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1	Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings more books like this by Kerry Miller add to wishlist Kerry Miller's hit website features photos of plaintive notes left for people, citing any number of infractions. There's the classic leaving-the-dishes-in-the-sink, the stealing-your-coworker's-food-from-the-fridge, and roommate-vs.-roommate-thermostat-war. Much like PostSecret.com or FoundMagazine.com, once word got out about this fascinating ... see all copies from £9.50! new only from £9.50!
2	Burma-Shave: The Rhymes, the Signs, the Times more books like this by Bill Vossler add to wishlist A history of the popular advertising campaign, and an anthology of the rhymes that were place along the roadsides as part of that campaign. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.80!
3	The Signmaker's Assistant more books like this by Tedd Arnold add to wishlist Norman, the signmaker's apprentice, is left in charge of the sign shop when the chief signmaker goes out of town. When Norman sees how the people of the town do exactly what his signs say (such as "Stop" and "Do Not Enter"), he decides to create some silly signs to see what happens. Will the people of the town obey such signs as "Eat Your Hat" and ... see all copies from £5.59! new only from £59.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Once Upon a Banana more books like this by Jennifer Armstrong, David Small (Illustrator) add to wishlist Caldecott Medal-winning artist Small and award-winning author Armstrong have created a roller-coaster ride of a picture book told in rhyming street signs that will tickle and delight readers from beginning to end and over and over again. Full color. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Chinglish: Found in Translation more books like this by Oliver Lutz Radtke add to wishlist "Chinglish" offers a humorous and insightful look at misuses of the English language in Chinese street signs, products, and advertising. A long-standing favourite of English speaking tourists and visitors, "Chinglish" is now quickly becoming a cultural relic: preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Chinese government is determined ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.88! \| first editions
6	Lettercarving in Wood: A Practical Course more books like this by Chris Pye add to wishlist The detailed art of letter carving is captured in this resource on carving tools, suitable woods, and alphabetical styles. Progressive exercises and advanced strategies incorporate elements of letter carving, including spacing, family resemblance, and optical adjustment. Instructions are included on how to carve a complete incised alphabet in the ... see all copies from £11.58! new only from £11.58!
7	Walker Evans : signs more books like this by Walker Evans, Andrei Codrescu add to wishlist From the late 1920s until the time of his death in 1975, renowned photographer Walker Evans returned obsessively to particular subjects. His fascination with signs resulted in some of his greatest photographs; billboards and movie posters, newspaper headlines and theatre marquees. This book brings together 50 of these photographs from the Getty ... see all copies from £8.04! new only from £12.05! \| first editions
8	I Read Signs more books like this by T Hoban add to wishlist Thirty familiar signs fill the pages of this handsome book and invite the reader to come in! This combination easy reader/concept book will have children looking and reading before they are aware of it. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from £2.32! new only from £2.32! \| first editions
9	The Wayfinding Handbook: Information Design for Public Places more books like this by David Gibson, Christopher Pullman (Foreword by) add to wishlist Where am I? What can I do here? Where can I go from here? How do I get out of here? Consciously or not, we ask such questions every day as we navigate the places and spaces of our lives. Whether we find ourselves in a museum, hospital, airport, mall, or street in an unfamiliar city, we depend on systems of visual, audible, and tactile cues not ... see all copies from £11.94! new only from £11.94!
10	Making Wood Signs more books like this by Patrick Spielman add to wishlist Valuable--whether you wish to make signs as a hobby or a business. Hundreds of photos. see all copies from £1.25! new only from £10.31! \| first editions
11 view cover	Signs in Our World more books like this by DK Publishing (Creator) add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.19!
12 view cover	Woodworker's Pattern Library: Alphabets & Numbers more books like this by Patrick Spielman, Sherri Spielman Valitchka, Sherri Spielman Valitchka add to wishlist Follow the simple instructions and tips for making signs, pegboards, ornaments, refrigerator magnets, overlays for box covers, cutouts, and many other wonderful projects. With a scroll saw, router, band saw, or carving tool, design a welcome sign for the front door, give all your friends a key chain in their name, put your name and address on your ... see all copies from £6.00! new only from £29.19!
13 view cover	Designage: The Art of the Decorative Sign more books like this by Arnold Schwartzman (Text by), Chronicle Books add to wishlist Designage is a collection of over 300 photog raphs of storefront and other decorative signs taken in 23 c ountries around the world. Chapters are organised by materia l used to make the signs - metal, tile, glass, neon, wood, b rick, etc. ' see all copies from £6.19! new only from £7.43! \| first editions
14 view cover	The world's stupidest signs. more books like this add to wishlist Gathered from offices, hotels, shops and roadsides, this collection of seemingly ridiculous signs offers such examples as: "Elephants please stay in your car"; "If you cannot read this, this leaflet will tell you how to get lessons"; and "Bargain basement upstairs". see all copies from £1.24!
15 view cover	Vroom!: It's Color Time! more books like this by Hunter McKown, David Shannon (Illustrator), Loren Long (Illustrator) add to wishlist Join Jack Truck and his zany friends as they discover different road signs around Trucktown and learn about colors along the way! This book includes 5 colorful press-out play pieces and a large gatefold page at the end that kids can use to create their own Trucktown scene! see all copies from £4.75! new only from £4.75!
16 view cover	Signage Systems & Information Graphics: A Professional Sourcebook more books like this by Andreas Uebele add to wishlist A signage system is much more than just a set of signposts and symbols. As well as its practical application, it helps to create an identity for a space and can add decorative flair to any built environment. Here, Andreas Uebele calls on his own wealth of design experience to explore signage as a point where graphic design and architecture come ... see all copies from £18.15! new only from £18.15!
17 view cover	City Signs more books like this by Zoran Milich (Photographer) add to wishlist Children will delight in these bold photographs of familiar urban scenes and recognize that words are all around them. see all copies from £4.52! new only from £4.52!
18 view cover	Signposts: French more books like this by Edith Baer, Margaret Wightman add to wishlist * Help you - even if you're a beginner - to understand the signs and notices that will confront you on a visit to the country * Show you how to get the gist of them without having to worry about the meaning of each single word * Contain plenty of practice material so that you can check your progress * Give you an idea how the language works * And ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.57!
19	The Sign Painter's Dream more books like this by Roger Roth add to wishlist Clarence the sign painter's life is boring. His job is boring. His signs are boring. And his cat yawns all the time. His only enjoyment is reading about Revolutionary War heroes sacrificing their lives for their country . . . until a little old lady waltzes into his store one day and orders a glorious, magnificent sign--for free. Full color. see all copies from £6.37! new only from £128.11! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Sign Painter more books like this by Allen Say (Illustrator) add to wishlist An assignment to paint a large billboard in the desert changes the life of an aspiring artist. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	Commercial Sign Techniques more books like this by Signs of the Times Magazine add to wishlist see all copies from £19.81! new only from £52.90!
22 view cover	Take Care of Your Business-- Or Someone Else Will more books like this by Michael McKinley add to wishlist see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Signs of the Times more books like this by Klaus Schmidt, B Martin Pedersen (Editor) add to wishlist Whimsical or informative, the signs photographed for this book are a visual explorer's delight. Recorded over decades by a typographer and designer who finds intriguing signs all over the world, the book is a fun-filled read, while giving designers and advertisers, in particular, insightful glimpses into signage art and its communicative potential. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
24 view cover	Vacant Eden more books like this by Abigail Gumbiner, Gumbiner And Hayden, Carol Hayden add to wishlist An unusual roadside photo-essay, providing a poignant, nostalgic look at one of our favorite bygone eras. see all copies from £7.92! new only from £37.77!
25 view cover	This Is Not an Atlas more books like this by Warren Hutchinson, Nick Foster add to wishlist A quirky photographic survey of storefronts that use the word ?world.? see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.67! \| first editions

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