[Israel] Design

[magid]

In Israel, water conservation is always an issue, so it's standard to have options for flushing, using more or less water. I've seen that here (in a bathroom in Harvard's Law School, of all places), which had lots and lots of signs to explain what to do for more or less water. A good design obviates the need for words (doors shouldn't need to be labeled push/pull, for instance, if it's clear which to do), and Israel has many options. I photographed only one, from the hotel in Jerusalem.



However, there seems to be no standard in some other areas. Compare these two elevator panels:

	Hotel elevator buttons in Eilat: 6 5 4 3 2 0 –1
	Hotel elevator buttons in Ashkelon: 6 7 4 5 2 3 1 –1

Neither of these makes a lot of sense, and the one in Ashkelon has layout issues as well. I admit to enjoying seeing negative numbers used in both places, though.

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[fetteredwolf.livejournal.com]

We wanted a dual flush toilet in our recently remodeled bathroom, and that was hard to find here! And the one that was found and fit has a sort of annoying design that makes people ask all the time which is which. It has two separate buttons. For a full flush, there is a circle, and for a half flush there is a circle as well, with a line through it. Which confuses people who think that the full circle is "number one" and the two halves is "number 2".

[magid.livejournal.com]

It's so strange that Israel has so many more useful options (I've also heard that the fittings for tiny toilet + sink closets aren't findable here either) when it comes to plumbing. Is there any way to fill in half the circle on one and the whole circle on the other? It would emphasize the part-of-whole-ness rather than number of parts, I think.

The dual flush at the law school was a handle that had different quantities if used going up from neutral or down from neutral. Which at least is unambiguous where the difference is, but not so good on which is which, without added info.

[(Anonymous)]

Israel . . . *sigh*

What I remember most vividly about the public bathrooms in Israel is brightly-colored toilet paper.

Wow, negative numbers on elevator buttons are awesome!

[magid.livejournal.com]

I didn't see any brightly colored toilet paper this time. Not sure whether that means I wasn't in the right places, or fashions have changed.

Now, if they had imaginary numbers...

[geekosaur]

Only in Pittsburgh. :)