Telegraph: The best of Sign Language

Photo of Sign

The Telegraph has run a series of “Sign Language” picture galleries of photos submitted by readers. The The best of Sign Language gathers some of the best of these collections of funny signs. While many play on poor English translations, some are amusing photographic juxtapositions of signs and backgrounds like this one:

Image of Bed and Breakfast

Such sign humor is a way into noticing words in the wild, but ultimately such signs are not how text works in public signage.