Here are some ideas for redesign of some markers. I submitted them to the Highway Makeover site some time back, but the site is awaiting update.
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US sign: Similar to the Interstate sign but with the colors reversed. |
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This sign picture similar but using older US sign format. |
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Missouri sign for the numbered highways: background color chosen is red for the Kansas City Chiefs and baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals. Missouri at the top brings back the historic design. I chose the Times New Roman font for "Missouri" for being fairly close to the font used on the 2005-06 Missouri state maps. |
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For the secondary highways I use the same shape and information but use blue for the background because over the past 4 seasons or so the Kansas City Royals have been a secondary team! |
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Albert Calis has submitted 4 designs to the Makeover site. This is my version. Background in blue to match the state flag. State shape in gold to match the sunflower (aka "sawblade"). Since the state standard road nomenclature uses "K##" I stuck a K in the sawblade. The state seal in the upper right of the shield balances the layout. |
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The Old Man is no more; it's time to retire the Old Man design. I based this somewhat on the Idaho shield layout but used blue background to match the NH state flag. |
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The current design of the South Dakota route sign makes use of the state shape, but the square signs leave the state shape too stubby. I simply used the wide-sign version of the state shape and added the state name to fill the top of the sign. |
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In case the PC activists make North Dakota retire the Indian head design, here's a replacement that uses the "twin" status with South Dakota. |
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Albert Calis submitted an idea for the Utah sign. Since Utah state routes are commonly called "U-##" I simply replaced the Salt Lake with a "U." |
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Since California's I-238 gives roadgeeks indigestion, here's the change: the background colors for that shield in "puke green." |
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Last but not least: this Interstate sign belongs on only one stretch of Interstate: Shuster’s Folly. The attempted pig silhouette signifies the pork-project nature. |
US Highways Sign Makeover Site
Page updated 30 November 2006