Case note

5 min

A timetable you can read from the quay

What a small ferry line taught me about signage.

The old timetable used 9pt type on a sheet behind glass. Nobody read it; they asked the crew.

Bigger times, fewer words and one colour per direction fixed most of it.

Independent designer

Lisbon 14:05

Taking on two projects from March

© 2026 Mara Quist

Lisbon, Portugal

Taking on two projects from March

© 2026 Mara Quist

Lisbon, Portugal

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