Glock
A poorly-designed logo for a local locksmith? No. It’s the official logo of one of the world’s most famous sidearms. Glock.
Handrail
A notice on a German airport bus. Designed by someone who has never seen a hand. Or a handrail.
Cow
Wrapper for Milka chocolate. Is it my imagination, or is that cow flirting with me?
Memorial
A First World War memorial in Bury St Edmunds cathedral. They’d never take such liberties with the typography today.
Estates
Good to see an estate agent really pulling out all the stops to sell their property
Ford
Thanks, Mr Ford, that’s really helpful. Happen to know the page number?
Departures
How busy? Three. That’s how busy. Out of how many?
Sauna
Not worth going to the trouble of getting a new sign made
Odeon
The cinema that cares
Pepperoni
Er… there’s no word for Pepperoni in English either
Brett
Hideous logo? Maybe, but all the elements can be rearranged into a rectangle! Cool, huh? Huh?
Luxury home
A whole new meaning of “luxury”
les gentlemen
I’d phone them up, if I knew their phone number
knife
Clearly wasn’t worth going to the trouble of making a whole new sign
cardiac
Bold! Underlined! Italics! Capitals! Must be serious.
rid is hot
Sign in hotel in Tokyo
signwriting
Too many messages, not enough space
pound shop
No expense spared on signage
ADEF
One company, three logos
message
A helpful message in a rental car.
Plaza de Armas
The spacing is hideous, but the hyphenation of Luisiana is unforgivable.
Worship
Look how many fonts I have! I’m going to use them all!
DIY time
I’d trust cheeky chappie Tommy Walsh to tile my bathroom. But I wouldn’t let him anywhere near my computer.
Concept
Yes, I can sort of see what they’re doing. But that’s definitely a capital S.
Max waiting
Do “total” and “only” serve any purpose here?
Printer error
The really funny thing is that this is the printer who printed this programme.
Professional builders
Ah yes… PDS, the logo of Professional Duilding Solutions Ltd.
No sign boards
No sign boards? Really? Not even this one?
A design too far
The logo for OPEC, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Hard to imagine it being any uglier.
Which way?
A helpful road sign.
Every story needs a picture
But some pictures are just wrong. A better way to keep your brain healthy would be to keep it inside your head.
Watch your headlines
Sometimes it really pays to check how your content works on mobile.