SIGNS

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May 2023 - Toronto ON

The Toronto Sign is an illuminated three-dimensional sign in Nathan Phillips Square that spells the city's name. It is 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall and 22 metres (72 ft) long (prior to the addition of the maple leaf and the medicine wheel), lit by LED lights controlled via Wi-Fi that can create an estimated 228 million colour combinations, approximately equal to what the human eye can sense.

A 3D maple leaf was added to the Toronto sign adjacent to the final "O" in December 2016 to mark the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation.

The letters light up to support various causes.
There is a complete schedule of the sign’s colours and what they mean on the City’s website.

The current vinyl wrap is an artwork titled Rekindle, designed by Toronto-based artist Joseph Sagaj in recognition of UNESCO’s International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022 to 2032).

The sign was modified again in 2018 to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day. The change added a 3D medicine wheel adjacent to the first "T".
This Medicine Wheel symbol was chosen, in consultation with the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, as it is an emblem of North American Indigenous cultural values, tradition and spirituality. Its four directions (East, South, West and North) symbolize completeness, wholeness, connectedness and strength.

The previous wrap unveiled in 2020 featured the work Patterns of the People by Toronto artist Danilo Deluxo McCallum. It was in honour of the United Nations’ International Decade for People of African Descent.