Photo Plaque = Ornamental tablet, typically of metal, porcelain, or wood, that is fixed to a wall or other surface in commemoration of a person or event. Translating: Did you take any photos of plaques?Spanish: ¿Tomaste fotos de las placas? Henderson Death Valley Lost City Museum Planeta.com
Photo: Welcome Sign On our list of fave places to visit in Las Vegas: Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, located on the median of Las Vegas Boulevard in unincorporated Clark County, just south of the Russell Road exit on Interstate 15. Always open, free access, free parking. The sign reads “Welcome to Fabulous Las …
Photo: Steve Bridger views the signage, Wayfinding (2003) Signage = Wikipedia: Signage is the design or use of signs and symbols to communicate a message to a specific group, usually for the purpose of marketing or a kind of advocacy. Translating: SignageSpanish: Señalización Google Graph Elsewhere on the WebWorld Signs Gallery WikipediaSignage Improving Signage Planeta.com
Photo: La Paz = Peace Visitors expect to find helpful directions — online and on the ground. Orientation is key. Good signage obeys three simple rules: 1) The information is clear.2) The information is accurate.3) The information is where the visitor is looking. Confusing, obsolete or hard-to-find information leads visitors to question the entire enterprise. …
Photo: La Paz Driving in Mexico, you’ll see a number of signs, many with earnest safety-first slogans. Here are few drivers will encounter. Obedezca las señales = Obey the signsNo maltrate las señales = Do not mistreat the signsNo deje piedras sobre el pavimento = Do not leave rocks on the roadNo Rebase = Don’t …
Photo: 2008 Boneyard Las Vegas – The Neon Museum is one of our local faves downtown and one of the world’s best displays of beautiful, memorable and often illuminated signage. Key Linksneonmuseum.orgBuy [email protected] Questions Who is writing and tweeting about the Neon Museum? Google Mapsg.page/NeonMuseum About the museumNeonmuseum.org – The Neon Museum officially “opened” with …
Buzzwords We are fans of bilingual signage. The case is made succinctly by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir, aka Mark Spencer Turner (@Marcas_Mac) of http://marcas.scot who launched the hashtag: #bilingualsign A bilingual sign tells you more than just where you need to go. It tells you a country has more than one native language. It tells …
Buzzwords Fluker Post = Community-based environmental monitoring Kudos Martin Fluker The Fluker Post research project is a method of wiki-monitoring the visual condition of tracks and trails over time by having park users, land managers and the researcher take repeat digital pictures from a fixed “Fluker Post.” Key Links FlukerPost.com Facebook facebook.com/fluker.post Photos https://get.google.com/albumarchive/114676241519217510044 Headlines …