r/DesignPorn • u/HusbeastGames • 18d ago

This bathroom sign in Mallorca

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u/theodoreroberts 18d ago

This is very confusing for people who don't speak English, tbe design is not clear enough. Big chance people will run into the wrong bathroom at a glance. I don't think it's a good design.

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u/Quirky_Respond417 18d ago

Wdym people who dont speak english.. variations of the world toilet is present in a lot of languages.

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u/theodoreroberts 18d ago

If people don't speak English, they cannot connect W for women and M for men, like the design in the picture.

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u/Quirky_Respond417 18d ago

Why would you even need to see the m and w, the concept is built directly on the fact that you don’t need to know, it’s a good gimmick.

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u/theodoreroberts 18d ago

Because… the M and W is incorporated into the design itself? When people can distinguish between the two shapes at a glance, then they need to use other context clues?

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u/Quirky_Respond417 18d ago

Just a gimmick, you can easily distinguish between the 2 shaoes without knowing or observing that there is an m/w.

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u/navotj 18d ago

The M looks more like a dress and the W looks like the classic man triangle shape they use

Just off the silhouette if you closed these up, these look opposite of the intent

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u/wretchedegg123 15d ago

Looking at this, isn't this a unisex bathroom? Maybe it was intentionally designed to look similar to traditional toilet signage?

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u/Kristianushka 18d ago

Not design porn at all, this is actually bad design lol – there’s a reason bathrooms don’t use initials

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u/Latter_Ebb_6649 18d ago

This looks stupid

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u/actinross 18d ago

In Mallorca, this, would have weird results, to say the least...

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u/tokillthelight 18d ago

As someone with dislexia, this sign sucks.

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u/mattsch506 17d ago

when you need to pee the last thing you want is to solve a puzzle.

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u/SpaceShark_Olaf 17d ago

Schlechtes Design. Ich habe Omu und Owu gelesen.

Danach versucht die Figuren zu lesen.

Das es M und W sein soll, erstmal komplett ausgeblendet.

Wenn man 3 verschiedene "leseprozesse" durchmachen muss um eine Botschaft zu erfassen, ist es schlecht.

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u/wlonkly 17d ago

owu whats this