Japanese warning signs. I started picking out my favorites but there are too many. It's worth looking at all of them. This is less about "Engrish" than about the particular Japanese style of conveying information graphically. Plus, the obsession with cute personified animals and objects. Judging by these pictures, the Japanese have enormous problems with dog shit and people climbing up on stuff.
Okay, here are some favorites anyway:
Caution, monkeys! Not just monkeys, but monkeys riding monkeys.
Point at your work and say "yoshi!" no idea.
Do not play here! says the stoned-looking bird.
Green is your friend! says the fashion advice bird.
Pedestrians only! says the weird girl riding a bear.
Don't buy things! says the horny ice cream bar.
Change to studless tires! says the girl falling down and showing her panties.
(link from angryrobot)
February 17, 2005 03:32 PMCategories: design
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