I'm just back from a quick trip across Wisconsin to the third annual Wayzgoose at the Hamilton Wood Type Museum -- photos from that later -- but here are a few observations along the way.
I saw this ketchup bottle at a restaurant in Eau Claire:
It struck me as a particularly flagrant example of cause marketing.
In Steven's Point, I saw this fine example of why hyphens are needed between compound adjectives: so that when they're not needed, as in this case, we can all be sure what the meaning was meant to be:
Also in Steven's Point:
The plants you buy at this garden center do best if you put them in the ground and don't think about them.
And finally, this from a small town not far west of Lake Michigan:
I usually try not to fault truly small businesses for their signage, but the way this one tries to combine a curving baseline with a connecting script -- plus that floating possessive letter "s" -- made me wonder if Mom had anything to say about the sign shop that made it.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
A Few Random Wisconsin Photos
Posted at 10:11 PM
Categories: Out and About
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