UniversalHub pointed out another Citizens Connect complaint about the new Clearview street signs. This one made me think though, because the person said:
The capital A is out of proportion to the lower case letters, and it is visually jarring.
They go on to say the all-caps signs are more pleasant, etc. Most commenters, and perhaps the author, seem to believe the complaint is about lowercase letters. Some of the commenters claim that new MUTCD rules require the capital letter followed by lowercase letters, so this sign is what research has shown to be the most legible.
What none of the commenters point out is that the complaint is accurate, the letters are out of proportion. I extract this image from wikipedia:
As you can see, at a consistent font size, the lowercase l should be taller than most capital letters. In the street sign at the top, it is smaller. This is why these signs look so messed up. I went back to a past complaint and found the same thing:
It seems the inconsistent font size is the problem, not the lowercase letters. If we look at a Clearview sign with consistent font sizes and lower case letters, we see a major difference (again, from wikipedia):
That looks much better. The lowercase letters are properly proportional to the capital letters in line with the design of the typeface, no weird changes in font size midway through words. I think these complaints would disappear if Boston would just use a single font size for the street name.
Hello! I have a huge favour to ask you all! I’m entered into the Company magazine casting call competition to become a face of one of their upcoming issues. All I’m asking is for some of you to click here and ‘like’ the image shown above (me in the white skirt), and that’s it! The person with the most votes will automatically win a place in the magazine, and I wouldn’t normally do this but obviously it’s a huge dream of mine to be a part of a huge magazine like Company. If you help me out, make sure you message me so I can enter you into my next fashion giveaway! Thanks so much if you do it!
“Applied DNA Sciences, based in Stony Brook, N.Y., has a new technology that embeds botanical DNA into fibers that can then be sewn into a garment. The DNA is detectable under a specific light and can be assigned to a specific brand. It can’t be copied. The company’s clients include two European luxury brands, which it declined to name.” —
Fashion Fakes Get More Sophisticated - WSJ.com
Isn’t the point of DNA that it is easily copied? PCR anyone?
Tulips are always magical. They always look like they been added by special effects (via Romantisme à l’Eastern Kentucky University (1963-1964). « greensleeves to a ground)
Diamond League New York (Taken with instagram)
Ascot Chang, the best bespoke shirt maker I’ve ever used, just got featured in the Wall Street Journal.
I have an interview with Tony and Justin Chang that will be published soon. It will be featured as part of a special series on custom shirts, so keep an eye out!
It is completely obvious that the WSJ didn’t copyedit this. Kind of a shame.
wtf? I saw outbound N owl service all the time when I would crash in SF… what is the joke?
For the first time in my life I just saw an outbound N. From my window.
This is what I’d imagine seeing an albino, gold plated humpback whale feels like. I did not know they even existed.
Weather balloon.
(Source: frakintosh)
Attn enterprising Allston dudes or ladies looking to Mrs Robinson it up this graduation weekend.
PARTY TIME!!!
“The current streak of Boston-area films makes this town look like a pit of uneducated psychopaths who’d love nothing more than to kill someone who’s not from around here.” —
Why I don’t leave my apartment….
ForEyes ads are local ads and local ads are fresh
To convince me of their patriotism, the Russians sent me home with a USA umbrella (Taken with instagram)
Dinner aka Israeli baby food (Taken with instagram)
Sputnik Tea Cup (Taken with instagram)
march 21, 2011.
come on, boston, it’s supposed to be the first day of spring! why is it snowing?!
because the city loves you and gave you a pretty spring break?
It cost me $35 to take a cab to my hotel room. I assume it was 75% my hotel being in the middle of nowhere (its near the convention center) and 25% me not knowing the area and my cab driver taking advantage.
It was probably 100% Boston having the most expensive cab fares in the country.
“Researchers of Canada: pay attention. Get on this. It’s a fully funded grant opportunity in a very interesting area of research.”
—Lorna Tessier, director of public relations for Canadian Blood Services, quoted in the Montreal Gazette, on a $500,000 grant available for research investigating whether it could be safe for gay men to donate blood. In Canada, as in the United States, all men who have had sex with another man since 1977 are barred for life from giving blood, due to concerns about spreading HIV. No one has yet applied for the grant, which was created 2 years ago.