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: How can I visually represent and make a good contrast between Mechanical Stairs and fixed stairs? The title says pretty much it. But here a little more context: There's a EXIT sign I want

@Michele215

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The title says pretty much it. But here a little more context:

There's a EXIT sign I want to improve. I should look something like this:

Fixed stairs <= EXIT => Mechanical Stairs

My questions:

1) How can I represent graphically and unequivocally the two type of stairs?
2) Should I place just graphics, just text, or both to indicate them?

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@Rambettina927

More clearer?

Icons are cool, but not always clear. Even Eddie A's great solution would require some interpretation by the user:


"Is that a meat-grinder stair case!?!?"


Assuming a reasonable homogeneity among the users' language, you could just spell it out. Words are often the most clear means of communicating similar options. Adding icons to aid multilingual support, would be icing on the cake.

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@Sims5801359

A good icon for stairs with cogs or arrows pointing forward will be decriptive enough.
I found the example below using google images.

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@Pierce403

I think the most simple way is to think of the action that is being taken.

Stairs
2 flights
run/jog motion of person icon

Escalator
1 45° span
2 gears underneath
standing position person icon

This is how I would do it. Keep it as simple as possible.

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