USPS Mailbox Label
Signage and Labels Archives
October 15, 2006
October 17, 2006
Apartment Building Doorbells
Note the USPS Bar Code label at the bottom.
Laundromat Dryer Control Panel
Washer Dial and Instructions
Check out the info table on the right. Tufte would be proud.
October 18, 2006
Ironic Door Handle in London
Don Norman would not approve.
via Cameron Moll
Fire Alarm Call Box
An original, unmodified call box. Missing the glass though.
Fire Alarm Call Box
A modified (and defaced) version of the call box. You can still see the instructions through the plexiglass.
October 19, 2006
Push Button For
via Gino Zahnd
October 24, 2006
Press to Exit
October 26, 2006
Handicapped Elevator Controls
These controls are for someone outside the elevator to control it, not the person inside. Thus the key is necessary to enable this.
Airline Boarding Pass Reader
People don't appreciate taking pictures of equipment in airports, I've found.
October 29, 2006
Mini-Bulldozer Joystick (right)
Interesting the diagram is on the side of the joystick, not in front, where one would think it map a lot more effectively and be read easier. But perhaps not from the driver's/controller's seat.
Mini-Bulldozer Joystick (left)
I really like the clarity of the controls diagram.
October 30, 2006
Street Crossing Directions
Is this really necessary?
November 3, 2006
Hand Scanner Lock
Apologies for the blurry photo, but had to be taken quickly. Note the hand diagram. I bet we're going to see a lot of this sort of thing.
Programmable Safe
Parking Payment, Toronto Street
Love the "Maximum Time" button, since that's probably what most people do most of the time when parking at a meter.
November 4, 2006
Speak Here
This Button Not In Use
Wow.
November 5, 2006
Delta Air Lines Cockpit. 757?
Be sure to view this photo in Flickr to see all the controls detailed out. Very cool.
Sex Machine
View larger in Flickr to read the button labels. No comment on the form.
Old Dials
No idea what this is, but look at how the fixed points of the dial link to (handwritten?) labels via lines.
November 6, 2006
Emergency Telephone Button
Love the "Help Is On The Way" light.
November 9, 2006
Korg Oscilloscope Panel
"Korg EA-1 Mk II analog modeling synthesizer. Portamento is how quickly it changes pitch so you can play it like a piano or make it sound like a siren. The rest is for the two oscilloscopes and the type of each and how they interact with each other (modulation). Also can patch in the audio in, instead of Osc 1."
November 11, 2006
Decaf
Muni Kiosk Display
What does the button marked with the handicapped icon do? And the repeat button? And the numbers below each of the buttons? And the unused buttons? What a mess.
November 14, 2006
Digital Thermostat
Redundancy
Awesome.
Top Of Cool Old Radio, Nan's Attic, Heswall 21-10-06
I love the labels on the tuner: Vatican, E. Germany, W. Germany, etc. Note that they indicate a small range, not just a fixed point.
November 20, 2006
Coffee Bean Grinder Settings
Really nice set of icons and labels here, I think.
Cleaning Lever
Hydrolic Lift Dashboard
Canon 400d Screen and Controls
Eins, zwei, drei
I don't know what this is or means.
Black Rotary Telephone
Love the label: Listen before dialing!
November 26, 2006
Important Display
Hotel Radio
This interface, since travelers won't know the stations or their frequency in a new city, makes perfect sense.
Windscreen Wiper Control
Washing Machine Dial
I bet this is difficult to decipher even in its native language.
November 29, 2006
Speed Queen
Love the instructions with cute icons.
December 3, 2006
Control for Heating/Cooling
Possibly from a winery.
VW Beetle - Instrument Panel
Annunciator
Love the "Engine Working Wrong" Setting. Does that shut everything down in a way that "Stop" doesn't? I'm guessing so.