Probably a stupid question, but I've always wondered this. Why do cars put backwards stickers on their car? A pic from the spotted thread reminded me of this, and I think the username on here in Impreziv or something. If you want me to take the pic down let me know.... But I ask mnsubaru, why put a backwards sticker on your car?
Probably because when you design something for one side of the car, if you don't flip it reversed on the other side, it doesn't fit right
Part of it is exactly what Readymix said. Also, It makes people actually read and put a little effort into actually seeing what their reading. I am also kinda a symetrical whore when it comes to things, and this way all the letters land in the same spots on both sides of the car.
alright fine let me revise this.. it doesnt nesserally (yea i know i cant spell) have to do with this one post but in general when people (not you. people.) ask dumb illogical questions and readymix steps into the thread it makes me lol. thats all. so i was just waiting for him to wind up.
i myself like the flipped vinyl i did the same thing with my wrx badges on my doors. drivers side reads "wrx" passenger side reads "xrw"
and before you smart mouth off about dumb questions.. what about lame spelling... its NECESSARILY.... ha ha ha ha
wasn't going to say anything....but since tstrboy2004 brought it up, why did you spell it that way if you knew you were spelling it wrong?
shouldn't have to look it up.... its called Grammar and English... oh that's right English is a 3rd language over here now he he he he
It also looks pretty cool too...imo The symmetrical body coupled with the an asymmetrical vinyl scheme can be pretty cool looking.
Sorry, meant vinyl...don't know why I typed in stickers instead. Oh well...everyone seemed to get the point.
That's definitely a stupid question. Cars don't put backwards stickers on their car! ;-) Seriously though... I've ordered "backwards" vinyl before, but that was to put on the INSIDE of a window. It's also common on the fronts of vehicles, to make the text readable in the rearview mirror of the vehicle it's following. (e.g. "ambulance") In this case, well, to "match" what's on the driver's side of the car, the vinyl on the passenger's side had to be "backward" somehow, and these were the choices: #1 "leaning" backward, i.e. \-\ \ instead of /-/ / #2 "tilted" backward, tops bent toward the front of the car, i.e. /-/ / -> instead of <- /-/ / #3 "read" backward, as a mirror image of the driver's side, i.e. \ \-\ I think #3 was the right choice, personally. It's obviously custom-fitted to avoid body seams on both sides, the tilt is "aerodynamically" correct, and personally I've never had much difficulty reading mirror-image text anyway. And it's certainly eye-catching. Choice #1 would've screwed up the "emotion" conveyed by the font, and Choice #2 (certainly the most common choice of "backwardness") would've disturbed the "illusion of motion" and broken the letters up on body seams.
So when you go in the ditch, or hit a post, if someone is looking in the rearview, they can easily read who sponsers you.
