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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

SIGNS 2010: How they tell us where to go.

from slate.com

"She Does a Better Job Than Map Quest!" Wonderful hand-drawn maps from firefighters, club-hoppers, Boy Scout dads, grandmothers, and Alexander Calder. Julia Turner April 28, 2010

A World Without Signs Does the advent of GPS mean we'll no longer need them? Julia Turner March 12, 2010

The Big Red Word vs. the Little Green Man The international war over exit signs. Julia Turner March 8, 2010

Do You Draw Good Maps? A professor has been examining hand-drawn maps for three decades. Send him yours. Julia Turner March 4, 2010

Legible London Can better signs help people understand an extremely disorienting city? Julia Turner March 4, 2010

The Secret Language of Signs They're the most useful thing you pay no attention to. Start paying attention. Julia Turner March 1, 2010

Lost in Penn Station Why are the signs at the nation's busiest train hub so confusing?Julia Turner March 1, 2010
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