{"id":1330,"date":"2012-03-30T12:14:03","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T16:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartsign.com/blog\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2026-02-10T04:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:07:25","slug":"friday-five-signs-as-art-regulation-and-the-supernatural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartsign.com/blog\/friday-five-signs-as-art-regulation-and-the-supernatural\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Five – Signs as Art, Regulation, and the Supernatural"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, March 30, 2012 —<\/p>\n

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Perhaps a <\/em>Hazardous Machine sign<\/em><\/a> like this one could have helped prevent injuries during construction of the East Side Access passage.<\/em><\/p>\n

OSHA Fines Contractor<\/a>\u00a0In less jubilant news, contractors tunneling the East Side Access passage from Long Island to Grand Central Terminal were fined $48,000 by OSHA on Friday. \u00a0This is the second time that MTA contractors have been fined<\/a> in recent days; this citation is in reaction to an incident in which a runaway rail car left two workers injured. This situation highlights the importance of safety reenforcement, which can be implemented by posting precautions and OSHA-regulated procedures in any potentially dangerous work environment. \u00a0Incidents like this one are why SmartSign is careful to offer a comprehensive collection of signs like the one above, designed to ensure your workers\u2019 safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A sign from the \u201cWalk Raleigh\u201d campaign
\n\u00a9 NCSU Student Media 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

Signs Encourage Foot Traffic\u00a0Street art has again<\/a> merged with street signs with one graduate student\u2019s guerilla \u201cWalk Raleigh\u201d campaign. Matt Tomasulo, a landscape architecture and city planning masters candidate at UNC Chapel Hill, is spreading the word that many of Raleigh’s landmarks are located within a thirty-minute walk of each other. \u00a0He’s doing this via street signs, picking three Raleigh landmarks and creating 27 signs on the way to the locations with posted walking distances. \u00a0Tomasulo has since started a \u201cWalk Raleigh\u201d Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0to encourage visitors to start similar campaigns in their own towns. To start a similar project in your city, design signs of your own<\/a> with SmartSign!<\/p>\n

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\nA reminder from the SmartSign collection to drive sober<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Drunk Driver Crashes into Road Sign<\/a>\u00a0A good sign is only as coherent as the person who reads it. \u00a0One speed limit sign in Colorado Springs did not fare so well when 62-year-old David Abeyta crashed into it while under the influence of alcohol last week. He was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, but was subsequently charged with DUI, vehicular assault, and careless driving. \u00a0The last two point to an important underlying message: that beyond strong signage, individual sobriety and respect for those who share our roads is of the utmost importance.<\/p>\n

\"\" A digital billboard of the type that Arizona has just banned<\/em><\/p>\n

Arizona Governor Vetoes Electronic Billboards Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have legalized digital billboards. House Bill 2757 planned to bring 70 electronic billboards to the state in compliance with the Highway Beautification Act. Brewer and others opposed to the bill cited Arizona\u2019s astronomical research industry as the primary objection, since the intermittent light of regularly changing billboards could cause light pollution in a state valued for its dark skies. Brewer\u2019s veto also signifies a powerful economic signal to the Arizona astronomy industry, since it sends a message about the strong valuation placed on the investments that such an enterprise brings.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ad Age reporter Andrew Hampp experiences the \u201cwhispering sign\u201d for
\nhimself\u00a0at the billboard’s SoHo location<\/em><\/p>\n

Hear Voices? It May Be an Ad<\/a>\u00a0The audio technology company Holosonics has paired up with television network A&E on a campaign for the show \u201cParanormal State.\u201d The new billboards are connected to directional speakers that essentially beam a whisper down to a few distinct spots on the sidewalks below the billboard. Passersby hear a woman\u2019s voice mutter, \u201cWho\u2019s there? Who\u2019s there? It\u2019s not your imagination.\u201d The audio tech company’s trademark\u00a0\u201csound spotlight\u201d uses sonic waves to distribute sound to a specific, targeted area to reduce noise pollution, but what are the implications of using such technology on the roads, to announce speed limits or highway exits? Are sound-directive signs a thing of the future or just an anomalous passing fad? Let us know what you think in the comments section below!<\/p>\n

– R. Sapon-White<\/p>\n

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