Monday, February 27, 2012
goden gate park
Golden Gate Park
This
trip was my fist time ever-visiting golden gate park. I was amazed to find out
how big the park actually was. Also to find out all the different museums and
things the park has to offer. Before I visited Golden Gate Park I was expecting
to see a lot of signage through out the area. I was very surprised to find,
minimal amounts of signs thought out the park.
Signage
played an important role in the development of Golden Gate Park. The park does
not have whole lot of big signs throughout it. I think this I a good thing to
not over whelm the park with lots of signs. It is best to keep the naturally
look to the park and not let it become to over run with signage. The signs do
serve an important purpose for the park. They let you know when you are on park
property. It is important to determine with signs when you are and are not on
park property. The signs outline the length and shape of the park and helped
determine what was public and what is privet. This is especially important for
the public to be able to detriment.
When
comparing and contrasting the different signage systems of the museums it
becomes easy to see how similar they are. The De Young and the academy of since
have similar sign systems. They are both located closer together so it is
important the signs are different colors so people do not get confused. The Academy
of sciences sign has a bright red sign with a star symbol in the middle in
decorating the museum sign. While the DE Young museum has a more dark colored signs.
Both museums have similar signs; they both hang down on from poles on the street.
the different colors make it easier for people visiting the park to figure out
which on is which.
I was not expecting
to see such minimal signage in the park. I think this is a good thing to keep
the naturally look of the park. On the other hand the park does seem to need
more maps, it was hard to find your way around the park. There were not enough
maps so you just have to walk around until you find what you are looking for. It
is important to provide people with the right amount of maps so they can
properly find where they are going.
The most influence
park of singe that I will take away from visiting Golden Gate Park was the
beauty of the nature. Another part of singe that I will take way with me is all
the memorials and statues in the park. I did not know that they had so many through
out the park. It was very interesting to see all the people who help create the
park and also did great things for the city.
I had a good time exploring
Golden Gate Park. Now I have a new way of looking at the signage and how it can
determine public or privet space. Also It is a priority to not over run the
park with too may signs, but also to have a good balance so people who have
never been to Golden Gate Park can fine their way around.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Haight-Ashbury
On
my very first time visiting Haight- Ashbury I was very surprised to see that it
did live up to its stereotype. I was thinking that all the pictures I have seen
were just an exaggeration, but I came to find it really did have a hippie feel
to it. The street sign of Haight-Ashbury is a big tourist destination. The reason
for tourist wanting to come see this famous street sign is that this is the
known site for the start of the hippie movement. Haight-Ashbury is known as the
birthplace of the free love era, most tourist want to get a glimpse of what it
was like back in the sixties.
The
counter culture, which was birthed, in Haight-Ashbury is still a prominent today,
as shown by all the peace signs still there. The counter cuter is usually young
people who do not want to conform to everyone else. The counter culture usually
tries to do the opposite of everyone in order to prove a point and spread his
or her messages. The counter culture is still alive today, for example just
recently the bank was defaced with an anarchists A. The main group that made
this area famous was the hippies of the sixties; you can still see the signs of
this movement. There are still lots of peace signs on storefronts and the head
shops. The smell of weed is also very prominent in this area still today.
During my visit I
was intrigued of how the vibe of this area is so different from anywhere else
that I know of. Although Haight-Ashbury is not far from campus at all the people
how a totally different attitude there and seemly way of living. The atmosphere
is laid back with people sitting and walking around the streets smoking weed.
Tourist will continue to want come visit Haight –Ashbury to try and get a glimpse
of what it was like in the past.
Monday, February 6, 2012
thought paper 2
When
looking at the signs around the USF campus one that stood out the most to me
was the picture I took on the street of the store signs. Out of the many
pictures that I took that day this one stood out the most to me. The group of
sign and the way that they are positioned can make a difference to the way people
feel about them. What really struck me was how all of these signs are so close
together but each saying something different.
The sing is
communicating to the people to show them that this is where the store is
located. Another thing that it is communicating is what items which are sold in
that store. One reads Fulton food shop, then one right next to it reads liquor
and chilled wine. I think these signs are direct to commutate to people what is
sold in the stores, so they will know to come in. without out having this sign
I believe that less people would come in because they would have a harder time
knowing it even exists.
The
sings communicate to the people that this is a place that sells food and
liquor. This communicates a place to quickly grad some items. These signs are
important in creating a sense of place. They help show where the store is
located and what items it carries .By putting all of the signs so close
together creates an interesting view. They are all on top of each other; your
eye goes right from one to the next.
The
sings appear to be on the older side and this helps create part of the atmosphere
of the store. By having an older sign out side it can appear to maybe less nice
of a place opposed to having a brand new bright sign. Having them be all right
on top of each other creates a interesting look and really draw people
attention to the store. These signs serve an important purpose of getting people
to come check out the store and showing them exactly the things that they
carry.
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