bad design signage communication logical simple
bad design signage communication logical simple

I got this, I got this…

IF today = Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday THEN
IF time between 0600 hrs & 1000 hrs THEN
CLEARWAY = NO PARKING EITHER SIDE OF SIGN
ELSE_IF time between 1000 hrs & 1500 hrs THEN
IF parking on left of sign THEN
LOADING ZONE ONLY
ELSE parking on right of sign THEN
PARKING ALLOWED; BUT
30 min ONLY &
PAYMENT REQUIRED METERED
ELSE_IF time between 1500 hrs & 1900 hrs THEN
CLEARWAY = NO PARKING EITHER SIDE OF SIGN
ELSE_IF time between 1900 hrs & 0000 hrs THEN
IF parking on left of sign THEN
FREE PARKING
ELSE parking on right of sign THEN
PARKING ALLOWED; BUT
2 hrs ONLY &
PAYMENT REQUIRED METERED
ELSE time between 0000 hrs & 0600 THEN
FREE PARKING
ELSE today is Weekend THEN
IF today is Saturday THEN
IF time between 0830 hrs & 1230 hrs THEN
IF parking on left of sign THEN
LOADING ZONE ONLY
ELSE parking on right of sign THEN
FREE PARKING; BUT
1 hr TIME LIMIT
ELSE_IF time between 1230 hrs & 1500 hrs THEN
IF parking on left of sign THEN
FREE PARKING
ELSE parking on right of sign THEN
IF believe ambiguous sign THEN
30 min ONLY &
PAYMENT REQUIRED METERED
ELSE_NOT believe ambiguous sign THEN
FREE PARKING
ELSE time between 1500 hrs & 0000 hrs THEN
FREE PARKING
ELSE today is Sunday THEN
IF parking on left of sign THEN
FREE PARKING
ELSE parking on right of sign THEN
IF believe ambiguous sign THEN
IF between 0000 hrs & 1000 hrs THEN
FREE PARKING
ELSE_IF between 1000 hrs & 1500 hrs THEN
30 min ONLY &
PAYMENT REQUIRED METERED
ELSE between 1500 hrs & 0000 hrs THEN
FREE PARKING
ELSE_NOT believe ambiguous sign THEN
FREE PARKING

WHAT THE F……!!

So what’s the problem? Too many options? Confusing language? Bad communication? Wrong colours? Wrong location?

These signs are everywhere, so the opportunity here is huge.

Come on Visual Communication Designers, put on your thinking caps and fix this.


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