{"product_id":"1946-australian-road-sign-216-australia-road-sign-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"1946 Australian road sign 2.16 (Australia) (Road Sign) STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1946 Australian road sign 2.16 (Australia) (Road Sign) STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces the 1946 Australian road sign 2.16, a piece of mid-century transport signage drawn from the national road network of the mid-1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is built on the plain, functional logic of post-war road safety markers. A single sign form holds the eye, with its typography and structural layout set out for immediate reading rather than decoration. The numeral \u003cstrong\u003e2.16\u003c\/strong\u003e anchors the design and identifies the sign within its series. Nothing is ornamental: each mark has to communicate at a glance, which gives the image its clarity and its utilitarian character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoad signs of this period were instruments of public order. They told drivers what to expect, what to do and where the rules applied, in a country rebuilding its infrastructure after the Second World War. The 2.16 designation places the sign within a coded system of regulatory and warning markers, so the artwork records both a specific instruction and the administrative thinking behind a national standard. Its era of 1946 fixes it as an early postwar statement of Australian road design, and it stands as a record of how official communication looked when transport was expanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCut to Its Own Outline\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker follows the edge of the artwork, so the sign appears as a standalone object rather than a rectangle with a border. That suits a graphic built on a single bold silhouette. Its smooth, flat face works well on laptops, journals and similar surfaces, where the sign reads as a small piece of found transport history. Collectors of Australian ephemera and anyone with an interest in vintage signage will recognise the design's roots immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2 Inch \/ White","offer_id":68069980438746,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-2X2-50","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":68069980471514,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-2X2-1D8M5","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Inch \/ White","offer_id":68069980504282,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-3X3-50","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":68069980537050,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-3X3-1D8M5","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Inch \/ White","offer_id":68069980569818,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-4X4-50","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":68069980602586,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-4X4-1D8M5","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Inch \/ White","offer_id":68069980635354,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-6X6-50","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":68069980668122,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-6X6-1D8M5","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/1946-australian-road-sign-216-australia-road-sign-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-194STR-2X2-50-front.webp?v=1794122940","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/1946-australian-road-sign-216-australia-road-sign-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}