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March 2012

Cost cutting in sign design can lead to confusion: Image provided courtesy of World Highways reader Helen Marais
April 20, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Cost cutting in sign design can lead to confusion: Image provided courtesy of World Highways reader Helen Marais

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