Geographically Yours Welcome: December 2019

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

New Mexico (Aztec)

Saying Good-Bye to the States of the United States
Good-Bye from New Mexico, 2013.
Hasta la Vista

Monday, December 30, 2019

Oregon (Milton-Freewater)

Saying Good-Bye to the States of the United States
Good-Bye from Oregon, 2019.
Oregon Thanks You. Come Back Soon.

Friday, December 27, 2019

Minnesota (Caledonia)

Saying Good-Bye to the States of the United States
Good-Bye from Minnesota, 2019.
Visit Again

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Nevada (Searchlight)

Saying Good-Bye to the States of the United States
Good-Bye from Nevada, 2019.
Thanks for Visiting

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Wyoming (Colony)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Wyoming, 2019. . . .

. . . and Welcome to Geographically Yours himself.

Merry Christmas!!!

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

The Best: Maryland, New Mexico, Wyoming, South Dakota

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Maryland, 2019; New Mexico, 1987; Wyoming, 1983; South Dakota, 2019.
After a year of state welcome signs, the Geographically Yours Merit Awards go to four states with welcome signs that fully capture the spirit of place. Remember: First impressions are lasting impressions. Maryland: Refreshingly colorful, thanks, in part, to its quilt-like flag. New Mexico: Warm and enchanting, a simple mood-setter that captures perfectly the colors of the desert. Wyoming: Perfect combination of graphic and textual elements, and edgy enough to say "Howdy" instead of "Welcome." South Dakota: One way of saying the state should simply be renamed Rushmore. Alas, the welcome signs for New Mexico and Wyoming have gone downhill since these two pictures were taken.

Monday, December 23, 2019

The Worst: California, Delaware, Colorado, Indiana

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to California, 2019; Delaware, 2015; Colorado, 2018; Indiana, 2018.
After a year of state welcome signs, the Geographically Yours Demerit Awards go to four states with signs that beg for some graphic-designer attention. Remember: You get only one chance to make a first impression. California: Unimaginatively institutional! Delaware: Ditto. And, is the governor really the one thing you want visitors to know about your state? Colorado: Colorless, an unforgivable shortcoming for a state whose name contains the word "color." Indiana: So dated! So crowded! And so painful to look at because of that red-blue color scheme!

Friday, December 20, 2019

Georgia (Savannah)

Welcome to the States of the United Stats
Welcome to Georgia, 2007.
Welcome Canadian Visitors!
That maple leaf is sure to make them feel at home.
Hope you have enjoyed the Friday postings over the past year. In case you didn't notice, Fridays were reserved for the quirkier of welcome signs (except for the states that are not quirky at all).

Thursday, December 19, 2019

District of Columbia

Welcome to the US District of Columbia
Welcome to Washington
District of Colombia
September 9, 1989: Look at the spelling of the District's name and contextualize it within the decade of the 1980s when the country's capital was experiencing a cocaine epidemic.

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

District of Columbia (Downtown)

Welcome to the US District of Columbia
Welcome to Washington, DC, 2007.
The businesses of Washington welcome you with a map that shows Arlington County, Virginia, to still be part of the federal district, which it was for almost half a century.

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

District of Columbia (Branch Avenue)

Welcome to the US District of Columbia
Welcome to Washington, DC, 2019.

Monday, December 16, 2019

District of Columbia (Pennsylvania Avenue)

Welcome to the US District of Columbia
Welcome to Washington, DC, 2019.
Admitted to the Union as the Douglass Commonwealth and 51st state . . . at some point in the future!