Fascinating exercise in why this is as fascinating as it is. Interesting shapes - what could be an exercise in rectangles is negated by the curves at lower right. Then there are all the relaxed shapes in the reflections and some strong diagonals. The color scheme has no drop of orange, either! And the gnikoms on sign is interesting in itself.

Just another pretentious analysis.

You can have it your way, Bob, but it seemed a pretty good analysis to me. What first cauiught my eye was the effect of the winter dirt on the light.

Excellent perspective!

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Thanks, William.

The winter dirt and the no smoking appealed to me. Who needs cigarettes when we've got air pollution.

And air pollution is free, Jean!

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Thanks, Gerard.

I thought all Canadian signs came in two languages. C'est ok de fumer?

Pantoute, Georges. Federal and Ontario government signs are bilingual, but Ontario doesn't require municipalities to have them (this was taken in London, Ontario). So smoking is not allowed for nobody, which Canadians interpret as it's allowed if you don't get caught. The only officially bilingual province is New Brunswick. Ontario pretends to be bilingual.

"Pantoute", by the way, is a Canadian variant of "pas du tout" -- a contraction of "pas en tout" with the final T in "tout" pronounced (as it used to be in Europe). It may have originated in Europe. The Canadian word "asteure" ("à cette heure") means "now". However, it is also used in Louisiana, so may have been brought over the ocean.

A David Hockney seen through the dirty screen.

As soon as I read that I knew you were right, Steve. Thanks. Another pop art influence. Your observation also reminded me of a specific piece of his, that I can't find. I've probably remembered a distortion of it, as I often do with graphic art.

"Pantoute" is a good word. So is the hazy Hockney.

Thanks, Sarah.

Fine show of precision and geometry.