tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post2641228754829178820..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: St Pancras to St Margaret [3]fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-82207247183164322412013-02-26T20:03:36.721+00:002013-02-26T20:03:36.721+00:00Well, as I suppose I am the accused, I ought to re...Well, as I suppose I am the accused, I ought to reply to some of this.<br /><br />Firstly, no, our remit did not include the railways station, though I tried hard to make it so, but to no avail. I agree, most Plus Bus material is poorly designed and usually not well positioned for anyone to benefit from its existence.<br /><br />Secondly - poster cases (and typesizes). These are both the bane of my professional life. I have yet to find a poster case that is suited to the job. They are all too small and all let in moisture and have poor internal fixings to hold the contents in place. It should not be under-estimated how bad they all are and the effect they have on every reader.<br /><br />They are commonly fitted too high, and sometimes too low. Outside London they are the domain of the shelter manufacturers. They are not designed for purpose but to tick a box as having been provided.<br /><br />If the commentator above had read some of my other articles in Buses magazine then a more reasoned piece of writing may have emanated from him. I have stated myself that poster cases are the principal cause of type that is ridiculously too small for the job and it is long overdue (decades in fact) that we move forward and actually provide information, in the right places, and at sizes that can be read.<br /><br />My job is all but impossible. I am presented with these cases to work within and the volume of content ends up too small. If I leave enough out I could make the remainder much bigger, but then I will be criticized adversely for misleading people by omitting most of the facts.<br /><br />The industry needs to wake up to all this. I am banging the drum as loudly as I can from within, so please don't bash at mine. It is worth checking the facts before shooting the messenger.<br /><br />Doug RoseDoug Rosehttp://www.fwt.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-47826607755001811702013-02-24T10:29:05.451+00:002013-02-24T10:29:05.451+00:00Be interested to know if you attempted to obtain a...Be interested to know if you attempted to obtain any printed matter on the various operators services, particularly smaller operators/local authority material. I found it sparse on my last visit to the city, just a few hidden in one rack at the bus station. An outer library had Arriva timetables and several County maps (the Premier Inn at Oadby also had the local bus map!). Clive Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059026405966912480noreply@blogger.com