Another Cough and Sneeze Etiquette notice spotted in the washroom of my office building at UBC. Comparing to the campus-wide Influenza notice I have blogged about in my previous post Cough Notice, this notice is much better in communicating the most important message: please cough and sneeze into your sleeve.

Nicely done:

1. big image to catch your attention
2. High contrast for the image background – black box in white background
3. universal graphic on the slashed-circle for Don’t

Would be better if:

1. less words
2. green check for Correct circle, red slash for Wrong circle (I understand that it’s probably printed from a mono-colour laser printer)
3. simpler image can increase contrast and readability
4. follow-up action – what if I want to know more about techniques and information about influenza?

Related posts:

1. Cough Notice
2. Treadmill Start and Stop Buttons
3. Design for Emergency, Canada Line Emergency Door Release

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