Marcin Wichary

Is it very weird that I like these.

They feel super European to me somehow – you don’t see this extreme version a lot any more.

Oct 12 at 3:24amWeb
Show threadcosOct 12
@mwichary from Vietnam, 3 years ago (the “zap" seemed to have mostly peeled off)
Show threadMarcin WicharyOct 12
@cos A sad skull!
Show threadcosOct 12
@mwichary "I coulda been a contender”
Show threadmutaxOct 12
@cos @mwichary Italy had nice ones too, I remember as a kid on vacation I found the ones where the bones are replaced by lightning very impressive
(Source media.istockphoto.com/id/1710201674 but directly linking seems not to work)
Show threadChris Silverman 🌻Oct 12
@mwichary I've always liked dark warning signage for some reason. I think my favorite example of this is Mr Ouch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Ouch
Mr. Ouch - Wikipedia

Show threadMarcin WicharyOct 12
@csilverman Oh, wow, I never heard of this.
Show threadChris Silverman 🌻Oct 12

@mwichary That symbol is common in the US, although most of the time I see a Mr Ouch sign, it's pretty old and faded, so maybe they're being phased out. I thought the original goal—something that a child would recognize as dangerous—was an interesting design project, though.

(I wrote that Wikipedia article a while back; it was a bit frustrating since there really wasn't much info available on this)

Show threadmwolakOct 12
@csilverman
So that's its name! I always called it the angry shock monster
Show threadLuke HarbyOct 12
@mwichary Do you mind adding alt text?
Show threadduobhamOct 12
@mwichary It looks like each of those was hand-drawn by a different linesman, doing their interpretation of the skull and bones.
Show threadMarcin WicharyOct 12
@duobham Yeah, that’s what is fascinating to me!
Show threadScarlett B.Oct 12
@mwichary it's understandable though, the skull and bones combined with a lightning shape have a distant, somewhat bitter taste in Europe.
Show threadMorten Juhl-JohansenOct 12
@mwichary Very metal. Especially the last one that appears grinning...
Show threadMarcin WicharyOct 12
@mjj Oh my god
Show threadDr David MillsOct 12

@mwichary here's one I found 20 years ago or so

https://flic.kr/p/Jz16R

Danger to Life

Flickr
Show threadTainomeOct 12
@mwichary the degraded stencil letter style on the first one totally slaps, could be a good start for a new typeface.
Show threadChris ArmstrongOct 12
@mwichary