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This time around we return to Coruscant and a poster featuring an astromech droid, surely the most beloved and indefatigable model of robot in all Star Wars<\/strong><\/em> lore.<\/p>\n

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This is one of many signs whose prominent use of Mern, the Aurebesh \u201cM\u201d immediately marks it as an advertisement for the Coruscant Marketplace<\/a>. Aside from the large M glyph, this signs shares elements with other advertisements: the double Mern, for example, appears in other posters<\/a> we\u2019ve seen around the galaxy.<\/p>\n

In addition, the circular icon seen faintly in the center, dark gray panel is used on the high-tech banners or street signs that delineate the Old Galactic Marketplace neighborhood of Coruscant.<\/p>\n

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I think it\u2019s pretty neat to see so many posters and ads<\/a>, which may seem different and alien at first glance, were clearly designed to share the kind of common branding that we might recognize on our own advertising soaked world.<\/p>\n

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Finally, while preparing this post I recalled yet another sign<\/a> that I covered back in the earliest days of this blog that also showcases a droid. To be perfectly honest, my original recreation is pretty much rubbish, so I decided to go all George Lucas on it and give it the Special Edition that every Gonk droid deserves. I think my second try turned out a bit better.<\/p>\n

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