Exit Sign: Comment Responses | ARTiculations

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Exit Sign Recognition for Color Normal and Colour Deficient Observers: www.lrc.rpi.edu/resources/pdf/...
United States Usage of the I-Codes: www.iccsafe.org/about-icc/ove...
Accessible Exit Sign Project: accessibleexitsigns.com/
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exit sign, ISO, emergency, fire, graphic design, interior design, architecture, graphics, fire safety, IBC, NBC, green running man, accessibility, accessible design, Canada, national building code
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[@MichaelSteeves]

After being passed to your channel by Tom Scott I now find myself critiquing exit signs everywhere I go! Still quite a mix in Canada.

[@Xplayer007]

Thanks for replying to my comment! I'm actually in favor of adopting the international standard for exit signs; I'm just not sure how it would actually be implemented in the US (as seen with the debacle in "adopting" the metric system). As with most things in the US unfortunately it'll probably take some sort of nationally notable tragedy caused by poor exit signage to get anything changed.

[@josephcarson8382]

how do you like combinations of the pictogram with EXIT lettering?

[@peervermeiren8902]

I love that zou discuss the comments. Thats so rare and should be really done more. With that you got a new subscriber.

[@punya1621]

I was just about to thank you for closed captions when you said people have already thanked you for that. Nevertheless, thank you from me for closed captions. And Congratulations for increasing subscribers. Hope to see 100k by the end of the year.

[@ARTiculations]

You're welcome! English is my second language and I almost always turn CC on when it's an option. It has always helped me understand videos better and I see it as an essential part of the video format =)

[@punya1621]

ARTiculations Same here. English is my second language too and cc help a lot.

[@Ck87JF]

@@ARTiculations English is my first language, but I often turn on captions for TV, movies, and sometimes KZbin because I'm kinda "OCD" about catching everything that's said, and sometimes it gets annoying to rewind every few minutes.

[@ByteMe619]

"Hey friends" I liked the video as soon as you said that lol. It's great that you communicate with your fanbase like this and have a kind of dialogue! Keep up the great work!

[@jonjohnson3027]

I think there could be few reasons behind the resistance to adopt the ISO exit sign in the US: * It's not well-known that there even is an international standard exit sign, even among architects and building maintenance custodians * Updating a building to meet new codes is only required when remodeling; there's no requirement to remodel or update otherwise * ISO standard exit signs are perceived as unavailable -- for example, at my local home center I can get green (and red!) "EXIT" signs but not ISO standard pictographic signs; the limited selection of pictographic signs are nonstandard * Americans are simply stubborn and resistant to change

[@ccityplanner1217]

In my view a pictogram is better than text even for those who understand the language, as it is easier to recognise from a distance & between different stylistic variations & typefaces. When it comes to measurements, the UK is bilingual in a similar way to Luxembourg with Luxembourgish, French & German. In the UK, many text exit signs say "Way Out" instead of "Exit". This is not usually used for emergency exits though. Emergency exit signs are required to be made of phosphorescent materials, but the pictogram is optional.

[@StuderSSL]

Learned of your channel via Tom Scott and have now watched and enjoyed a number of your videos. As a fan of graphic design, Aeron chairs, Yayoi Kusama and Brutalism, I'm sure I will continue to like your future uploads. When you mentioned American pennies, I thought of Rick from Pawn Stars who likes to remind people with old coins that the UK has pennies, and the USA has cents, lol.

[@ARTiculations]

Yes but does keeping the penny actually make cents?! hahahaha...sorry I'll show myself out.

[@ChristianJiang]

I’m glad I discovered this channel... It’s a work of art!

[@AshArAis]

I am left handed. I try to notice day to day what is made asymmetrically that doesn't have to be, but some of it is so normalised that it took me til I was in the workplace to see even how the structure of a room is designed for right handed users - kitchens being a big example. Does this play into many areas of architecture?

[@ARTiculations]

Yes actually it's often called "Ambidextrous design" which in Interior Design is a philosophy to design for both handed users. Great idea! I'll add that to the list =D

[@Ck87JF]

It's interesting, while I'm right handed, there are some technologies that I've adapted ambidexterity for, including mice (even ones that are decidedly intended for right hands, though some of the extra buttons go to waste when I'm using left handed).

[@sillydrizzy2985]

Came from Tom Scott's channel, and I love that you did a follow up from the comments. More channels should do this. And hello from NB. :-)

[@willemvandebeek]

Congratulations passing the 10K subscribers mark! :)

[@ARTiculations]

Thanks friend! And thanks for your support all this time!! Very excited that I may be eligible to film at KZbin Space now. Gonna look into that and hope it can help improve content quality!

[@willemvandebeek]

Uuuh, looking forward to that! :)

[@lekettenkrad]

I'm not sure if it's been done to death, but hearing your thoughts on hostile architecture could be cool :)

[@ARTiculations]

Ooh great idea! I'll look into this =)

[@MateusSFigueiredo]

agreed

[@joshc7348]

Connecticut has a law requiring that new buildings have exit signs marking exits as accessible, and they can be found occasionally in neighboring Massachusetts and Rhode Island

[@DaveVespa]

I joined after the Tom vid too. Loving your response to comments vid. I'll have to watch some more of your older ones now. You've said that the UK use the symbol for the exit sign. Is that because of the EU or before? There's some good vids out there about our road signs that tie in quite nicely.

[@sleepysleeper6390]

The problem with “wheelchair accessible” exit signs is that in case of a fire or other emergency you don’t want someone that is handicapped looking around for an exit that “suits their wheelchair” you want them to GET out of the building.

[@MAlanThomasII]

Given that I'm an information scientist married to a graphic designer and the son of an architect who met his wife in a medieval art class, I am definitely here for this content.

[@mace9708]

In the UK we use the iso signs but we also use the words fire exit

[@david-polak]

Hello to you too from Prague.

[@augustin4374]

Hey ! I'm from France and here, we have standard signs and in older buidings (from seventies for exemple I guess) we have green and white boxes with "sortie" or "issue de secours" written on it ("sortie" still almost used today for for door who can use as well as common exit or as fire exit). An other thing is in the Parisian subway : there's a few stations who are accessible for people in wheelchair and in theses stations there's special exit signs for them which go to shelters

[@KannikCat]

Nice follow up! The accessible exit sign idea is interesting, something I hadn't considered before. Strangely, I think that's one thing that wouldn't be needed in the US should it adopt the ISO exit sign, thanks to the Americans With Disabilities act. This is one place where the US is quite ahead of many other jurisdictions (also of note is that it is not a building code, but civil rights legislation), where pretty much any project where you would need to replace the exit sign you'd need to take the exit itself into account and bring it up to code, which by definition needs to be accessible to be considered an exit. It could be useful in grandfathered buildings that might not have accessible exits, but then it might get confusing in buildings that don't have or need that distinction... again, though, that's just in the US. I think it'd be be great in places where the accessibility requirements are not as rigorous! :)

[@AB3-74]

Hi from the Czech Republic! In my country, the wheelchair-accessible exit sign is mostly just a normal ISO exit sign with a wheelchair next to it (literally touching it with millimetres of spacing). I like it. Why do we need to incorporate that to just one picture?

[@jjohnson71958]

i like the traditional EXIT because it incorporates a house in between the E & the X

[@mematty2474]

I watched both this video and your "Brief History..." video. I work in the signage industry and act as a code and accessibility researcher. In the US every state and municipality can adopt their own codes. So you can mix and match your codes. Take Texas for instance, one city's stairwell signs complies with IBC. Another city might follow the NFPA stairwell signs, while a third city has adopted their own version not complying with any model code. So it gets very confusing real quick, add into it the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and it makes it even more unclear. But I agree with everything you have said about the US adopting it. But this type of confusion comes when several organizations are all developing their own code/guidelines. They overlap just enough to be dangerous. But great video!!

[@jjohnson71958]

they could make the exit sign blink or pulsate for each letter and the color should b green

[@adam850]

Please do more architecture videos.

[@jjohnson71958]

The word exit in the middle of an arrow pointing to the direction of the door

[@Yossus]

This is a great channel! If I find some time, I'll try to caption some videos and maybe translate some into German as well :) do you have priorities for which videos you want translated?

[@ARTiculations]

Any video you’d like to caption or translate helps! But I’d say to reach the most people the videos with the most views would be best to start with for translating - for instance the Exit Sign and Brutalist Architecture videos. Thanks so much!!!

[@areamusicale]

I believe in Britain they still keep the penny for its metallic value. Exchanging money at the scrap metal yard is a better deal than what bank offers.

[@TheLazyGeniuses]

Did you plan to upload this at the same time Tom Scott uploaded his new video?

[@mattggl6709]

Wow, you're right

[@natanliber9592]

Hey! I just love your videos! I'd love if you'll make another architecture themed video like you did with 'Brutalism' that's how I got to your channel and it was wonderful! BTW I have a hobby: to spot brutalist buildings in my country while walking in cities (in Israel).☺

[@ARTiculations]

Thanks! More videos like that are in the works :D also I totally want to visit Israel some day! My mom was there years ago and she tells me there are lots of super cool brutalist buildings in Tel Aviv!

[@mattggl6709]

Fourth! Also this is a great channel. It has interesting videos and really captures you with the style of video

[@TheWizardofLimes]

I didn't even know you could suggest close captions for videos Lol. Might as well try it after god damn 11 years on KZbin...

[@MateusSFigueiredo]

I don't know if that's your thing but I'd like a video on presentations, like PowerPoint and stuff maybe

[@TheAdamChampagne]

Kinda random question that may be a bit difficult to answer but how would you say the Canadian provincial licensure process differs from the American states system?

[@KannikCat]

It's quite similar. All of North America shares a bit of the same registration system, that being the standard exams created and administered by NCARB. Once you've completed those, certain provinces/states may have supplementary exams (California does, for example -- usually if the province/state has made a lot of additions or changes to the model code, then they'll have extra exams) that you also need to pass before you are granted a license in that province/state. Then it's all dependent on the province state when it comes to dues, and frequency and any requirements to renew, etc. :)

[@vikyacevedo6170]

Yo tengo

[@zanecarlson8017]

I live in molalla oregon

[@tylervanprooyen1848]

I noticed in the map it says Michigan is green only... I live in Michigan and I never seen a green sign only red signs

[@ARTiculations]

The map indicates green is only a recommendation in Michigan. And even if the constructor takes the recommendation - it'll likely only apply in new buildings. Just like how most Canadians still mostly see the old red exit signs too, even though the build code has made the green ISO sign mandatory. Because most of the time building codes do not retroactively apply to exiting buildings.

[@NithinJune]

3:50 They got rid of Community Contributions for captions :(

[@jjohnson71958]

we the usa love the traditional EXIT sign

[@SomeDudeWithAnExitSign]

We do

[@kay486]

czech friends unite! also subbed from toms video

[@Tom_______C98]

Her second video I've ever seen and she mentions Czechia again. I think I'm legally obliged to subscribe.

[@olik136]

Architecture related video request about building applications- As a german architect I am always baffled what americans are allowed to build- Canada seems to be similar. Here a shack above 30m³ has about the same paperwork as an office complex- there are a lot of rules and you are basically not allowed to build anything ;) meanwhile in a US tv show someone builds a wooden castle with 5 floors and the size of disneyland....

[@javiercs006]

Those big projects usually are the result of variances granted by the local council. The fact that the people with those eyesores tend to be rich probably has something to do with it.

[@s_vb2220]

2:10 laughs in belgium

[@LiewLmao]

Response to comments of response to comments

[@extrahourinthepit]

Still need help with captions? [I know Italian too ;)]

[@ARTiculations]

Yes, always! Thank you!!!

[@SFKelvin]

There's the tradition in the US of two colors: Red for "emergency exit" and green for "normal exit." The ISO sign makes no distinction of what type of exit it is. Is the green color beckoning me toward this door where I will be assaulted by this insane squiggly man who will arrest me for going through the emergency exit?

[@ragnkja]

The ISO sign is specifically for exits that are to be used in an emergency. If you want to indicate which exits are preferred outside of emergencies, you could add non-illuminated signs that say "Exit"/"To exit" to guide people to said preferred exits.

[@monumento.f.501]

green is the new black.

[@ironmatic1]

Honestly there are very few people who are too stupid to not understand the basic meaning of “E X I T” because English is so international, or to at least get the idea because it’s right above every exit. So I don’t believe a change to pictograms is necessary.

[@kairon156]

Why is John Green the only guy in that group?

[@ARTiculations]

12tone (Cory) also is! :)

[@goskascience]

First!

[@bradenross4182]

y green though

[@kevinwells9751]

Did you watch the other video? She mentioned in it that because green is already associated with "go" and red is associated with "stop", green makes sense for a sign that is supposed to suggest that people go that way. Also as she said in this video, research suggests that green is the most suitable color for color blind people

[@ragnkja]

Green looks a lot brighter to the human eye than the same intensity of red or blue light. It's also likely to stand out more if there's a fire.