one phrase two ways

One of my tasks at the library is to fulfill sign requests. The most frequent requests are signs for book displays. Sometimes the person putting up the display will clarify what the display is about. Other times I just make my best guess.

The request for "Carve out time to read" came in October so I took this sign in two very different directions and sent both along. It reminded me fondly of my days at the Kent Career Technical Center where we would start our days by sketching logo designs for a fictional business. Often enough you could take the name of the business in more than one direction.

hand painted signs at Cherry Point

 

I told you I was going to take more sign photos this summer! Here's a few I snapped at Cherry Point Farm and Market. It is in Oceana County, not far from my family's cottages and the shores of Lake Michigan and always a part of summer for me. I like to imagine these signs have been at the shop forever but even if they were recently painted I still admire the signs' handmade look!

point the way

Arrows, round one and round two? Pick your favorite size and color?

I adore funky old signs

This spring we ventured to Lakewood, Ohio to celebrate Grandma's 80th birthday at an ice cream shop and a fabulously vintage flavored bowling alley. Love the signs!

On the road

The past few weekends have been full of family functions and travels and I just haven't been making time for art, hence the recent lack of posts. I am going to try to get back on track this week.

I love funky typography. Travel is always a good time to spy new signs of interest. Like this number 2.

Black, white, blue, green seemed to be the color theme. I do love these tennies.