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Sign Wednesday: Signspotting

Last week I received a book in the mail. The book is called "Signspotting". As you may well know, I am a sign geek. My wife, Jessica, says that I am taking it to extremes, but I think I am just starting. Anyway, this book is incredible if you Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:33 PM by Matt McKee | (Comments Off)
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Sign Wednesday: Bathroom Blitz

One way to judge a restaurant is by going in the bathroom. I actually had an idea of a restaurant that was all about the bathroom. You know the barstools would like like but not function as toilets and the booths would be divided by shower curtins. Of Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:49 AM by Matt McKee | 3 Comments
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Sign Wednesday: iPhone Display

We have an Apple Store in the Kenwood Mall here in Cincinnati. It is an incredible store. I think that if I don't work for Google then Apple would be a nice second. Yesterday I was walking by the store window and saw this: Now don't get me wrong. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 2:34 PM by Matt McKee | 1 Comments
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Sign Wednesday: The Secret Weapon

I know what you are thinking. That is not a sign and this is Sign Wednesday. If you thought this then you are correct. This is not a sign but it is the secret weapon to sign making. This is called a plotter or a large format printer. Now that the introduction Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 11:21 AM by Matt McKee | 4 Comments

Sign Thursday: The Bulliten Board

For those of you who follow this blog I am not changing Sign Wednesday to Thursday but I have been swamped. I will go back to Wednesday and I promise to write about the importance of the large format printer very soon. Let's get on with the show, Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:29 PM by Matt McKee | 7 Comments

Sign Wednesday: Bad Neon

I am a fan of good neon signs. I like the creativity that neon brings and the attention that it brings. Of course like all sign types there are bad ones. Here is a small collection of bad neon. Enjoy. Notice that it says "You The Best". I don't Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 11:42 AM by Matt McKee | 1 Comments

Sign Wednesday: Stop. Please.

This is a continued effort to end all outdoor church signs that have phrases that on them that don't make sense. Here is a prime example: Now there are many ways in which I could go with this phrase but I won't. I will go here though. Instead Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 2:18 PM by Matt McKee | 3 Comments

Sign Wednesday: Oops! The big pet peeve.

I am a Wendy's over McDonald's type of person. I can't say that I like Wendy's new commercials but I do prefer going there for lunch. Recently, I had lunch there and looked out the window to their sign at the road. Here is what I saw: Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:34 AM by Matt McKee | 1 Comments

Sign Wednesday: Very Creative

I love sweet tea. Yes, this makes me a southern boy and I am perfectly fine with that. The biggest problem is once you gross the Ohio River it is as if they don't know what you are talking about when you say sweet tea. Most of the time the response Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:45 AM by Matt McKee | (Comments Off)
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Sign Wednesday: High Expectations

When you put up a sign then expectations are soon to follow. Let's say that you put up a simple sign that says that restrooms are down the hall. One would come to expect the restrooms to be down the hall and not on the opposite side of the store. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:28 PM by Matt McKee | (Comments Off)

Sign Wednesday (A Day Late I Know): Sign Spinning

I know that it is Thursday and not Wednesday but the big news yesterday trumped any sign that I could post. Thanks to all of you who either sent me an e-mail or comment of encouragement. I really do appreciate it. Now on to Sign Wednesday on Thursday. Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 09, 2007 10:46 AM by Matt McKee | (Comments Off)
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Sign Wednesday: Try to spell this

I love naming stuff. I know that many of you know this fact about me but it is very true. Well this Sign Wednesday is dedicated to the longest name known. They even put this name on a sign for us and then made a sign to tell us it is the longest name. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2007 10:38 AM by Matt McKee | 2 Comments
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Sign Wednesday: Area 51

These 5 signs are at the entrance to Area 51. I find this very funny. First, they have posted the same sign twice. I wonder how many tax dollars that cost? Second, don't you think one large sign could have been used instead? Third, I know that I have Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:55 AM by Matt McKee | (Comments Off)
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Sign Wednesday: Centri-Kid Signs and others around campus

Here is a collection of signs around the campus. Some are good... Some are decent... Some are just... Well you be the judge. By the way, what do you use for the letter "C"? We have use "choose" but I don't know if I like that either. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:49 PM by Matt McKee | 2 Comments
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Hand Written Sign Wednesday

Here are 2 signs for your Sign Wednesday. They go hand in hand. Now be honest... How many of you have hand written signs in your ministry spaces? Get ready... SHAME ON YOU! You are sending the wrong message. You are saying that you didn't think ahead, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:21 AM by Matt McKee | 1 Comments
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