Are you kidding me?

[beelikej]

No sign of my fbf on the bus today, but I did notice one of the worst pictograms I've ever seen:



Since there was an emergency hammer close to it, I suspect it means 'break the window in case of emergency'



Ooookay. If one of my interns had handed in this design, I wouldn't have know whether to laugh or cry, but I definitely would have failed them. What a mess.

Comments

[hey-its-michael.livejournal.com]

That looks like some sort of hand-held device shooting a laser. It shouldn't take deductive reasoning to figure out an emergency sign. It should be obvious immediately!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Ha, I didn't even think of a laser, I associated the picture with graffiti. There is definitely too much going on for it to be called a pictogram. It tries to be an instructional picture, while it should simply be a sign to make people aware of the hammer. (I'm sure people know how to use it) I'm baffled that it was approved and is now used in thousands of busses. It's unbelievable someone got paid for this.

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

It looks like someone tasered a spider o_O.

This sign is still the best ever though.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Heehee, that tells me so much about you;) I couldn't tell what it was, but thought it looked like someone spraying graffiti. It does have too much going on to be clear in one look, which is the purpose of a pictogram.

Okay, your sign is definitely more giggle worthy. (Oh dear, it reminds me of that horrible CSI S10 Golf-episode Long Ball, that was filled with double and single entrendres about balls.)