Dewey Beach, Delaware

What Difference Does a Decade or More Make?

Welcome to Dewey Beach, Delaware, 2020 (top) and 1995 (bottom).

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Places and Their Pasts

Welcome to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 2020 and 1995.

Dover, Delaware

State Capitals ~ Grade Their Welcome Signs

Welcome to Dover, Delaware, 2018 (above) and 2022 (below).

What grade would you give the state capital welcome sign above? A B C D F

What grade would you give the re-designed state capital sign below? A B C D F

Dover, Delaware

Capital Letters as Picture Frames

Welcome to Dover, Delaware, 2022.

Milford, Delaware

♫ Ford Every Stream . . . ♫

Welcome to Milford, Delaware, 2018.

♫ Climb Every Mountain, Ford Every Stream, Follow Every Rainbow, Til You Find Your Dream ♫

Bridgeville, Delaware

So Clever!

Welcome to Bridgeville, Delaware, 👆2022 and 👇2018.

Here's another clever welcome sign: Gettysburg, South Dakota.

Bethany Beach, Delaware

School's Out and Beaches Beckon
Welcome to Bethany Beach, Delaware, 2020.

Here's another beach to check out: Salisbury Beach.

Seaford, Delaware

Signs and BANNERS: Corporate Partners Welcome You

Welcome to Seaford, Delaware, 2018.

The Perfect Place to Start

Sponsor: Phillips Signs

Lewes, Delaware

SIGNS and Banners: Corporate Partners Welcome You

Welcome to Lewes, Delaware, 2020.

Sponsor: Caldwell Banker Resort Realty

Ellendale, Delaware

Stars in the Sky or Fireworks for the Fourth?

Welcome to Ellendale, Delaware, 2018.

Milford, Delaware

Heading Home for Thanksgiving . . .

Welcome to Milford, Delaware, 2018.

River Town. Art Town. Home Town.

. . . But Not This Year!

Millsboro, Delaware

Semiotics in the Round
Welcome to Millsboro, Delaware, 2018.

Greenwood, Delaware

Lost in the Woods
Welcome to Greenwood, Delaware, 2018.
A Nice Place to Live

Gumboro, Delaware

Unincs: Even If They Don't Want to Admit It!
Welcome to Gumboro, Delaware, 2017.
Iconic: Remember the Las Vegas Sign?

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!

Delaware (Smyrna)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Delaware, 2014.
Chauncey O. Simpson Rest Area

Delaware (Selbyville)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Delaware, 2013.

Delaware (Selbyville)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Delaware, 2008.
Small Wonder / The First State
Home of Tax-Free Shopping
So small, you can fit it in a Capital D.

Delaware (Delmar)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Delaware, 1987.
Small Wonder / The First State

Delaware (Delmar)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Delaware, 2018.
Endless Discoveries
The First State admitted to the Union, 1787.