The FIRST Interstate Highway(s): All Three of Them
Missouri, Kansas, and Pennsylvania claim to have built the first interstate highway, but what defines an interstate highway?
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Ren Gudino
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Regional and Local Signage: How it Connects and Communicates
Branded state signage helps shape a community, gives visitors a sense of the history and culture, and allows residents to feel connected.
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Ren Gudino
- Mar 15
- 2 min
The Birth of Highway Gothic
With the standardization of the interstate system in the 1950's, came the birth of Highway Gothic for maximum legibility.
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Ren Gudino
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Utah's State Route 95: A Scenic Drive through History
Utah's State Route 95, or the Trail of the Ancients, is a 122-mile 4-hour scenic drive full of towering red cliffs, canyons, and deserts!
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Ren Gudino
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Why Stop Signs Are Red: A Fascinating Origin Story
The first stop signs were yellow and we can thank trains and reflectivity for the changes that finally led to our standard red stop signs!
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Ren Gudino
- Feb 15
- 3 min
A Brief History of Digital Printing
From printing on metal plates to digital printing with high-solvent latex inks: how did we get here? A brief history of digital printing!
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Ren Gudino
- Jan 25
- 3 min
Failing Infrastructure Begs for Renewal
Between three million gallons of sewage flooding the San Francisco bay, exploding transformers, and crumbling roads, change is overdue.
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Ren Gudino
- Dec 7, 2022
- 4 min
A Different Kind of Christmas Town: Cozy, Quaint & Warm
Sure, if you want to fulfill your fantasies of recreating Elf or Home Alone Christmas, you can always go to New York City, try the “Best...
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Ren Gudino
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
The Penna Turnpike: There's More To It Than You Think
While noticing a “Penna Turnpike” sign, I thought, “oh yeah, why is it called Penna?” I’ve heard “Penn” used for the university and...
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Ren Gudino
- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
Retroreflectivity & High Solvent Latex Inks
A deeper dive into retroreflectivity, retroreflective sheeting, and how high solvent latex printers work to produce road signs!
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Ren Gudino
- Aug 24, 2022
- 3 min
Is City Signage the Most Important & Most Neglected Part of Infrastructure?
No one would argue whether or not highway and interstate signage are important. From the mundane trip to the grocery store to a family...
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Carrie Crocker
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
What is the Interstate Route Marker or Interstate Shield?
Interstate Signways discusses the origin of the Interstate route marker or interstate shield. Read about the history of this traffic sign.
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