Tag Archives: signage

Shingles for sale

by Colin Purrington Posted on June 17, 2012

Had to stop and take a photograph of this drug store sign this afternoon. Would love to know what percentage of the population knows that shingles is caused by herpes virus. My guess is less than 5%. Most people passing … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Photography, Science | Tagged disease, drug store, herpes, pertussis, shingles, signage, vaccination, vaccine, viral, virus, whooping cough, zoster | Leave a comment

Overquoted signage

by Colin Purrington Posted on November 19, 2011

I’ve never understood why people use quotation marks instead of just bolding or italicizing important text. Do they learn this from their “parents”? Is it taught in some “school” districts? Or is it just plain “genetic”? In this instance, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Graphic design | Tagged grammar, quotation marks, signage | Leave a comment

Cell phones make you drunk

by Colin Purrington Posted on November 14, 2011

Not really, of course, but jabbering away on a mobile phone decreases your driving skill just as dramatically. And if you already suck at driving, then you’re probably a real menace, even if you use a fancy hands-free device that … Continue reading →

Posted in Graphic design | Tagged accidents, alcohol, cell phone, driving, intoxication, safety, signage, talking, texting | Leave a comment

Indestructible water molecules?

by Colin Purrington Posted on October 30, 2011

When you’re chaperoning a school trip, you notice things. Annoying things. Shown below is a sign at Philadelphia’s Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center that makes the claim that all the water molecules on Earth are never, ever destroyed — they … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Graphic design, Science | Tagged photosynthesis, science, signage, water | 1 Comment

No pruning sign

by Colin Purrington Posted on September 24, 2011

This sign disappears every month or so during the summer, and I finally stopped and photographed it.

Posted in Graphic design, Photography | Tagged prohibited, pruning, shrub, sign, signage | Leave a comment