Thursday, August 19, 2010

Signage en España

Each time I tell someone I am going to Spain they ask me something new. One of the latest questions was how will you read the signs. I didn't really think it would be an issue as most signs have fairly universal symbols on them and it appears I was right.

There are a couple major differences in road signs, instead of our rounded corner rectangles, Spain displays information on circles. Another difference is that we use reversed type and they opted for the classic black on white. I guess my 6 hour drive from Barcelona to Bilbao will give me a good chance to decide which I prefer. I have a funny feeling that Canada and the United States chose reversed type for a reason, but why not try something new.

Some of the other signs I found were a bit busy for my liking, but I thought this one was fantastic!



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