ANOTHER SIGN of BROOKLYN

by Kevin Walsh

I was in my old neighborhood, Bay Ridge, when I noticed some standout signs along 3rd and 5th Avenues. This one for a bike shop on 5th Avenue and 73rd Street is probably the most unusual one in the neighborhood, where sign standards usually consist of Helvetica on vinyl awnings.

11/13/12

5 comments

John P. Simonetti November 13, 2012 - 4:57 pm

Great sign but I also like the “artwork” on the front of the store; the blue water trickling down and becoming part of the sidewalk. And… those bicycle tires (orange and yellow)… is that bike real?

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Anja November 14, 2012 - 8:13 pm

cool! love the tire colors!

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Stu Detroit November 15, 2012 - 7:35 am

Jazzy! Is there a name for that font, or some font close to it?

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Chee Ef November 15, 2012 - 1:17 pm

The font is called Jokerman.

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Tal Barzilai November 17, 2012 - 6:31 pm

The way it is written almost reminds me of Two Boots, which has many locations over in Manhattan, and is now available at Mets games over at Citifield.

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