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How is it that because it was a sign typeface on a packet boat ad it is a good choice for a bridge typeface ? If that font has a name it would be "3D Tacky". It has a great Monty Python look which is what makes it so offensive on the bridge. Goofy logic was used to make most of the graphic decisions and it would be even more goofy to do a study of public opinion asking is this really bad (that reminds me of Monty Python also).

The graphic and interpretive elements are the weakest part of this project. They will continue to detract and fixes will continue to degrade the overall experience. Make a fresh start with new elements based on a better plan and gradually redo the dogs.

It was either Ron Battaglia or Peter Flynn, not Peter Battaglia.

Let everything that was built stand for a couple years to actually warrant the investment into creating it. It is good, educations, quirky and fun to try and explore. That is in real life. Sitting in front of a computer monitor it might be easy to not like it but when you are there, on site, it is actually a lot of fun.

If there are some long term problems with it, then later on lets go back and fix them. Trying to change things now would be wasteful because we don't really even know if there is any substantial problems.

The sign is fine - color and type face alike. Lets move on. Not everything needs to be dull gray and brown.

blah. i really, really don't like those panels...

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the signs look fine -

I've been involved with a number of heritage projects, and in every case where interpretive signage or an interpretive plan was being developed, there was an advisory committee of stakeholders. What's surprised me most about this controversy - in both this article and the one earlier this year - is no mention at all of the planners/designers working with any stakeholders. That's a great way to catch things that aren't likely to fly, before they get much farther than someone's sketch pad, while still allowing wide range for excellence and creativity by the planners and designers. And oftentimes those stakeholders will have ideas of their own or sketches on the back of a napkin that inspire elements that otherwise might not have occurred to the planners/designers.

The idea of hiring a polling firm should be tied to a rock and dropped in the Commercial Slip, never to be seen alive again.

holy crap why cant we just leave it and move on to developing somethign else in the area!...a sing is a sign...

Who cares about the color right now, it's up, it's fine for now, When do we find out what National Stores are coming here with Bass Pro? We were told a few months ago that the list would be made public in mid-summer and now we're running into Fall. What gives? What a waist of time to decide what color to make the letters when the waterfront area still needs more development. Not for nothing, the finished area looks great, but what else is there to offer right now? When do we get to see more restaurants and finally Retail to this area? That's all I care about right now...who else agrees with me?

this guy does

It just seems so senseless to have a group debate on what color to paint something that is not even a year old yet then to work on other issues such as out door performances, getting new venders, working with Benderson on the status for development around this area. Has plans changed? are we still getting the mix of office, residential, hotel, etc. ? ???? That should be the main topic right now instead of the post above.

The signs are done. They can be updated anytime. Now is the time to focus on the big picture of the whole "canal zone" and not on minutia

What difference does it make what color the letters on the Commercial Slip are? I think it looks great; I think we are totally missing the point of all the PROGRESS that is happening downtown. Let us ALL move forward on to the next project. This is small beans.

wow. ITS A SIGN PEOPLE!!! i agree with the many above... who cares what color or font it is!!!!! at least it is there! do you really think people are visiting the commercial slip saying "if it wasnt for that sign i would be down here alot more often...". come on. buffalo has alot bigger fish to fry. lets move on.

My new wife and I like the Commercial Slip (sign and all) we took our wedding photos there over the weekend. Leave it as is. Let them put their energy (and cash) into finishing the rest of the project!

is this seriously an issue. the sign, font, and color are fine.

the_trooper - you took your wedding photos there....! Wow, how romantic.

City needs to worry on fixing the sewer line under the slip that keeps spewing up "crap" instead of worrying about the ugly sign....

I agree with Enxu - sign and name "Commercial Slip" are total over kill, and disney like, not consistent with the history we are trying to represent.

Good example of the mentality of the people who designed this project....sames idiots who busted a sewer line, and same idiots that screw up every other project in Buffalo.

People, elect good leaders and watch Buffalo leap forward.

lol, the Disneyfication has done wonders for Vegas and Times Square. While i think its a stretch to call this 'disney like', i'd be totally supportive if that was the ultimate direction they intended to go with.

Lets face it, those 'disney like' places work for quite a few reasons. They're family friendly, engaging, have mass appeal, and simply - fun.

We have a choice. Sterile and historic to bore people into never coming back or spice it up to create a true destination thats entertaining enough to keep the visitors visiting.

Authentic doesnt have to mean boring.