Mar 28, 2008

Visual Culture and the Offense of Bad Signage



From Jan Chipchase's Future Perfect, visual based signage at a Bangkok library.

The more we embed ourselves in a visual culture through example, the more we become visually literate. In our attention fatigued society, the less text the more we can really read.

Contrary to the above, these library signs in an (anonymous) urban New York City library are offensive. I want to instantly disobey their rules. It is insulting to be told to do something by such visually revolting and badly created signs.

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