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1. Don Romano (alt) (thor@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Saturday, 27-Apr-2019 06:26:22 EDT Don Romano (alt)

   The Norwegian sign for "parking" is rectangular and blue, with a white P on it. The sign for "parking prohibited" is round and blue, with a red border and diagonal line across it. What I don't get is why the "parking prohibited" sign does not have a white P on it. Wouldn't that make it way more obvious that the sign is about parking?

   1. Don Romano (alt) (thor@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Saturday, 27-Apr-2019 06:28:36 EDT Don Romano (alt)

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      There is also a similar "stopping prohibited" sign with a diagonal cross on it. For some reason, this sign does not have the letters STOP on it. Or, you know, just a drawing of a hand.

      1. Don Romano (alt) (thor@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Saturday, 27-Apr-2019 06:32:10 EDT Don Romano (alt)

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         Traffic signs kind of resemble a sort of semaphore. With many of the more common signs, you just have to know what they mean, like the inverted triangle of yield sign, or the diamond of a priority road sign. You just have to know what they mean. Had you told graphic designers to come up with these signs today, they would've used more visual metaphors, and the signs would look more like computer icons.

      2. Don Romano (alt) (thor@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Saturday, 27-Apr-2019 06:32:29 EDT Don Romano (alt)

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         Traffic signs kind of resemble a sort of semaphore. With many of the more common signs, you just have to know what they mean, like the inverted triangle of a yield sign, or the diamond of a priority road sign. You just have to know what they mean. Had you told graphic designers to come up with these signs today, they would've used more visual metaphors, and the signs would look more like computer icons.