Reading the Signs
Some weeks back, a new sign appeared suddenly at the crest of the hill coming into Floyd from the north on Route 8. In a small community like Floyd, anything new is noticed and brings comment. Certainly, the point of signage is to attract attention, and this one got it. There are tasteful signs around town that I both notice and appreciate for their craftsmanship and aesthetic qualities. They bring a positive kind of attention. They tell something about the nature of the business owners who took time and care to create an attractive sign that would make a passerby want to stop and visit. Hopefully, a merchant's public advertizing in their signage will reflect that they've taken into account the larger context of the community and setting into which their visible calling cards are placed. Thankfully, most Floyd merchants are making this choice.
Comments
In Vermont, billboards are illegal everywhere, no exceptions. I also believe that the sign pictured would violate the size limitation for merchant signs in Vermont. That's one of the things I miss - driving through a landscape devoid of billboards!
Sean
Posted by: Sean Pecor | June 20, 2006 6:12 AM
Safe to say that this sign does not fit well with its surroundings, which is a shame. However, one of the things the South avoids are regulations, such as what you can and cannot do with your property. It's a tough call.
Posted by: Jim | June 20, 2006 10:02 AM
We've been having signage "issues" in our county recently with a lot of debate on both sides. We live in a very rural, pristine area of WV, but have a major road(in WV standards, anyway) that goes thru our town. With that has come growth, and unfortunately, huge and gawdy billboards and signs. I guess a point that can me made is that it's a shame that we're going so fast that we need huge and gawdy signs to get our attention.
Posted by: Amy F. | June 20, 2006 10:03 AM
I avert my eyes every time I pass it.
Posted by: colleen | June 20, 2006 11:53 AM
Wow, you're a diplomat!
Posted by: Dave | June 20, 2006 8:57 PM
I've got an idea! Why don't you write a book about it.
Or better than that....JUST GET OVER YOURSELF!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Carl | June 22, 2006 12:22 PM