TORONTO TYPE

I spotted this sign in front of a church’s side door, on a street that’s very popular with smokers. I guess the principle of Christian charity isn’t extended to them.

I’ve always been fond of the cigarette pictogram in No Smoking signs. The smoke is usually indicated by two thick, curvy black lines. (Here they’re surprisingly elegant.) There’s typically a sensuality in those marks – as if the sign maker feels compelled to acknowledge the pleasure of smoking, even while prohibiting it.

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