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A Totally Objective Ranking of US License Plate Designs (robin-cg.medium.com)

submitted 4 months ago by ElfWord to c/graphic_design

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I’ve taken every plate in the USA — one from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, the five US overseas territories, and special plates used by the Federal Government, and sorted them according to my preferences, ranking on originality of design, technical execution, and quality of the concept. I’ve also awarded bonus points for some which I think are particularly fun.

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[–] impudentmortal 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

OP is making the classic mistake of form over function. The colorful backgrounds of the top license plates look nice in photos but they make it more difficult to read a license plate number on a moving vehicle.

Since design should take function into consideration, I think some of the more esthetically pleasing plates, at least according to OP, would be considered to have poor design.

Sure the plain plates are a little boring but I'd rather have a boring, easily legible plate than a pretty, indecipherable one any day.

[–] ElfWord 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm not the author. 🙂 Just posting interesting stuff to try and get this sub more active.

[–] impudentmortal 1 points 4 months ago

Fair enough. This community has been quiet