Jim Medding’s Blog

We’ve all seen them – “international” icons used to communicate a message without using written words. Some work and some don’t.

Since moving into a new building at work, I’ve been puzzled about the icon used to communicate evacuating the building during a fire. It just didn’t seem quite right. I though more about casually dancing down the stairs than about fleeing a burning building.

Care to cha-cha-cha your way out of the building?

No thanks, “aaaah , runaway!” seems more appropriate for the moment.

Then, I found an icon in an older building.

Yep, that’s it.