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- It's kinda odd (to me, at least) to see an active blogpost in 2026. Everyone here seems to miss pre-html5 and css3 web but nobody seems to miss this era of the web, circa 2007-2010by Gualdrapo
- If people are into this kind of thing, I highly suggest reading about the DOT pictograms:by alexpotato
- Chicago and Boston look like tired old men with bad posture.
Contrast that with the virile Beijing and Madrid.
I’m not sure why Saragossa is wearing a dress.
And Warsaw looks like he’s ready to fight somebody.
by koolba - What about Bompel against smombies?
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodenampel
(short for Bodenampel, or "ground traffic light" to help "smartphone zombies" cross the street)
I just wish they also had gotten cool designs.
by stephbook - Not exactly a man, but Sofie[0] from Amersfoort is also interesting.by bojan
- Fun!
I always like to see one off designs, like this one in The Netherlands of Miffy (1) or Det in Mainz in Germany (2), or in Akureyri (3).
(1) https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/miffy-traffic-light-utre...
(2) https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mainzelmaenchen-ampel-tr...
(3) https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/akureyri-heart-shaped-tr...
by foresterre - Istanbul is doing a ska dance. Also looks like he's wearing a porkpie hat. Probably listening to The Specials.by SwellJoe
- No Ampelmann???by qsort