A long time ago I began collecting pictures of the graphics in aircraft toilets. Because a) it's something to do on a boring flight and b) I thought I'd be able to make a clever point about differentiation or something and c) I'm a bit strange. There's a bunch of them here but the strange thing is how undifferentiated they are. Here you've got airlines desperately trying to prove they're a little bit different from everyone else and here's a prime opportunity to do it and they're completely wasting it. Now, maybe I'm not flying classy enough airlines, maybe Virgin or someone's doing it better, but most of these are transcontinental business class flights on decent airlines. And they all look like the airline just stuck with the decals that Boeing or Airbus supply. And rebranded the bottle of handsoap. I think they ought to be able to do better than that.
That being said I do quite like the graphic style they all use. And the icons.
no straining at the back.
i was struck by the size of the airline signs (i too went in search of them on my last voyage). they were teeny weeny.
i'm taking the eurostar back home on sunday. i didn't visit their facilities on the way here, so will investigate their 'facility signage' for us both.
Posted by: funkypancake | September 09, 2004 at 05:50 PM
here they are:
http://www.funkypancake.com/blog/archives/004488.html
slightly worn !
Posted by: funkypancake | September 20, 2004 at 09:20 PM
I saw those. Nice job. Not as airliney as I'd have thought.
Posted by: russell davies | September 21, 2004 at 08:23 AM