Just a few thoughts on 'exit' versus 'way out': - 'way out' is not that uncommon in Europe - 'exit' is an unusual word in written and spoken English (I cannot recall the last time I wrote it) - it is also impossible to work out what 'exit' means if you do not already know (unless you happen to speak Latin!)
(For anyone interested, word frequency in English is inversely proportional to word length in syllables. Naturally, that should not be the sole criteria for choosing terminology!) So, I can see their point. Regards, William Hudson Syntagm Ltd Design for Usability UK 01235-522859 World +44-1235-522859 US Toll Free 1-866-SYNTAGM mailto:[email protected] http://www.syntagm.co.uk skype:williamhudsonskype Syntagm is a limited company registered in England and Wales (1985). Registered number: 1895345. Registered office: 10 Oxford Road, Abingdon OX14 2DS. Courses in card sorting and Ajax interaction design - Las Vegas and Berlin: http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/csadvances.shtml http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/ajaxdesign.shtml -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Calvin Sent: 01 September 2009 4:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IxDA Discuss] "Way Out" vs "Exit" - Signage usability andpassenger experience ... ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
