Archive for the ‘Americas’ Category
Chicago O’Hare Airport signs
Posted on September 24th, 2006 in Americas, Public transportation | 2 Comments »
Chicago O’Hare Airport and many other international airports uses the DOT74′ pictograms developed by AIGA in 1974.
Montreal OutGames Pictogram Ad.
Posted on August 25th, 2006 in Americas, Uncategorized | No Comments »
(Click on the image to view the ad.)
Interesting animation with olympic pictograms.
1st. worldOutgames, Canada, Montreal
One sign to rule them all
Posted on January 4th, 2006 in Americas, Uncategorized | No Comments »
“This is one of the most bizarre signs I have ever encountered. The sign is comical in itself: stick figure rides up the escalator and bumps his head on a hanging sign, the impact causing VIOLENT RED RAYS OF PAIN. Beware! All is well and good until, armed with a newfound caution, you look around for the offending object and realize that IT’S A SIGN ABOUT THE SIGN ITSELF.
It’s located above the midpoint of the escalator between the 2nd and 3rd floors of Greenbelt 3. The logic behind the existence of this self-referential sign escapes me! What is it for? Why is it there? Did whoever put it up realize that if there were no sign, there would be no need to warn about it? Is this a joke from the developers? Is it a lesson in recursiveness? Is it a philosophical prop? What does it all mean? Why are WE here?
Owwww, my head….”
