Comments for Mark Richards: Design Blog http://markrichardsdesign.com/blog Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:47:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Alpine Safety Design Project by Geoff Mair http://markrichardsdesign.com/blog/?p=261#comment-323 Geoff Mair Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:47:49 +0000 http://markrichardsdesign.com/blog/?p=261#comment-323 I'm a longtime expert skier and do a lot of backcountry so it takes a lot to dissuade me from going where I want to go. But this sign would definitely make me think twice. The skull and crossbones coupled with the message that I might die in the process would make me consider whether its really worth it. I do question whether the message "expert skiers only" would dissuade or encourage me to go - I consider myself an expert skier so I would assume that since I am an expert skier it actually might be really fun even though I could die. So, to me, it's a bit of a mixed message. I think it would definitely turn back anyone who did not put themselves into the expert category. It's much more effective than any signage I've seen on ski hills to date. A little bit grim but it would be effective. I’m a longtime expert skier and do a lot of backcountry so it takes a lot to dissuade me from going where I want to go. But this sign would definitely make me think twice. The skull and crossbones coupled with the message that I might die in the process would make me consider whether its really worth it.

I do question whether the message “expert skiers only” would dissuade or encourage me to go – I consider myself an expert skier so I would assume that since I am an expert skier it actually might be really fun even though I could die. So, to me, it’s a bit of a mixed message.

I think it would definitely turn back anyone who did not put themselves into the expert category. It’s much more effective than any signage I’ve seen on ski hills to date. A little bit grim but it would be effective.

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