To panic or not to panic

The first thing one should know about emergency evacuation situations is not to panic, and not to run. We have always been taught to locate the nearest emergency exit, and walk calmly to it.

But when one looks at the signs of the emergency exits, very few of them actually send that message.

At first glance, these four different signs all send the same message: the recognizable green color of the sign, the figure, the door and the arrow, all give directions to the closest exit.

But when you look closely at the elements that compose these signs (the distance between the man and the door, the inclination of his body, the presence or not of fire..etc), you can find four degrees of panic ! ( increasing from 1 to 4) (click on the image to view it in a bigger format).

The first sign conforms to the recommendations of walking to the door. The man is calmly going towards the exit while in the the second sign, he is beginning to run. In the third one, he is further from the door, is running real fast, and is already burning in flames! And finally, in the last one, the door isn't even portrayed, he is two steps away from falling down (notice both his legs off the floor, and the difference of angles of inclination between 1 and 4 !) and he is already burning in red flames !

Single dads go to Geneva !

Remember my post about men and women's bathroom signs concerning changing babies earlier this year ?
http://dimaboulad.blogspot.com/2009/08/single-dads.html

well.. i found it !


In Geneva airport, the baby sign is on both sides! So men and women have equal possibilities to change their children.



Look around you and see where this is the case as well !

Play on words II !

Easy one !
To the Parisians, where can you find this bar ? On which avenue ?

Balconies in town

Some already have the decorative balcony while others get the curtains or even draw it !


(don't forget that you can always click on the images to see them bigger)

Happy Graffiti

Last time i checked, Graffitis were more violent and less festive about life and love !
It was refreshing to find these messages on the wall and pavement while walking !

Croissant

After a long day of fasting, you long to have a delicious croissant !
In the heart of the 2nd district, la rue des jeuneurs ( the Fasters ) is right next to rue du croissant!
Is the origin of the name related to the pastry or the crescent ?

Business pedestrians

Notice the difference between the pedestrian signs in the residential 15th district (no pictogram) and the busy business area in the 9th district !

Dated steps

When walking on the sidewalks, for once take a look down instead of looking in front of you. You will be amazed at the huge number of dates inscribed in the pavement ! We could make a whole map tracing time and space on the streets !

(always click on the pictures to view them bigger and better ! )

Welcome point

" Au départ ou à l'arrivée de la gare, vous êtes les bienvenus à la place Montparnasse ! "

If you're going or coming (arrivée and départ, the names of the two streets surrounding the train station ), you are always welcome at place Montparnasse Bienvenüe (which literally means welcome in french, and also the name of the french engineer who this place was named after).

Play on words

To all parisians, where do you think you can find "le sans lezard" ?

Unique individuals

The little guy is different in Deauville and Paris !

Single dads ?

It's not the first time that I see toilet signs for women that include changing a child while the men's sign is the single Helvetica man. In the airport of Milano (up) and the Air France toilets (below) they do it as well.
What would men do if they had their baby in this case ?
I don't even know if men's bathrooms are equipped for that. In case they are, and they should be, maybe the sign should be changed in order to include both the man and the woman in the process of changing a child !