Look at this monstrosity shortly to open in Camberwell

[tarannau]

Most are just knocked out on a cheapo design package and sent off to the nearest lurid plastic printing firm, with very little design and no 'signwriting' skill involved.

I can understand that. But even in the slackest of operations there's someone with a vague bit of pride when it comes to the final result. Someone has to handle the file for output, consider a proof.

I've dealt with some cowboys in my time, but that's pretty darn unobservant.

 

[Voley]

 

[perplexis]

only if that makes Garf the funniest man on urban

I see

 

[untethered]

Really? Where do you live then?

In one of the many places that regulate these things more closely than they do elsewhere. Councils have quite a bit of leeway in the matter provided it's in their written policies.

 

[ringo]

Noooooooooooooo(dels)!, that was my nearest pizza place. Luckily the fantastic La Luna isn't too far away up Walworth Road.

BTW the staff of Pomodoro split up the Christmas before. The waiters set up Caravaggios just up Camberwell Church Street near The Castle. Still the same friendly service, food's OK, but no pizzas.

 

[Badgers]

wacky

 

[dessiato]

Apart from the sign, I can't see a problem.

 

[ajdown]

I wonder if it'll be any good? I'm hoping it's one of those "eat what you like for a set price" buffet type place, I miss going to the one in Bermondsey Square since they dropped the buffet.

 

[THINK!]

Perhaps that is how, "Noodles" should be spelt, it makes mor sense.
at the moment = Nood+les , but Noo+dels makes mor sense.

 

[ska invita]

Hideous, garish, cheap plastic signage is, unfortunately, the future for most High Streets.

the present surely

 

[Biddlybee]

Perhaps that is how, "Noodles" should be spelt, it makes mor sense.
at the moment = Nood+les , but Noo+dels makes mor sense.

If that's how you spell more then it probably does to you

 

[editor]

In one of the many places that regulate these things more closely than they do elsewhere. Councils have quite a bit of leeway in the matter provided it's in their written policies.

So you keep telling us. So where is it then?

 

[THINK!]

If that's how you spell more then it probably does to you

try writing it like this... it makes mor sense
If that's how you spell, "more", then it probably does to you.

 

[Bungle73]

It just looks like thousands of other shop signs to me.

Near me there's a dry cleaner's with a sign that says "Barries Dry Cleaners". I don't know if it's a deliberate mistake or their sign writer just doesn't understand how to use the English language and I can't bring myself to go in and ask.

 

[clicker]

Maybe Del owns it. In which case they've spelt 'new' wrong.

 

[echoecho]

what the fuck are noodels?
and even if they did spell it right, shouldn't it be Noodle City without an s?

 

[cybertect]

We used to live opposite 'LAMBET MINI MART'.

A new Chinese take-away opened near to me last year - proudly displaying in big caps that it was apparently in CARLSHALTON, not Carshalton.

[it didn't last long, closed about six weeks later]

 

[vauxhallmum]

An adult education college near me advertises itself as producing 'The Accademics of the future'.

 

[ovaltina]

There are separate arguments about controlling the type of businesses - there are already at least three Chinese restaurants nearby - but surely the council has a duty to regulate the visual environment.

rant over!

Well... under planning rules (as far as i can remember) they can regulate what type of business, but not who owns it or what type of food they sell.

So if a building is designated as retail it can be bought by Tesco/Sainsbury/Lidl as easily as it could by a local organic concern.

Same with restaurants. The council can designate the building as a restaurant but can't say who runs it or what food can be sold there.

 

[vauxhallmum]

We used to live opposite 'LAMBET MINI MART'.

The receipts in the Tate Library are printed with 'Lamberth Libraries' on them. Love that. In a library

 

[hipipol]

I think it looks ACE!!!!!!

I may nip down there on Saturday and have big bowl Noodels for lunch!!!!!


Yummy, yum yums!!!!!
Bet they wont taste as good as these tho

 

[fogbat]

I may nip down there on Saturday and have big bowl Noodels for lunch!!!!!


Yummy, yum yums!!!!!
Bet they wont taste as good as these tho

Ah!

The dignified life of a Promotions girl

 

[tufty79]

I saw this on the way to work earlier this week.

Badly spelled signage fills me with joy. Especially when it looks like they've spent a lot of money on it, too.

Are signmakers staffed by the illiterate? Or are they just merry pranksters? Or do they rigidly stick to the brief, regardless of the dictionary?

i saw it yesterday and wanted a camera with me

i really want to make an album of all of the terrible, terrible signs of south east london

 

[hipipol]

The dignified life of a Promotions girl

Its the expression on her face

I thinks she gonna throw up

Ah, noooo dells, oi loves em

 

[tufty79]

this is all making me want noodles now

 

[ajdown]

Sounds very much like an opportunity for an "Urban Nite Out" to me...

 

[mango5]

Camberwell is not looking or feeling good at the moment. A few rays of sunshine, like the Gay Camberwell programme, and (possibly) Planet Nollywood which has taken over the lamented Red Star/father Red Cap. (((Camberwell)))

 

[tim]

There are separate arguments about controlling the type of businesses - there are already at least three Chinese restaurants nearby

Oh dear the old domino effect, all in all a reactionary foodist post. My mouth is watering just contemplating the way this locale and its ilk are helping to increase slide of your house price.

 

[hipipol]

Oh dear the old domino effect, all in all a reactionary foodist post. My mouth is watering just contemplating the way this locale and its ilk are helping to increase slide of your house price.

Green with envy are we????

Prefer that as a colour scheme for the shop front do we?????

 

[T & P]

Bad signage is not limited to crappy fast food joints though.

I spotted this last week at Harrods: