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Human Directional

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/藞(h)yo蜑om蓹n藞di藞rekSH(蓹)n(蓹)l/

Noun: Human Directional | Plural Noun: Human Directionals


A sign holder is a non-professional person that advertises businesses by simply holding the sign for passing traffic to read.

A Human Directional is the outdated industry term for a sign holder. Many Human Directionals have since evolved into professional sign spinners. Human Directional鈥檚 are still available through AArrow鈥檚 Sister company, sign-rockers.com

Human Directional in action
Human Directional in action

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Human Directionals What are these “spinners” holding advertising signs at local intersections listening to?


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Martial Arts and Sign Spinning go hand and hand. That’s why some people have called us sign spinning ninjas, or a聽 spinja for short. But we can’t take all the credit for it, because there is really only one true Spinja. And that man is Ricky Thesenga out of Seattle. He’s known for starting sign […]


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Industry Spotlight - The Home Builder Industry

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The Signs of A Cooling Market in California

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