"...There are, however, some designers and even clients who insist that the public deserve and will respond to much higher standards in graphics. They are convinced, as Charlie Chaplin was convinced, that the best way to entertain the public is to first entertain oneself."

NY City Transit rules

Posted: January 17th, 2008 | Author: Iancu | Filed under: branding, design, identity, type | No Comments »

New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual (1970) (photo set on Flickr – Swiss design proves to be unbeatable once again – wonder why the weird spacing though) contains some clear rules:

No littering – No spitting – No smoking.

I sure wish we had such plates every 100m in Romania.
Especially against spitting.

nygraphic-manual.jpg

(via Subtraction)

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