The article "How to Ruin a Great Design" by Alice Rawsthorn is about the good and bad designs of street signs in London. It first starts talking about how a poorly designed sign can not only be distracting, but dangerous as well, while also being a sign of laziness. There is a picture of a sign that reads "Diverted cyclists". The letter "D" is in a larger font than the rest of the letters. This distracts people from the meaning of the sign and focuses their attention on the letter "D". The article then goes on to give an example of a well designed yet simple sign. The sign is for London's congestion charge sign is a red circle with a white"C" inside of it.