New Appalachian State welcome sign
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 6:10 pm
The new Appalachian State welcome sign is set to be unveiled tomorrow, but the workers took the tarp off of it prematurely this evening, allowing me the chance to snag a few shots before its official reveal tomorrow. On first glance, I don't love it as much as I love the previous sign. I always thought that the mix between black and gold wood with the stone sides was an amazing look and felt like Appalachian. This new sign feels much cleaner and modern, yes, but it also feels like it has lost a lot of character and charm that the old sign brought. It's a little too much stone, but that's just one man's opinion!
One cool thing about the new sign is that it brought with it a new pavillion on the Durham Park side and the sign is now double sided. I do like this part, especially with the Founder's Statue having been moved into this pavillion area, too. They are currently planting lots of flowers and bushes around this patio area right now for tomorrow's ceremony.
Also, as a side note, the actual "Appalachian State University" part is a good bit smaller than the previous iteration. The sign previously stretched all the way between the two pillars, but only takes up a fraction of that middle space now. While the new logo is carved into the stone/granite, it is still a very different look than what we are all likely used to.
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One cool thing about the new sign is that it brought with it a new pavillion on the Durham Park side and the sign is now double sided. I do like this part, especially with the Founder's Statue having been moved into this pavillion area, too. They are currently planting lots of flowers and bushes around this patio area right now for tomorrow's ceremony.
Also, as a side note, the actual "Appalachian State University" part is a good bit smaller than the previous iteration. The sign previously stretched all the way between the two pillars, but only takes up a fraction of that middle space now. While the new logo is carved into the stone/granite, it is still a very different look than what we are all likely used to.
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