Blog Post #1: LED Market Sign

This week I chose to talk about an LED sign I encountered at the Grand Central Market in LA. It immediately jumped out at me because of the colorful lights and the amount of items they were able to include. I found myself looking at it for a while trying to figure out what exactly all the images were. With all the chaos occurring at the market it is only fitting to have a chaotic LED sign. It is very fitting for the location because in a market with a variety of food options and a variety of people there truly is a little bit of everything. This is echoed in this sign that involves countless colors ranging from red, blue, green, yellow, etc. and images ranging from legs to palm trees. Although the sign has many different colors involved, red definitely dominates. Which adds to the alluring, sultry, and inviting vibe of the sign. It also makes the market as a whole have more warmer tones for their lights which is a lot more relaxed than having a bright white light but it's not too relaxing that you want to stay forever. After looking at the sign for a few minutes your eyes do get a bit tired because of how bright and how many colors are being featured. It also was the focus of many pictures. Before I could get a picture I had to wait for many people to finishing posing in front of it which caused even more business to the market and to the artists who created the piece.