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Monday, February 5, 2007

Lovefield shows the LOVE


While looking through some old photography and travel pictures I've taken, I found some pictures I took at various airports. I don't know if any of you have been to either D/FW international airport or Dallas Lovefield airport, but everyone in the metroplex pretty much knows D/FW falls short in the navigation of signs for each terminal. It's confusing to those who haven't been there before, and a headache to those who think they might know it well. However, at Dallas Lovefield, the signs depict very clearly how to get around the airport and are easily read. So I decided to use this picture of two terminal signs that are a common example of directional type used at this airport. The signs are so clear and simple, and the airport takes care to not list so many terminals on one sign as D/FW does.

5 Comments:

Blogger Pat said...

You make some interesting observations but the airport takes care to not list so many terminals on one sign as D/FW does because there is only one terminal at Love!

February 6, 2007 at 2:59 PM  
Blogger melissa said...

DFW is confusing, i always get lost there. Lovefield needs to change the colors of their signs, yellow and brown... icky. two drab colors together don't grab attention

February 6, 2007 at 4:05 PM  
Blogger schwasted said...

C'mon ron. Your kidding, right? This is the slappiest picture on this blog.

February 14, 2007 at 2:30 PM  
Blogger the_paynetrain said...

i like the different placement of the type. it is left alligned and in the top left instead of the tradional centered.

February 14, 2007 at 3:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

D/FW is like its own little airport land. I hate picking up and taking friends to the D/FW airport...confusing much! I def. can appreciate the simplicity! I agree mellispinelli...colors are yuck! Makes me sick before I even get on the airplane!

February 15, 2007 at 1:35 AM  

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