- Category:
- Common Interest -
- Description:
- The Toronto Transit Commission has an explicit policy of removing and destroying its priceless, unique, and apparently functional old signage – and replacing it with a half-assed clone of New York City signage.
We’ll just see about that, won’t we? - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
Adina
Colin
- Name:
- Save TTC Signs
- Category:
- Common Interest -
- Description:
- The Toronto Transit Commission has an explicit policy of removing and destroying its priceless, unique, and apparently functional old signage – and replacing it with a half-assed clone of New York City signage.
We’ll just see about that, won’t we? - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
- News:
- • TTC staff are trying to secure advance permission to gut, destroy, and remodel any of 63 subway stations in any manner they want. This would be a good time to voice an opinion.
http://joeclark.org/design/signage/TTC/diversify/
• With thanks to everyone who supported me (i.e., everyone not in the employ of the TTC).
http://joeclark.org/design/signage/TTC/2007/
• Yet more coverage in _Eye_, with tons of juicy quotes from Adam Vaughan.
http://www.eyeweekly.com/city/features/article/9458
• I addressed the Toronto Preservation Board yesterday, and I got exactly what I wanted: They’re planning to designate all the stations currently slated for renovations, the Bloor-Danforth line, and the Yonge-University line from St. George to Eglinton as heritage properties. This may not have enormous practical effect, but it’s still important.
http://joeclark.org/design/signage/TTC/TPB/
• I’m hosting a tour of Bloor-Danforth-Scarborough TTC stations. Starts at Victoria Park (new) next Sunday, October 28, at 1400 hours sharp.
http://joeclark.org/tour
• You probably noticed my giant 50-page treatise on TTC signage typography.
http://joeclark.org/atypi-ttc
• The _Globe_ has deigned to notice the desecration of Museum station. And whom do they call for a quote? Matt fucking Blackett. The article also gives Giambrone yet another opportunity to reiterate his corporate talking point that all signage should and must be Sheppard-style, which *is the problem*.
http://joeclark.org/design/signage/TTC/news/#T2007.08.04
• I completed and submitted my 13,000-word paper on typography of TTC signage. I will present on the same topic at the ATypI conference in Brighton, when I’ll publish the paper. You’ll be very surprised at what I’ve learned.
• Did you know Adam Giambrone is “on the Facebook”?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=593875314
Just think – he could be your friend.
• The manager who approved the Sheppard signs cannot use them to get out of Sheppard station:
http://www.eyeweekly.com/daily/?p=649
• Giambrone told _Eye Weekly_ that only I am complaining about the function of the Sheppard-style signs. Now that TTC seems to have agreed not to destroy any old signs, it’s time to call Giambrone’s bluff.
What is *your* experience with how well the Sheppard-style signs *work*? Write in with your comments. Remember, this isn’t about looks, appearance, or æsthetics
http://joeclark.org/design/signage/TTC/activism/
• Updates on external coverage through the magic of tags:
http://ma.gnolia.com/people/joeclark/tags/savettcsigns
