This bulletin is directed towards allergy patients and is put in place to advise them that they must stay in the waiting area of the facility for 30 minutes after injections.
This bulletin shows the different codes/extensions for medical professionals to utilize in the case of a medical emergency depending on the state of the patient.
The walkway resembles a road, with the yellow dashed line in the center. This is a code well known to most people if not everyone who is at least 16 or 18 years old. Its use at a college campus is effective because very rarely would there be someone…
The non-smoking sign fails as a form of technical communication. It prohibits tobacco consumption on campus but it does not state whether it is referring to smoking only or even chewing. It also raises questions with regards to other substances such…
We have classified this sign as effective because of its choice of placement" at the registrar's office. Should this sign have been placed somewhere else such as the information boards on the halls of any campus building, it would be incomplete.
The wind tunnel sign sparks curiosity. It does not describe what type of environment is on the other side of the door nor does it state if we need special credentials to enter that room. It is not informative enough. It raises more questions than…
What makes this sign successful is the choice of placement. They have placed it at the second floor of the library, at the stairwell. As that is the first object we see as we go from one floor to another, current location becomes pretty obvious and…
The Quiet Zone is an example of failed technical communication on campus because its creator limited it its audience to anglophones only by not adding any helpful visual aids.
Although we can argue that we are in a english-speaking country, this…
The controls on the book shelves at the library are highly intuitive. They contain arrow keys that indicate direction and an octagon that resembles the universal shape of a "stop" sign. They also have appropriate choices of color: green for the…
The defibrillator sign takes full advantage of graphics to inform its audience: anyone who has been trained to use the equipment and taught how to locate it.
The lighting symbol inside the heart shape makes it easer for people to understand what…
The Quixote's menu at the cafeteria presents itself as a successful example of technical communication in terms of design. It contains large font so people can read it from far away, it has the prices for every items, and it lists all available…