Re: Directional arrows for suspended signs

Mr. Barker,

 

For a "western" country, whose alphabet is read left to right, a graphic of
the sign with an arrow to its left pointing right and a stick figure of a
person (walking left to right, facing right) below the sign might work.  For
countries where the alphabet reads right to left, the arrow would be to the
right of the suspended sign pointing left.  The stick figure of the person
would remain below the sign, but walking from right to left, facing left.

 

B. Faron

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Andrew Barker
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 3:18 AM
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Subject: InfoD-Cafe: Directional arrows

 

Can the massed knowledge here offer any comment on the subject of arrows on
directional signs. Which way should an arrow meaning 'ahead' point? The
intuitive answer seems to be that an 'ahead' arrow should point upwards, but
what about a suspended sign that one passes beneath - an upwards pointing
arrow seems wrong unless people are being instructed to vault over the sign
(unlikely and probably inadvisable). The standard texts that I consult seem
strangely reticent on the subject.

Do any of you have opinions on the subject, or can you point me to writers
or research?

Thanks / Andrew

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