Monthly Archives: September 2014

The Red Scare

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Pat Hart

Generally, the ‘Red Circle and Bar’  means that there are consequences, legal consequences for flaunting the depicted prohibition.  So I wondered what punishment would be meted out for donning this especially saucy stiletto and tromping through the woods in Sochi, … Continue reading →

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Punk-u-ation

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Pat Hart

To All you Cold Cereal Slingers: You will be forgotten before the Cheerios get soggy. Remembering/honoring/appreciating US service men and women is always, always the right thing to do, but must Days Inn simultaneously hawk their truly awful breakfast offering? … Continue reading →

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Consequences

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Pat Hart

In Czech Republic, rather than leaving it at the simple “DON’T DO THIS” red bar, these sign makers created a little storyboard depicting the consequence of weeing on their property. Not a fine, not an arrest, but the potential for … Continue reading →

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The Lure of Danger

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Pat Hart

This image is from Pittsburgh’s new TechShop “a community-based workshop and prototyping studio on a mission to democratize access to the tools of innovation.” Apparently, innovation isn’t for sissies. This picture is a bold reminder of why I don’t do … Continue reading →

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BEWARE: the Arrow of Your Ways

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Pat Hart

  Though complementary angles and balanced negative/positive spaces on this sign (Louvre, Paris) creates a pleasing effect, the arrow is still mysteriously menacing.  Infused a with general Gallic angst, What does it want? Is it chasing me? Pourquoi, moi?, the … Continue reading →

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