

Abraham adds funny twists but keeps the original messages that need to communicate with drivers and passengers intact. His mission is to make signs less boring by revamping them and making them more appealing.

Check out our favorites below and find more of his work on his Instagram page. Are you a fan of creative art like this or do you think that road signs shouldn’t be messed with?

View this post on Instagram

This mine design isn't new, but the photo was nice

A post shared by Clet (@cletabraham) on

View this post on Instagram

Contrabasso, perché la freccia indica il basso?

A post shared by Clet (@cletabraham) on

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14 Hilarious Toilet Signs https://playjunkie.com/14-hilarious-toilet-signs/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:47:36 +0000 https://playjunkie.wpengine.com/?p=802 Designers often have a hard time trying to creating something from nothing. Redesigning something as basic as a toilet sign doesn’t seem like too much trouble, but it’s actually difficult to be original and innovative. Here are some of the best examples we found online. View this post on Instagram #allgender #allgenders #menanwomen #ladiesandgentlemen #toilet […]

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Designers often have a hard time trying to creating something from nothing. Redesigning something as basic as a toilet sign doesn’t seem like too much trouble, but it’s actually difficult to be original and innovative. Here are some of the best examples we found online.

View this post on Instagram

#toilet #toiletsign #twins #wooden #paint

A post shared by Toilet_Signs (@toiletsignsdays) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYxqqPqht7j/?tagged=toiletsign

View this post on Instagram

Toilet in Vancouver #whatever #vancouver #toiletsign

A post shared by Paul van de Wouw (@paulvandewouw) on

View this post on Instagram

Silly me! #sillyattack #toiletsign 😁😃😄

A post shared by ann ga (@honeyanne18) on

View this post on Instagram

#winner #toiletsign #clouds

A post shared by Riva Starr (@rivastarr) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYvHLe5HuIC/?tagged=toiletsign

https://www.instagram.com/p/BY-8XTKlfzR/?tagged=toiletsign

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