Tag Archive for 'signs'

Sunny Sheffield

We’re doing some work in Sheffield at the moment and while waiting for the meeting took a few shots of some hidden gems (to those of us who haven’t visited Sheffield for a while).

Sheffield Hallam University, Andrew Motion poem

Sheffield Hallam University, Andrew Motion poem (click the image for a larger view)

Stone type on building

Stone type on building

Stone type on building

Stone type on a restaurant called Silversmiths, presumably after the original type on the building

Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens

More nice signs

Last week in Italy I spotted these signs. Supermarkets spend a great deal of effort trying to be authentic, using ‘blackboard’ style signage to signify ‘fresh’ food. Here’s the real deal, from Pitigliano in Tuscany.

Signs with nice script

This second one, well, I just liked the type really.

Street signs with nice type

Retail Safari (part 6) - Liberty tea shop

And finally after all that pounding of the high street we badly needed a nice cup of tea and a slice of cake. Where better than the tea shop in Liberty.
Liberty Tea Shop
Liberty Tea Shop
Liberty Tea Shop
Liberty Tea Shop
Liberty Tea Shop
Liberty Tea Shop
Liberty Tea Shop

Some beautiful signs

In Norfolk at the weekend I spotted these beautiful signs.

High res versions are on our flickr site here.

Burnham Market Fish Shop SignBurnham Market Fish Shop Sign

Burnham Market Fish Shop SignBurnham Market Fish Shop Sign

Some wayfinding(?) inspiration

Aire by Laurent Perbos