It seems all is not down and out in the world of information signage. Some new, well new to me, signs at Chipotle, AMC Theaters and Tokyo DisneySea recently caught my attention. Chipotle Mexican Grill: New Menu Displays Chipotle recently refreshed their menu displays with new very simple and very easy to read boards. In [...]
Universal Studios. I always feel like the attractions are designed with the intention of being perfect…and then it all goes to shit at the last minute. I’m not sure why so many of the attractions fail. Maybe it is the same off-the-shelf effects being used in the same way on multiple attractions, the terrible timing, [...]
Last time you were in a retail store or restaurant, did you look up? Not up at the products on the shelves or digital menus but up at the ceiling. Lurking above you, in nearly every store and every office building is one of my favorite things to hate: drop ceilings. And I’m not the [...]
While I was working at Walt Disney World I had a mission: take a picture of every different type of themed exit sign at EPCOT. This seemingly simple task turned into an epic struggle against the salida gods [that is exit in spanish...not the god part]. Below, you’ll see a collection of the ones I [...]
Virgin America seems to understand why we all hate airlines and is trying to do something about it. You mean I don’t need to treated as a necessary hassle? Ugh, more paying customers! Yes, Continental I’m looking at you. Being a new airline with new planes has it’s advantages. All VA planes are equiped with [...]
Frozen yogurt. It seems easy enough. First off, what would you think “natural frozen yogurt” means? One might say that ‘natural’ means free from artificial flavors, colors and preservatives. Well, Cherry On Top believes that natural actually means “mostly all natural ingredients.” Every single one of their products has artificial flavor in the ingredient list. Click [...]
