How big is that Alex Johnson Starbucks sign anyway?

Okay, first, here is the artist rendition the Historical Society approved (thanks RCJ):


I took a picture today and cropped the above picture for easy comparison:

Scaling these pictures above:

AJ sign on left : ~65 pixels

AJ sign on right:  ~70 pixels

Starbucks sign as advertised to commission: ~18 pixels

As build after approval: ~37 pixels

Width difference = 70/65 * 18  / 37 =  1.91

Area difference ( pi * (1.91 / 2)^2  /  pi * (1 / 2)^2  = 3.65

I think area is the more important quantity here as it defaces the historical building that much.

So the AJ lied to the historical society more than 350%. Clearly they don't believe they need to follow the rules like everyone else.

And it's REALLY ugly.