[krschultz]

Looking outdated isn't the worst thing in a world. I think National Forest signs look like hotel signs from the 1950s, and that's probably not a coincidence.

What's more interesting is if this will lead to better maintainability. Since this includes code as well as guidelines, hopefully it will reduce the variation between various agencies' websites. That in turn should make future upgrades more uniform and therefore less costly.

[dbarlett]

If you're curious, Forest Service signs are specified by Sign and Poster Guidelines Engineering Manual EM7100-15 [1].

[1] http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3810021...

[noir_lord]

That standard is incredible, I had a good flick through it just in awe of the level of specification that goes into signage, I love that type of stuff, it's a hidden world.

[Symbiote]

The British standards for road signs and markings are also online, and with much better typography :-)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-man... (chapter 7 is best, for kerning rules, and making and face the right way).