Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols
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Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols
... the brainchild of photographer Maya Barkai who collected the various representations of the “walking man” from around the world
http://www.coadesign.org/portfolio/walking-men/ -
Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols
... the brainchild of photographer Maya Barkai who collected the various representations of the “walking man” from around the world
http://www.coadesign.org/portfolio/walking-men/@Natasha_Jay You can imagine which cities may be car centric by looking at how the silhouettes are depicted:
The ones that look like being in a hurry tells the pedestrians: “Cars are waiting!!! Move your asses out of the way, peasants!” -
@elasticsoul please let those be real!
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I am greatly enjoying the comments on this thread

@Natasha_Jay It seems only Saragossa has someone who looks vaguely female for any of these traffic signals….
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Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols
... the brainchild of photographer Maya Barkai who collected the various representations of the “walking man” from around the world
http://www.coadesign.org/portfolio/walking-men/@Natasha_Jay Hameln / Hamelin has a Rattenfänger / Pied Piper symbol

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@Natasha_Jay It seems only Saragossa has someone who looks vaguely female for any of these traffic signals….
@HarriettMB
That hit me immediately too.So tell me there is no patriarchy? 🤬
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@Natasha_Jay Hameln / Hamelin has a Rattenfänger / Pied Piper symbol

@danielaKay But what is the red one? @Natasha_Jay
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@danielaKay But what is the red one? @Natasha_Jay
@irina @Natasha_Jay sorry, couldn't find a photo of the red one
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Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols
... the brainchild of photographer Maya Barkai who collected the various representations of the “walking man” from around the world
http://www.coadesign.org/portfolio/walking-men/@Natasha_Jay in Utrecht, the Birthplace of Dick Bruna, the author of Miffy, has these traffic lights.
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Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols
... the brainchild of photographer Maya Barkai who collected the various representations of the “walking man” from around the world
http://www.coadesign.org/portfolio/walking-men/@Natasha_Jay Ampelmann is a big thing in Berlin.
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Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols
... the brainchild of photographer Maya Barkai who collected the various representations of the “walking man” from around the world
http://www.coadesign.org/portfolio/walking-men/@Natasha_Jay the one from Warsaw looks like a Sontaran
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@johartig @Natasha_Jay @mainz_de Unfortunately, I do not have a green light version, but here's one from Trier.
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Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols
... the brainchild of photographer Maya Barkai who collected the various representations of the “walking man” from around the world
http://www.coadesign.org/portfolio/walking-men/ -
I particularly love this one



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@Natasha_Jay Hameln / Hamelin has a Rattenfänger / Pied Piper symbol

@danielaKay @Natasha_Jay mistook it for a man carrying a scythe over his shoulder
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@Natasha_Jay Esslingen / Germany has "Äffle und Pferdle" as red/green lights
@schnitzer @Natasha_Jay Böblingen as well
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Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols
... the brainchild of photographer Maya Barkai who collected the various representations of the “walking man” from around the world
http://www.coadesign.org/portfolio/walking-men/@Natasha_Jay viva corunna
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@Natasha_Jay no Ampelmann though!

AMPELMANN Berlin https://www.ampelmann.de/en/
@combat_penguin @Natasha_Jay My thoughts exactly. You can’t discuss pedestrian walking symbols without discussing the iconic Berlin Ampelmännchen!
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@Natasha_Jay viva corunna
@lindarosesmit @Natasha_Jay here are some from Saarbrücken, Germany
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Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols
... the brainchild of photographer Maya Barkai who collected the various representations of the “walking man” from around the world
http://www.coadesign.org/portfolio/walking-men/@Natasha_Jay there is a Ampelgirl in Heidelberg, Germany