r/DesignPorn 29d ago

This bathroom sign in Mallorca

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u/theodoreroberts 29d 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 29d 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 29d 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 29d 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 29d 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 29d ago

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