Ed Shinn Signs

08/14/2026

Someone that is very uninformed some thing on his mind so I thought I’d share it.

I love this place! Have you been here?

08/14/2026

I Am A Sign ...

I AM A SIGN - I inform the public as to my purchaser's name
and the products they sell, assisting them in maintaining a
profitable enterprise so they can pay the employees, the suppliers and the taxes.

I AM A SIGN - Ask any major oil company, bank,
retail food chain, shopping center, automobile
manufacturer or dealer, clothing or jewelry store
how long they could operate at a profit without my help.

I AM A SIGN - I made Coca Cola the best known name in the world.

I AM A SIGN - Times Square in New York became a world famous
tourist attraction because of me.

I AM A SIGN - I am the bright jewel that shines in the night,
helping to make our streets safer than they otherwise
would be without me.

I AM A SIGN - Reduce me to an unreasonably small size or
blend me into a building and you have destroyed my usefulness.

I AM A SIGN - Like human beings, there are all kinds of us,
good and bad and the majority should not be condemned
for the sins of the minority.

I AM A SIGN - The very politicians who seek to do away
with me and my kind are the first to turn to us for aid
when they run for re-election.

I AM A SIGN - All other forms of advertising are sporadic,
I am the only constant.

I AM A SIGN - Limited by architects, discouraged by
the city planners, restricted by ordinances and degraded
by newspapers. Nevertheless, I am the most efficient and
economic form of advertising ever devised by the mind of man.
I am the difference between a live city and a dead city.

I AM A SIGN and proud of it! (Origin unknown)

02/18/2026

Thank you very much for your mention. For Ed Shinn Design, Ed Shinn Signs (of Vienna Township, MI), and Bradly Signworks (of Flat Rock, MI}, it was a great honor to be able to create your new sign that proudly promotes and represents your business, it's vendors, and the business community of Vienna Township, MI.