Some people are looking for a sign from God, others from the financial market. But what if I told you that a local pub or a fencing academy can put up one that's just as memorable?
Bored Panda collected a list of the funniest signs to start off the week right, and believe me when I say it, they will show you that people are really creative when it comes to getting their message across.
Of course, we also included a few unfortunate attempts to balance things out. Enjoy!
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Sign Posted Outside A Fencing Academy
A Sign That Gets My Full Support
These signs definitely have a lot of personality. And it's precisely what people and businesses want from them. Sick and tired of chain culture slowly making all streets look the same, many city shops are returning to handpainted signs.
Adrian Geach, who has been a signwriter since 1980, told Bored Panda that, "a good sign should be eye-catching, easy to understand and not too wordy with enough negative space around the text or logo, and have a good color scheme."
Geach lives in Wales but can take his brushes anywhere to work on a project. He left school at 16 to undertake a five-year signwriting apprenticeship and said he was lucky enough to be taught by three master craftsmen steeped in the skills of a brush and a pot of paint.
After learning the trade, Geach set up a sign makers business specializing in exhibition and display graphics and embraced the new vinyl and large format technology that was just coming to the fore.
I Thought It Was Weird Someone Put Tape Over The Sign
First time my wife saw a Belted Galloway, it was from a distance and she asked me, "Why do you think they wrapped that cow in a bandage?"
Adrian has been successfully involved in all areas of signage and graphics for decades but not that long ago, he went back to his roots and now concentrates on traditional signwriting.
With the current resurgence of interest in signwriting and hand-rendered work, he utilizes his skills to offer clients a more personal, unique, environmentally friendly, and organic signage solution using old-fashioned materials and techniques.
"A sign might only be looked at for a few seconds so it needs to leave an impression within this time frame, hence the less is more approach," he said.
This Sign On A Beach In Lithuania
Shop Sign In Kyoto, Japan
"There are many factors to take into account when designing a sign but the most important thing is to make sure it doesn't get lost in its surroundings," Geach revealed.
"A bad sign is too much lettering, not enough space around or in-between text and logos, and bad color choices."
Los Angeles Ice Cream Truck Owner Is Tired Of Social Media Influencers Trying To Get Free Ice Cream For Mentions
"We’ve decided to make this thing official with signage. We truly don’t care if you’re an Influencer, or how many followers you have. We will never give you a free ice cream in exchange for a post on your social media page. It’s literally a $4 item... Well now it’s $8 for you."
This Wet Floor Sign At The Toronto Aquarium
But signwriting can even be risky! "You use all your senses … not losing your balance while keeping a steady hand," Manuel Griñón Montes of Pincel Signs and Murals said. "I once had a passer-by threaten to kick my ladder while I was 3.5m (over 11 feet) high."
Luckily for us, nothing is stopping these skilled and witty creatives!
Let's Not Ruin It By Calling Out Colors Or Sides. Just Enjoy The Sign For What It Says
This Sign In Front Of A Bunch Of Venus Flytrap
All Or Nothing! A Sign From A Local Business
Housemate Put This Sign On Our Door After Amazon Repeatedly Posted "Sorry We Missed You" Cards Whilst We Were Home
This Sign I Found At A Local Movie Theater
This Sign At The Entrance To My In-Laws Retirement Community
Sign In A Taxi Cab
A Few Days Ago A Car Drove Through An Arby's. This Was Their Sign Today
This Sign Outside A Local Pub
Friend Saw This On Her Walk This Morning
The Sign At The Pizza Place I Go To
This Sign At A Local Vet
To be fair, we should not insult dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were destroyed by an outside factor. It is only humans who allow their stupidity and recklessness to be the cause of their own demise. We are our own comet.
Just Doing What The Sign Says
I Work At A Vet Clinic And One Of My Coworkers Put This Up On The Wall
These Guys Sit At This Table Every Morning. The Restaurant Owners Made This Sign To Claim The Table For Them
Sign At A Local Park
Utah Has Its Issues, But It’s Traffic Signs Are Top Notch
This Corn Maze Sign
And the spirits of the less than one-thirds who were left behind became a CORNmunity and swore an oat to always help CORNfused people find their way...I'll leave now
A Sign Outside An Off Strip Casino In Las Vegas
As Long As We're Posting Signs
This Relatable Sign In Ireland
Of course, I've seen this same sign since the 1960s -- every single generation gets fed up with know it all teenagers . . . and those know it all teenagers grow up to be people fed up with know it all teenagers. It's the circle of life.
I’ve Never Seen A Hotel Pool Sign So Blunt Before
Honestly, it's just quite disgusting that they needed this sign to begin with.
Sign At A Local Coffee Shop
Great View With A Fitting Name At The Grand Canyon
One Cardboard Sign To Rule Them All
Sign Posted At A Community Ball Field
'Well if he doesn't practice now, he won't get a college scholarship,' screamed Mrs Tanner.
Local Doughnut Shop Has Some Jokes
This Sign Cracks Me Up
The Sign Outside My Local Coffee Shop
We Were Cleaning Up Our Rental Vacation Home And Found Someone Had Left This Sign In Our Bathroom
It’s My First Time Seeing A Funny Sign Like This
Wonder What The Story Behind This Is
The Accuracy. Fuming
This Sign In An Antique Store
I've had a few garage sales. If it's priced for a quarter, they will still try to get it for a dime. It never stops.
The LED Sign Outside My School Today
Sign My Dad Has Up At His House
This Local Tattoo Studio Has A Sign At The Reception Counter
This Sign Has Been Stolen Too Many Times I Guess
There's a street sign I've always been tempted to take in the area where I used to deliver parcels. It was a street sign for the intersection of Cherry & Beaver.
My Dad Was Responsible For Our Neighbourhood Sign This Week, A Series
Went To Museum And They Had A Working Piano They Had This Sign
Always Look Forward To A New Sign From Them
Saw This Sign While Out Working
Sign Recently Erected In My Neighborhood
Sign I Made For My Dad On Father’s Day
This Tattoo Shops Signs Are Always On Point
This Sign
Great Sign For A Vacuum Shop
A Sign In My School Today
This Sign At My Local Orthodox Church...
What A Confusing Sign
Someone Altered A Deer Crossing Sign In Upstate NY
This Sign At A Pizza Restaurant
Passing This Zoo Sign, I Start Laughing But No One In My Family Seemed To Get It At First
Reminds me of a sign in the Bronx Zoo in the 1960s -- “You are looking at the most dangerous animal in the world. It alone of all the animals that ever lived can exterminate (and has) entire species of animals. Now it has the power to wipe out all life on earth.” But when you looked through the bars, it was a mirror. (Pretty powerful message for 1963.)
My Wife Posted This Sign (On Her Office Door) During Our Holiday Party
A Very Informative Sign I Came Across Today In Nebraska
Highway Sign In Boston
Recursive Programming Be Like
Thanks To All The Rain, The Water Level Fits This "No Swimming" Sign Perfectly
The Town Of Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada Just Erected A New Sign
Best Sign I've Ever Seen. Anyone Have A Goat?
This Beware Of The Dog Sign
The Best Thing About Pregnant Women Is The Free Wi-Fi
Are pregnant women eligible for priority seating if they don't emit Wi-Fi signals?
Dad, Would You Please Stop Messing With The Sign
Just Emptying My Dog
To Inform Staff Of Hygiene Rules
Sign At My Local Shawarma Restaurant
This Smoke Shop's Sign
This Place Always Has Funny Signs
I firmly believe that autocorrect is a little elf who lives in your device and is sincerely trying with all his tiny heart to help you, but he's very very drunk.
This Aggressive Social Distancing Sign At My Hotel
Sign Guy 2020
Sign In The New Orleans Airport Bathroom
Local Wendy’s Meets Its End
Some Signs Are Hard To Interpret, Not This One, Though. The Meaning Is Clear. Cyclists Are To Blame For The Fall Of Christianity
I see, Constantine didn't want us to know about the Four Bicyclists of the Apocalypse.
Fake United Signs Posted At The Airport
Important Sign Seen At The San Francisco Pride Parade Today
Apple could easily have made iphones record horizontal video by default while holding a camera phone upright. For a product advertised as taking great photos, this is the most baffling blunder. Now everybody copies the same blunder.
The Sign At My Son's Little League Field
If seen this at several places before, and tbh, quite sad that people need to be reminded of this
I Feel Like They Need To Keep Updating Their Signs
This Sign I See On My Way To Work Every Day
Vegans can be stuck in traffic too. I would be more helpful if instead of "Go Vegan" the sign said "Use other route." If anyone is curious, the blacked-out sign is a phone number. (Thanks, google image search).
My Father Made This Huge Sign For His Garage Sale
Sign Placement Fail
The Sign I Saw In This Car
Yeah… Let's Put Those Two Signs Together
Jesus's hung around with 12 guys and hooker. I'm sure many an adult film started the same way.
Our City Is Proud To Have The World's Largest Teepee. Someone Vandalized The Sign Last Night
Sign At My Local Motorcycle Shop
Sign At A Pizza Buffet
My New Sign Finally Arrived
This Sign At My School
Thanks Mcdonalds, But I'll Pass
I'd hate to be the one who empties the mouse traps into the bags in the morning.
Oh, Michigan
Welcome to Detroit, people. Oh, and construction lasts 10 out of 12 months. Good luck.
Sign At A Neighborhood Park. Read The Fine Print
This Place Always Puts Up The Funniest Things
Owner Of The Store Is A 70-Year-Old Man Who Changes The Sign Himself Every Couple Of Days. Very Wholesome Indeed
Dairy Queen Near Me Has This On Their Sign
Vegetarian-Bating Sign, Dublin
There Go My Plans For A Part-Time Job
I Think My Hotel Room Sign Is An Oxymoron
Possibly The Best Sign Ever Posted In My Neighborhood
This Sign I Took A Picture By On January 1st Of 2020 Seems To Have Been Incorrect On Its Hypothesis
I hope the sign wasn't in front of a Fortune Teller's shop. Would have been mighty bad for business.
No Such Thing As Bad Publicity. Wally’s Pub Here On The NH Seacoast, Brilliantly Seeing To It
Thought My Yard Sale Sign Might Be Enjoyed Here
This Sign I Saw In The Bahamas
We should introduce them to the chickens at the beginning of this post.
After I Juggled For The Police, My University Library Posted This Sign
Gas Station Makes The Whole Town Laugh With Their Funny Signs
Obviously American Airlines Deserved An Honest Sign Too
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Who Said The Church Didn’t Have A Sense Of Humor
I Get It For The Sign But Did They Really Just Have To Call Us This
My Parents Took Advantage Of The Graduation Sign Trend To S*it On Me For Dropping Out
Technically The Sign Is Not Wrong
Parents' Front Door Sign
Mine : "If you are close enough to read this sign, you are too close."
Apparently You Can't Smoke Alcohol In Santa Monica
Local Traffic Sign Getting A Little Snappy
So Which Is It?
So The Legion In Longbranch Had A Bazaar
Restaurant Drama
At A Bar I Went To
This Sign Was Taped To One Of The Men's Bathroom Where I Work
These Were Signs I Made For A Yard Sale Back In 2017
This Sign For My Local Coffee Joint
Restaurant Sign Fail At The Ulster Hospital
A Helpful Sign At My Local Post Office
This Landlord Sign In My Town Got Vandalized And I Love It
If You See Someone Drowning And Don't Know What To Do
Love These Signs, If Only People Would Respect Other Drivers
No Smoking
This Variation Of The “Now Hiring” Sign At My Local Sonic
A Church Sign I Saw Today. Did They Run Out Of “G”s Or We’re They Trying To Make A Funny? Either Way I’ve Been Laughing All Day
Saw This In Tennessee Last March
That Was Not Very Effective
No Vandalism These premises are protected under video surveillance. Person(s) caught vandalizing this property are subj to be fined video surve
