Signs

How typography can reveal the culture of a place

This city is just your type. Typography is all around us, hiding in plain sight. The color and precise fonts used for street signs has...

LOL! What’s this “Yield to Bikes” sign doing in the middle...

This week, we reported that Louisville's newest bike lane was installed on Sixth Street. Yesterday, that lane got its green paint (woot!). It also got...

Nulu Bike Rack Mixes Bourbon, Bikes, and Public Art

Following up on the new sculpture-slash-bike-rack at The Green Building called "As the Old Crow Flies" by Jacob Heustis, a few tipsters have written...

Seeing Backwards At The Arena’s Norton Healthcare Plaza

The ribbon may be cut on the KFC Yum! Center, but one vigilant Broken Sidewalk tipster has spotted an embarrassing blemish on the front...

Butchertown’s Church Development Gets A Sign

Last week, the Church at 801 East Main Street planted a new sign advertising office space in the former sanctuary of the Marcus Lindsey...

Awesome Sign Of The Day: Bourbons Bistro

Sometimes, Louisville is just awesome. Took this photo of Bourbons Bistro the day of the Livable Louisville Forum on March 30. Their sidewalk placard...

Signs Of The Times

Sign Sign everywhere a sign Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign As a person who gets...

Don’t Take The Elevator In A Green Building

I came across this sign at the AIA New York's Center for Architecture (which seems to function like our Urban Design Studio) last week....

Holy Condo Watch: Interior Construction Tour

The Church project on Main Street at Shelby Street is in full swing with construction crews shaping individual condos on the interior of the...