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Can we talk about the sign I saw at the farmers market last Saturday?
I was walking past the community board near the tomatoes and this older lady had taped up a handmade sign for the neighborhood clean up. It just said "Bring your own bag and a smile" in sharpie on cardboard and it made me stop in my tracks. How do you keep protest signs simple like that without losing the message?
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lewis.mila2d ago
That "bring your own bag and a smile" line is gold, I swear my protest signs look like a kid with a crayon after a sugar rush. Like one time I tried to make a sign about saving the community garden and ended up with "DONT KILL THE TOMATOES" in huge letters because I panicked. Keeping it short and direct like that lady did is honestly genius, because my attempts just end up looking like a ransom note.
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gray_morgan2d ago
Double down on that ransom note idea, honestly a little chaos in the font makes people stop and read it longer lmao. Like the lady's sign worked cause it was just warm and simple, but if your brain goes to "DONT KILL THE TOMATOES" at least you're giving people something to laugh at and remember.
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