GrC: Signage in Oxford

As a class, we made an incredible trip to Oxford on July 3rd. There were so many beautiful buildings and landscaping, I wish I could go to school there! After walking around the beautiful town of Oxford, we finished our tour by visiting the "Famous Turf Tavern". What I liked most about this pub were all of the hand drawn signs outside the entrance.

The photograph above shows the first sign I noticed, which was on a beautiful brick wall that directed you through a narrow alley to the restaurant. Once we got to the front patio, there were at least ten different colorful signs representing something the Turf Tavern has to offer. The welcome sign had nice contrast, using varying sizes and fonts. I like that the "Welcome" was it's own font, and that the "Turf Tavern" was in all caps. The yellow border gave it some color. And of course there was a sign for the Pimm's! The British flag filled the "P" and the fruit drawings made this sign fun to look at. I like the white, bolded text for "Pimm's", it made it stand out, even against the colorful P. The matching headers made the signs all tie together!