In newsagency at Wynyard

I really liked this
 

Have you looked at what your signs are actually saying?

This sign, on a business in Sydney, provides the hours of opening.  When I saw it I kept looking at it, trying to work out what was being said.  Is there something I am missing?

It is saying the same thing in a confusing way.

Wouldn't it be easier to read if it simply said noon (or 12 noon) til late 7 days?

Have a look at your signs and see if they are saying what you really think they are, or are they initially confusing like this one.

Is your organisation easy to find online?

This shows how an event on Cockatoo Island made sure people could connect with them on social media.

There were several signs like this over the island so you knew you could connect via social media.

I really like it when an organisation or event lets me know how I can connect, if I want to.  I particularly like it when I obtain this information in context.  This information should be on the website, however, it also should be visible in the building, or in this case on the island.

I will probably have a few other photographs to share on this theme during blogjune to show where I think this is done well.

When it is done well it is easily findable.  It should also be able to be read at a reasonable distance.  This could be read while standing a short distance away.

Translating library terminology

This sign, from Burton Barr Library in Arizona is helpful for me.  I like that it does not expect me to understand what fiction is, but lets me know some of the kind of reading I might find in this area.

I think there is a sense of excitement from the kind of sign as well.  The lit sign (and I know this is not feasible for every library, not would it work in every library) adds to the sense of wonder, discovery and interest.  

I am guessing it took a while to work out the exact working (what genres get mentioned and in what order), but this sign does what it needs to do, shows where I can find some reading.

Making it easy for people to find out about ...Tucson

In the Tucson Airport is this sign encouraging you to use your phone to download the tourist information for the area.



Just behind the sign were print copies of the local tourist information guide, but you did not see them, until after you had seen this great promotion about mobile information. It also worked well because one sign covered two purposes, you found out about the mobile guides, and the print guides were there as well.

Library signs

UTS Library has great examples of clear, helpful and friendly signs. They have several screens where they show useful information about the library. This example shows the social media ways students can connect with UTS Library.



You can see more examples of their library signs here.