This is when one of the pubs I went to in the city of Dublin on the busy and famous  street called, Temple Bar. I absolutely love the signage on this restaurant. The N in Norseman is extremely decorative and catches the eye of a reader. Without the decorative N, I believe this pub would not be as popular to eat from.  I also like the contrast on the sign. The white letters against the black background. It was very easy to read overall. The Norseman pub definitely stood out in comparison to the other pubs on the same street. The food and beer were terrific as well!

This weekend I went to Dublin! It was a beautiful city. My favorite part of the trip was visiting the Guinness factory. It reminded me a lot like the Heineken one. I thought this poster was very funny when I took this picture. The typography is a normal sans serif. I like how Guinness and time are both in all caps, making the words stand out that much more. Overall, I think this was a an easy poster to read and a fun one as well.

In Amsterdam, I had the famous Dutch pancake breakfast. I had strawberries, ice cream, and whipped cream on a pancake! It was absolutely delicious. The Pancake Bakery lettering is an exaggerated modern typography. The thickness of each of the lettering made it noticeable and easy to read.The white words go well in contrast against the red background. Overall, I think this was a great sign for a restaurant and easy to identify from a distance.                      

I went to Amsterdam this weekend and got to visit the Heineken Experience tour! It was awesome and so much fun to do. I am so glad I went on this trip. This was definitely one of my favorite parts on this London Study Abroad program. What I really like about the Heineken sign is the "e"s spelled in Heineken. They are called the smiling e's because the bowl is very big on the lettering and almost completes to a full circle. This slab serif Heineken sign has one unique typography that is unforgettable.                                                                              

Here is a picture of a sign from the New Design Museum this past weekend. I like this sign because the contrast with the yellow letters against the black background goes great. I like how it is sans-serif and the thickness of each letter is big making it easy to read. Overall, great design with the shoes around the words as well.

Here is a picture of an example of a way sign directing you on where everything is if you needed help. This sign is from Richmond, which is in zone 4 near the most scenic and country side area in London. I liked this way sign because it pointed you to the directions of the specific destinations you wanted to go and even gave you the distances from where you were standing. Very helpful way sign in Richmond. The only problem is that I had was that I wish the sign would of been yellow or something brighter to stand to a little more instead of black.

I went to Oxford,England this weekend. The city was absolutely gorgeous. The buildings had beautiful architecture with rich history behind them. I visited the oldest pub in Oxford, called the Turf Tavern. As you can see in my picture, this stand was in front of the pub. I love the contrast of the sign and the cursive in the history section and welcome sign. I also like the sign that says, GIN on it. It is clear that the pub is promoting their new drink of gin for the summer. The Gin is in bold big letters in the center of the sign, automatically catching people's attention.

In the U.S, we say "exit here". In England, they say "way out" pointing to the exit. It is noticeable that both countries have different ways to describe how to exit a building.  I took a picture of this "way out" sign because it is everywhere in London. This contrast on this sign is very poor in my opinion. The "WAY OUT" is not bright enough to get people's attention and stand out. A better color to use instead of brown would be for example, yellow against a background of black.

I noticed the Global Kitchen sign in Camden. I like how the "Global" curves as if it looks like a circular globe. There are sarifs in the writing, which I am not the biggest fan of.

This weekend I went to Camden Town in London. The streets reminded me much like Venice board walk. There was bargaining and fast selling of souvenirs and cheap merchandise. What I loved most about Camden was the food stands next to the little river.

While waiting in line to purchase a fresh squeezed lemonade drink and I noticed the interesting sign the stand had. I like how the O and D do not connect and how "LEMONADE" pops out the most. The contrast on the sign is terrific. Everything is well organized and the alignment is easy to read. One thing I would do differently about this sign is change the size of "ice cold". I did not really notice it until I analyzed this picture afterwards. But overall, the design on this stand was better then the other competitor food stands.

Yesterday, I went to the famous Harrods mall. Inside was absolutely beautiful! Harrods is 6 stories high and has a basement level as well. I can safely say, I got lost a few times inside the mall. My favorite part of Harrods was the wine cellar in the basement floor. Being a wine and viticulture student, I was astonished on all of the wine Harrods has to offer. I saw a French wine bottle worth 12,000 Pounds!

In the entrance one of the security guards gave me this map store guide for Harrods. Honestly, I do like it all. I think it is quite confusing. "Harrods" is in the bottom right barely noticeable. At a first glance, I could not tell if this is a store guide for Harrods. Horrible placement with bad alignment and contrast. I personally am not a fan of the Harrods in cursive. Overall, not impressed by the typography and design of this store guide for Harrods.

Got lost in an anti-austerity protest in London. So that happened...

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