I have a soft spot for the kind of “universal language” utilitarian art you find a lot in airports and instruction manuals. As simple and ubiquitous as it is, you have to appreciate that a lot of work must go into creating instructional images that don’t require words to explain them.
This artform is, of course, overripe for parody. I’ve been seeing or have been reminded of several parodies this week, so I thought I’d post a list of personal favorites:
- the Fight Club airline card
- Royksopp’s “Remind Me” music video
- “missing pages” from the Nintendo Wii instruction manual
- IKEA instructions for assembling a “dick in a box.”
Enjoy…
