tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30699407.post5871207951898633502..comments2023-09-01T08:21:14.243-07:00Comments on Bagnall's Retreat: John Bagnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14036360460218138753noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30699407.post-86375369639494001632007-11-18T15:41:00.000-08:002007-11-18T15:41:00.000-08:00Gulp, BB, I think your Papua New Guinea story prov...Gulp, BB, I think your Papua New Guinea story proves that visual instructions don't necessarily communicate to all cultures! I do prefer a pointing hand image to the plain graphic arrow though, especially if it has that royal-looking spiky cuff round the wrist.<BR/><BR/>And yes, fruit boxes have some great gratuitous designs, but sadly, you don't see them in supermarkets. One I need to see again and photograph was for broccoli and featured a Barbarella style saucy 60s nude daubed in green psychedelic body paint. The only link with this arresting image and vegetables was the colour green. I haven't been lucky to see the apple gripping skateboarder box yet, but will keep an eye open.John Bagnallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036360460218138753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30699407.post-57318451369475589012007-11-18T03:44:00.000-08:002007-11-18T03:44:00.000-08:00Ikea do them well - the one urging the baffled wo...Ikea do them well - the one urging the baffled would-be flatpack constructor to phone them for advice is done particularly well. Years ago, one of my tutors designed a set of pictograms instructing some tribesmen in Papua New Guinea on how to use outboard motors. One of the images had a hand pointing to a vital part. The tribesmen took this a bit literally and went on raids hacking off the hands of their enemies, and tying them onto the motors so they'd "work properly".<BR/><BR/>I like the naive designs on some fruit boxes - the badly-drawn skateboarder holding an apple in each hand immediately comes to mind.Boring Beinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538954381007218982noreply@blogger.com