Writing, Research, Digital Content
Social comment.
Our cities and architecture reflect and frame our values. They are a physical record of our history and evolving culture. They form our story.
Yet, no single aspect of architectural or physical culture stands in isolation.
The relativity of buildings, to each other, holds its own unique record, forming a narrative, that in juxtaposition, is greater than the sum of its parts.
When that image is strong, few, words are needed to convey the greater story.
Melbourne has more than its fair share of interesting and colourful signs. As someone who only moved to Australia relatively recently, I think part of my fascination with Australian signs is that they are unfamiliar to me. I did not grow up with their colours, shapes or styles and in that sense I find them culturally and aesthetically very interesting.
I think signs can tell us much more about a culture than just the intended utilitarian messages that they convey.
In addition to that we have here the ‘adapted sign’ which is also a feature of Melbourne. That in itself lends a whole a new dimension. Most of the adapted sign’s I’ve seen are too raw to post, but this one was tame and made me chuckle when I saw it.
[P.S. I have no personal position on how many kids anyone has, that’s up to them.]