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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

No Zapatos means No Tacos!















This sign is located on South Lamar. It is located on the door of a Mexican restaurant that specializes in tacos. The bright colors was what first grabbed my attention, but what it reads makes it one of my favorites: "NO Shoes, NO Tacos...(NO Pants, NO Problem!") The typeface and colors used makes the policy of wearing shoes, usually taken very seriously in most restaurants, a joke. I really would like to see how the sign will read when it is written in Helvetica, and how much of its context will be lost.
Posted by J.M. at 1:31 AM

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