Sign, Swanstog Street 1990s

City of Melbourne

Registration number

1753441

Artist/maker

City of Melbourne

Title

Sign, Swanstog Street

Production date

1990s

Medium

enamelled metal

Dimensions (H x W x D)

15.8 x 122.5 cm

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Swanston Street, City of Melbourne, Engineering, Signage, 1990s

Summary

The idea of a Council officer who cannot spell Swanston Street may be irresistible to many people, but this apparent gaff has an almost disappointingly sound explanation. The ā€˜gā€™ is there quite deliberately, to see how a lower case letter that falls below the baseline looks on what was a new street sign design.