This survey is related to my dream project. The statistics will help my charitable organization understand where to start, what kind of institutions to use as examples, and how many people are willing to support initiatives for urban change.
1. Do you notice the signs of shops and cafes when you walk around the city?
2. Would your perception of the store or café change if its signage better matched the building’s aesthetic?
3. What exactly irritates you about city signage?
4. Would you support an initiative that helps shops and cafes replace ineffective signage with more harmonious designs, either for free or on a charitable basis?
5. Can you name streets in St. Petersburg whose signage you believe should be changed first? Why do you think so?
— Nevsky Prospekt (x6)
— Verbaya Street, there are many large banners that clash with the city’s atmosphere
— Rubensteina (x2)
— Vasilyevsky Island’s Sredniy Prospekt, it’s full of cheap eatery signs
— «Pyaterochka» and «Magnit» stores visually detract from any location
— Vladimirsky Prospekt
— Petrograd Side
— Suvorovskiy and Kamennoostrovskiy Prospekt
— all the 24/7 grocery store signs are irritating
— Ligovsky Prospekt
— Parashutnaya, the signs are barely visible
— Primorsky District, the signs are very drab and dim
6. Are there any shops or coffee houses whose signage, in your opinion, fits well with the city’s aesthetic?
— Bottleneck
— Surf coffee
— «Schastye» restaurants
— Shokoladnitsa
— Gedonist
— Bushe
— Volchek
— Vkusvill
