The revision’s major purpose is skirting First Amendment rights. The following article originally appeared in the January 24, 2005 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. By now, you may be sick of reading about the American Planning Assn.’s (APA) third version of Street Graphics. This will be the third consecutive month with coverage (the […]
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Street Graphics
The following article was written in 2005. In 1971, the American Planning Assn. (APA) began distributing a book by Daniel Mandelker and William Ewald entitled Street Graphics and the Law. That book recommended the uncompensated taking of signs and control of a sign’s design, message and aesthetics. While the sign industry was making great strides […]
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Penn State/USSC Legibility Study Helps Signshop Earn Variance
Practical application of USSC’s Penn State study helped Mercer Signs obtain variances The following article originally appeared in the July 1999 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. By Wade Swormstedt Nearly four years ago, the United States Sign Council (USSC) embarked on an ambitious study with the Penn State Transportation Institute. Signs of different […]
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How Did the “Street Graphics” Book Misrepresent Dr. Miller’s Research?
A subject being irresponsibly employed to restrict sign size at the local level By Dr. R. James Claus (This article was originally published in the April 1973 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. ) Following are quotes from a letter from Dr. George A. Miller, the well-known experimental psychologist. The letter is largely self-explanatory. Dr. […]
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