Inspired by Words in the Wild at lexigraphi.ca here are some intriguing examples of Toronto signage and in once case graffiti.
I like the name of the shop and the round gear-wheel motif of the Bikes on Wheels sign.
Night club for vampires? BITE overhanging the entrance
A new take on getting close: "Pedestrians Must Adhere To Traffic Personnel"
A banner for a lounge with literary allusions (No one writes to the Colonel)
A dentist in the market under a rainbow sign of united smiles
Doughnuts with graphic flare
Wallful of Frankfurter fun
Skull and Bones coffee in an appropriately named Grindhouse
A bit flared by the light coming through the trees on this side street which boasts a unisex hair design under the moniker of Hairsay
Lilliput Hats for all sizes and styles
For a different head trip, head to Head 2 Head
The stylized K of Hooked, the fish shop, catches the eye
On a fence in a park, this ode to the Maple Tree
Transcription = "My maple tree / Is neat to climb, / And there's a special / Branch of mine / Where I can perch / And not be seen, / And watch the world / Go by, and dream."
Back to the coffee theme with the Moonbean
If you know your Latin, you will connect image and word for the Mosca Boutique
The juxtaposition of a Dollarama sign with the graffito on the next building brings to mind filthy lucre. Got to love the spelling: PHILTH
Poetry, a jazz cafe, deserves two shots. One for the mural and one for the name.
Rasta Pasta for Jamaican and Italian fare
Book and record store whose name is inspired by lyrics by Fifth Column: She Said Boom!
Industrial drinking? at Thirsty & Miserable, Purveyors of Fine Ales
Vicki'z at ease with possessive marks
Some are gone some still there. Signs everywhere.
And so for day 382
31.12.2007
Which on the company web site looks slick thanks to the Mississauga designers at Reaction Grafix still retaining that swish T.
And the non-verbal
A door to domestic space on Bathurst street south of College looking smartly like the frames of a graphic novel devoted to canines.
