Image via Lara Antal
Illustrator Lara Antal has come up with a new choking poster for New York City’s Sunshine Co. restaurant.
Although the Department of Health has already issued a poster, the owner Sabrina Godfrey thought that the original print did not match the interior of the restaurant, and commissioned the illustrator to design one.
Indeed, the redesigned poster matches the muted colors of the restaurant, complementing the décor. It is also a lot more interesting as it shows a young man helping a lady after she chokes on an olive while drinking a martini.
Many restaurants have been commissioning artists and designers to redesign these signs—the challenge is ensuring that they contain enough information should a choking emergency arise. So far, the state’s health inspectors have had no complaints, even though the law states that these establishments have to use government approved posters.
These prints should also be “posted in a conspicuous place, easily accessible to all employees and customers, a sign graphically depicting the Heimlich maneuver or a comparable technique instructing on how to dislodge food from a choking person”.
However, restaurant owners have stated that there is a “gap in the market” to “make something new”, and that these redesigns make safety posters a lot more interesting.
You can read the full story on the Wall Street Journal.
What do you think—how can designers meet the challenge of putting all this information into an aesthetically pleasing and intriguing design?
[via WSJ, image via Lara Antal]