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Comment on Environmental Graphic Design: What is it? by Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:58:57 +0000

Hi Joyce,

There was a link to the original article by Ryan Lascano—this was written by myself and Yvonne.

Thanks for the kind words,

Chris

Comment on How To Guide People Through An Intricate Space by Joyce Miller

Joyce Miller — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:35:07 +0000

Great designs! Nice, Clean, and appears to help navigate easily in this space.

Look forward to see the remaining images.

Joyce Miller

Comment on Follow Up: Replacing Signs with GPS? by Joyce Miller

Joyce Miller — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:33:17 +0000

This is simply amazing! What a transformation this could be for travel. The company I work for designs signs and are very excited to hear about this integration of technology in our industry.

Thanks Shane for this post!

Joyce Miller

Comment on Follow Up: Replacing Signs with GPS? by Shane Hogan

Shane Hogan — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:49:45 +0000

If the app can also read out the information from signs, it would be very useful for people who are blind or have poor vision.

Comment on Lost Art of Signwriting by Mark dickson

Mark dickson — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:39:26 +0000

We should keep signwriting alive, I also have been signwriting for so long and miss signwriting all day long. If you love it do it.
Australia

Comment on Cycling in Amsterdam by Yvonne

Yvonne — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:39:00 +0000

I agree that idling cars are a major contributor to urban air pollution, however I read (and I’m quoting now; Charles M/celsias.com): that turning off your vehicle’s engine might work for some vehicles, but not all. Some, (turbo chargers and diesels), will do better if you idle for longer periods.

Stopping and restarting a car has a few effects:
* It takes quite a bit of fuel to restart some engines. This can be more than many seconds of idling.
* It also takes a hit on your battery. The engine needs to work harder to recharge the battery.
* It emits unburnt fuel which is many, many times worse as a greenhouse contributor than CO2. I don’t know what the numbers are for gasoline, but methane (also a hydrocarbon) is approx 27 times as bad a greenhouse gas as CO2.
* It stresses the engine, meaning that the engine performance and lifetime are reduced.

I suppose this is why the countdown lights have been introduced for cyclists/pedestrians, as these don’t cause any air pollution while waiting for the lights to turn!

Comment on Cycling in Amsterdam by Andrew Beattie

Andrew Beattie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:02:33 +0000

This part of the movie caught my eye “counts down the seconds to a green light….” 5min33secs

The same principal could be also for vehicle crossing lights, not just for cycles?

I had wondered in the past why amber ‘get-ready’ lights don’t have a countdown timer. This would encourage drivers to turn their engines off while waiting, particularly on Railway crossings etc, and give enough notice to start up again.

Comment on Season’s greetings by Michel Verheem

Michel Verheem — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:38:37 +0000

Chris,

you are very welcome. It was a pleasure working with you guys, and we are looking forward to the next project!

Comment on Season’s greetings by Chris Bamford

Chris Bamford — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:09:44 +0000

Have a great holiday guys and thanks for all your help and support, Chris

Comment on Season’s greetings by Sander

Sander — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:09:39 +0000

Happy holidays and enjoy the warm weather… Greetings from a very cold and snowy Amsterdam!