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Encyclopedia > Information sign
A stop sign informs drivers to stop.
A stop sign informs drivers to stop.

An information sign is a very legibly printed and very noticeable placard that informs people of the purpose of an object, or gives them instruction on the use of something. An example is a traffic sign such as a stop sign. Image File history File links Stop_sign_MUTCD.svg 600 mm by 600 mm (24 in by 24 in) stop sign, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign R1-1). ... Image File history File links Stop_sign_MUTCD.svg 600 mm by 600 mm (24 in by 24 in) stop sign, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign R1-1). ... 1942 US government war poster. ... Inform is a programming language and design system for interactive fiction originally created in 1993 by Graham Nelson. ... Look up instruction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Unused traffic signs in Austria Most countries post signage, known as traffic signs or road signs, at the side of roads to impart information to road users. ... Stop sign used in English-speaking countries, as well as in the European Union Former British stop sign consisting of red Give Way triangle inside a circle. ...


Information signs have been growing in visibility due to the explosion of sign technologies. For hundreds, if not thousands, of years signs were crafted out of wood. Words and images were then hand-painted on the sign. The other traditional way of creating signs dealt with individual constructed letters carved from wood, molded or wrought from metal, which were then individually placed in the appropriate sequence. For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


While both of these methods are still employed, technology has moved in around them. Woodworking machinery can now be controlled by computers, leading to much greater consistency. Molded signage has changed dramatically with the advent of plastics, which are far more flexible than metal as well as significantly cheaper to produce. Additionally, altogether new sign technologies have come into being, such as computer-cut vinyl signage. This article is about the machine. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Chemical structure of the vinyl functional group. ...


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