tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11965515.post1870071766381189774..comments2023-10-09T11:35:37.953+01:00Comments on Cuffe Street: Signs for ImprovementCiaránhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12013998074728053786noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11965515.post-44879012881759139782017-07-09T17:43:15.827+01:002017-07-09T17:43:15.827+01:00We should go back to this green standard with deco...We should go back to this green standard with decorated border, but embossed in cast iron for longevity and in mixed case for better legibility. <br /><br />http://i.imgur.com/h8PstCM.jpg<br /><br />There is some argument as to whether we should return all Dublin street signs to Sean Chló (Gaelic Script). I think some high profile, historic streets should return to Sean Chló if these signs need to be replaced anyway, perhaps as a trial run to begin with. LiamOBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11965515.post-82388316300271154352017-07-08T00:21:01.000+01:002017-07-08T00:21:01.000+01:00I think it is a shame graphically that we went fro...I think it is a shame graphically that we went from Gaelic Script to the modern Irish alphabet. However we are where we are. The cast iron old signs also had depth (relief)to them which is what also sets them apart from flat modern signage. Perhaps a design manufactured with 3D printing or Lazer cutting technology could be considered. fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766944928754629115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11965515.post-90488676813161319202017-07-05T21:19:24.926+01:002017-07-05T21:19:24.926+01:00'retro' not 'retor'!'retro' not 'retor'!Ciaránhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013998074728053786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11965515.post-38338488463997162017-07-05T21:18:53.271+01:002017-07-05T21:18:53.271+01:001950s of course, not 1980s, my bad! I've corre...1950s of course, not 1980s, my bad! I've corrected that. happy to avoid retor, but a contemporary Irish font could do the job well.Ciaránhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013998074728053786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11965515.post-11383331039854223522017-07-05T19:28:25.532+01:002017-07-05T19:28:25.532+01:00While the half uncial examples in the street signs...While the half uncial examples in the street signs you show are undoubtedly lovely, they are also of a particular time. I'd be wary of the temptation to just throw a 'celtic' typeface at the Irish name problem. <br /><br />Transport was indeed designed by Kinneir and Calvart, but in the late 50's rather than the 80's. It's world class in what it was designed to do - be readable while moving at motorway speeds. Amsterdam and Berlin both have notable street sign typography, framed by heritage, but not retro for the sake of it. There's an argument that Berliners avoid black-letter street sign typography for pretty much the same reason we should be wary of uncial street sign typography.alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780443793790213296noreply@blogger.com