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Visual Essay

Signs of pandemic times: tracing the reconfigurations of urban spaces through COVID-19 signage

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Pages 21-28 | Received 24 Nov 2022, Accepted 08 Nov 2023, Published online: 29 Nov 2023

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Figure 1. Travelling on public transport during COVID-19. (a) Poster inside a bus instructing how passengers should maintain physical distance while traveling. (b) Commuters at a bus stop, wearing masks and sitting at a distance from each other.

Figure 1. Travelling on public transport during COVID-19. (a) Poster inside a bus instructing how passengers should maintain physical distance while traveling. (b) Commuters at a bus stop, wearing masks and sitting at a distance from each other.

Figure 2. Instructions placed at various locations delimiting the number of individuals that can be present at any given time. (a) Seating area inside a shopping mall. (b) In a library. (c) Male toilet in a shopping mall.

Figure 2. Instructions placed at various locations delimiting the number of individuals that can be present at any given time. (a) Seating area inside a shopping mall. (b) In a library. (c) Male toilet in a shopping mall.

Figure 3. Humour used to normalise physical distancing instructions. (a) Notice placed on a church wall. (b) Sticker placed on a café counter.

Figure 3. Humour used to normalise physical distancing instructions. (a) Notice placed on a church wall. (b) Sticker placed on a café counter.

Figure 4. Instructions regulating movement of individuals following strictly delineated routes while shopping and dining. (a) Floor markings separating entry and exit in a cafe. (b) Instructions for queueing up to enter a greengrocer’s. (c) Floor marking indicating pre-determined spatial positioning in front of the cash counter at a grocery store. (d) Instructions outlining strictly prescribed movement directions in a luxury department store.

Figure 4. Instructions regulating movement of individuals following strictly delineated routes while shopping and dining. (a) Floor markings separating entry and exit in a cafe. (b) Instructions for queueing up to enter a greengrocer’s. (c) Floor marking indicating pre-determined spatial positioning in front of the cash counter at a grocery store. (d) Instructions outlining strictly prescribed movement directions in a luxury department store.

Figure 5. Mural on a street side wall encouraging passers-by to sanitise their hands.

Figure 5. Mural on a street side wall encouraging passers-by to sanitise their hands.

Figure 6. Hand sanitisation/washing stations placed at various locations. (a) Hand sanitiser placed in front of escalator at the entrance of a shopping mall. (b) ‘Sanitising station’ installed in front of a grocery store. (c) Hand washing station built inside a food court.

Figure 6. Hand sanitisation/washing stations placed at various locations. (a) Hand sanitiser placed in front of escalator at the entrance of a shopping mall. (b) ‘Sanitising station’ installed in front of a grocery store. (c) Hand washing station built inside a food court.

Figure 7. Pedestrian crossing button made automated to prevent touching.

Figure 7. Pedestrian crossing button made automated to prevent touching.

Figure 8. Instructions at the entrances of various business establishments outlining new requirements and conditions of entry. (a) At a café. (b) At a chemist store (pharmacy). (c) At a grocery store.

Figure 8. Instructions at the entrances of various business establishments outlining new requirements and conditions of entry. (a) At a café. (b) At a chemist store (pharmacy). (c) At a grocery store.

Figure 9. Instructions for pre-registering and providing personal information as a condition of entry. (a) In front of a church. (b) Inside a university library. (c) At a food court. (d) and (e) At two cafés.

Figure 9. Instructions for pre-registering and providing personal information as a condition of entry. (a) In front of a church. (b) Inside a university library. (c) At a food court. (d) and (e) At two cafés.

Figure 10. In a shopping mall food court while the seating area remains closed, people sit on the floor to have their food there anyway.

Figure 10. In a shopping mall food court while the seating area remains closed, people sit on the floor to have their food there anyway.