DUBAI, May 8 — They range from simple spray-painted circles on the ground in a Mogadishu market to bright and breezy floor stickers in a Dubai mall, which blow a kiss and urge: “Hey there beautiful, don't forget to keep a safe distance.” The markings that will oblige us to keep apart in busy...
People wearing protective face masks shop at Dubai mall after the UAE government eased a curfew and allowed stores to open, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 3, 2020. — Reuters pic
As people emerge from weeks of lockdown, they face an array of new measures to try and keep the virus in check and protect society's most vulnerable. “Anywhere where there are graphics at the moment, it is because people have had to react super quick and put something in place — speed has been of the essence. We are now at the point where there is a bit of breathing space,” said Chris Girling, Head of Wayfinding at CCD Design & Ergonomics in London.
“For your safety please stand 2 metres from other people,” reads a floor sign in a Shell petrol garage in Britain.“Stand here” is written in English on a red circle floor sign in a grocery shop in Beirut. Footprints have proved popular so far, in signs from Bury in Britain to Abidjan in Ivory Coast, but as Girling points out, the best sign systems would also encourage linear movement and give a visual understanding of direction.
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