{"product_id":"1946-australian-road-sign-325-australia-road-sign-sticker-vinyl-die-cut-decal","title":"1946 Australian road sign 3.25 (Australia) (Road Sign) STICKER Vinyl Die-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1946 Australian road sign 3.25 (Australia) (Road Sign) STICKER Vinyl Die-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a 1946 Australian road sign, numbered 3.25, as a flat, bold warning plate from the post-war years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmber yellow fills most of the surface, with black taking up the border and the lettering. A rectangular plate sits within a black rounded border, and the message reads SLIPPERY SURFACE in heavy black block capitals. Nothing competes with the text. The layout is flat and symmetrical, so the eye lands on the two words first, the way a driver would need to read them from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoad signs of this period were built for speed of recognition rather than decoration. High-contrast colour and plain lettering let a motorist take in a hazard in a single glance. The 3.25 numbering places the plate within Australia's mid-century signage system, and the warning itself, SLIPPERY SURFACE, speaks to the practical concerns of a country whose roads were being rebuilt and widened after the Second World War. The design carries the utilitarian clarity of its era, which is why it reads as history rather than ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy This Sticker Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is already an outline: a rectangle that exists to be seen quickly. Cutting this artwork to its own shape keeps that silhouette intact, so the sticker reads as a sign rather than a label. It suits collectors of transport ephemera and anyone with an interest in Australian road history, and it puts a piece of 1940s roadside graphics on a surface where it can be seen up close.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"White \/ Die-Cut \/ 2 Inch","offer_id":68066787229914,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-WHITED-1D8MV","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ Die-Cut \/ 3 Inch","offer_id":68066787262682,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-WHITED-297","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ Die-Cut \/ 4 Inch","offer_id":68066787295450,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-WHITED-298","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ Die-Cut \/ 5 Inch","offer_id":68066787328218,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-WHITED-299","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ Die-Cut \/ 6 Inch","offer_id":68066787360986,"sku":"TSS-STICK-194STR-WHITED-300","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/1946-australian-road-sign-325-australia-road-sign-sticker-vinyl-die-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-194STR-WHITED-1D8MV-front.webp?v=1794119220","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/1946-australian-road-sign-325-australia-road-sign-sticker-vinyl-die-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}