This gallery presents the collection of photos submitted for the World Of Signage Photo Contest by the readers of Smashing Magazine. We received over 2,500+ photos from our readers across the globe, and present a selection of the most interesting photos in the overview below.
The topic of this gallery is Train and Airport signs, i.e. signs that depict the various typographic styles and letterforms visible in all manner of transit stations. Please notice: each photo has a certain license, provided in the description of the photo. Before using the images for private or commercial projects, make sure that the license allows you to do so. Also, you can click on the photos for a larger preview.
Please feel free to take a look at other submissions as well (links to other galleries are listed in the end of this gallery).
Train / Airport Signs
Travelling Samurai
Travelling Samurai [ large preview ]
“Board at the Departure Gate of Narita Airport, Japan.” Licensed: cc by-nc. Designed by Andrea Surwillo from France.
Everything on Gates 118 120
Everything on Gates 118 120 [ large preview ]
“Airport Signage going to everything you need on Gates 118-120.” Designed by Bryan Sia from Philippines.
Line Up
Line Up [ large preview ]
“Lining up at Incheon International Airport in South Korea.” Licensed: Copyright. Photo taken by Aurus Sy from Philippines.
Waiting at Gate #3
Waiting at Gate #3 [ large preview ]
“Photo was taken while waiting for a flight connection to Brazil in Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay.” Licensed: Attribution-ShareAlike License. Photo taken by Fernando Maclen from Argentina.
Taking Off
Taking Off [ large preview ]
“Photo was taken while waiting for a flight connection to Brazil in Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay.” Licensed: Attribution-ShareAlike License. Photo taken by Fernando Maclen from Argentina.
Pit Stop
Pit Stop [ large preview ]
“Photo was taken while waiting for a flight connection to Brazil in Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay.” Licensed: Attribution-ShareAlike License. Photo taken by Fernando Maclen from Argentina.
New Sex Press
New Sex Press [ large preview ]
“Signage at the Tampa, FL airport with apparent kerning issues.” Photo taken by Emily Blackwell from United States of America.
Signage dock E zurich 1
Signage dock E zurich 1 [ large preview ]
“Zurich Airport Dock E, main walls in the (Sky) Metro station.” Licensed: Sascha Török - Wirksame Gestaltung. Photo taken by Sascha Török from Switzerland.
Signage dock E zurich 2
Signage dock E zurich 2 [ large preview ]
“Zurich Airport Dock E, rear wall of the track in the (Sky) Metro station.” Licensed: Sascha Török - Wirksame Gestaltung. Photo taken by Sascha Török from Switzerland.
Signage dock E zurich 3
Signage dock E zurich 3 [ large preview ]
“Zurich Airport Dock E, detail of the main wall in the (Sky) Metro station.” Licensed: Sascha Török - Wirksame Gestaltung. Photo taken by Sascha Török from Switzerland.
Texturized wall
Texturized wall [ large preview ]
“A wall in Hamburg airport, literally texturize with text.” Designed by Pitipat Srichairat from Thailand.
Terminal Baggage Claim
Terminal Baggage Claim [ large preview ]
“The word “Welcome” in different languages at the baggage claim at the airport.” Licensed: Please contact me for any use other than exclusively for the contest and reproducing it on the contest page. Designed by Vathani from Singapore.
Ufa Security Control & Gates
Ufa Security Control & Gates [ large preview ]
“3-languages Sucurity control and Gates sign in Ufa International airport.” Licensed: AL. Photo taken by Igor Wertmann from Russia.
Ufa Exit Sign
Ufa Exit Sign [ large preview ]
“3-languages Exit sign in Ufa International airport.” Licensed: AL. Photo taken by Igor Wertmann from Russia.
Gate B13
Gate B13 [ large preview ]
“This was taken at the Frankfurt airport in my stop-over to Slovenia. I really liked the industrial look of the ceiling which served as an interesting backdrop to the basic shapes of the gate signage.” Photo taken by Michael Dave Dizon from Canada.
NS Ticket Machine
NS Ticket Machine [ large preview ]
“Holiday picture of a ticket machine at station Boxmeer.” Photo taken by Yvo Jolie from The Netherlands.
Take your ticket
Take your ticket [ large preview ]
“Toll way signs in Lisbon, Portugal.” Photo taken by Carla Jesus from Canada.
San Francisco Type and Texture
San Francisco Type and Texture [ large preview ]
“Texture and Type on an East Bay light rail platform.” Licensed: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported. Photo taken by Scott Richardson from USA.
Cphan Fasten Airasia
Cphan Fasten Airasia [ large preview ]
“The sign in Air Asia Airplane that I shot during my travel.” Photo taken by Christina Phan from Indonesia.
Cphan Look Right Hongkong
Cphan Look Right Hongkong [ large preview ]
“The sign in Air Asia Airplane that I shot during my travel.” Photo taken by Christina Phan from Indonesia.
Aviation Insurance
Aviation Insurance [ large preview ]
“So, if my plane breaks in half, you’ll hand me some money? Cool.” Designed by John Lang from USA.
Push To Open
Push To Open [ large preview ]
“Reflection off of a trolley passing by, the reflection almost looks water reflected like due to the paint and moving motion of the trolley.” Photo taken by Brandon Edwards-Schuth from USA.
Third class sign
Third class sign [ large preview ]
“Old third class railway car sign.” Licensed: Free. Photo taken by Hansjoerg Schneider from Switzerland.
04415-Lovebirdlocks
04415-Lovebirdlocks [ large preview ]
“This Photo was taken in Cologne where I live. The locks represent pairs whome put them there and threw the key into the river to show their endless love.” Photo taken by Kadir Inan from Germany.
Filling The White Space
Filling The White Space [ large preview ]
“Landing Site on Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong.” Licensed: cc by-nc. Designed by Andrea Surwillo from France.
Indian Railway reservation chart table
Indian Railway reservation chart table [ large preview ]
“Indian’s Railway reservation chart table.” License: Copyrighted. Photo taken by Sroan Sergei Graovac from Croatia.
Old Station
Old Station [ large preview ]
“The old station.” License: License Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivs. Created by Ilaria Benecchi from Italy.
Airport Exit
Airport Exit [ large preview ]
“Exit signage at the Airport.” Photo taken by balajee from India.
Airport Security Check
Airport Security Check [ large preview ]
“Security at airport.” Photo taken by balajee from India.
Airport Services
Airport Services [ large preview ]
“A few Services available at the airport.” Photo taken by balajee from India.
Aero (departures)
Aero (departures) [ large preview ]
“Barcelona Airport, escalator.” License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. Photo taken by Barbara Hovens from Netherlands.
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Terminal, A, C
Terminal, A, C [ large preview ]
“Barcelona Airport, escalators.” License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. Photo taken by Barbara Hovens from Netherlands.
Airport Signs
Airport Signs [ large preview ]
“A sign board found in KKI Airport, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).” Photo taken by Waseef Akhtar from Saudi Arabia.
Melbourne pedestrian underpass
Melbourne pedestrian underpass [ large preview ]
“Simple and clean design indicating the direction of various forms of transport.” Created by Brooke Pitson from Australia.
Johannesburg airport weapons check-in
Johannesburg airport weapons check-in [ large preview ]
“A sign in the Johannesburg airport, South Africa, directing passengers where to check in their firearms and weapons!” Created by Brooke Pitson from Australia.
Enormous Bus Sign
Enormous Bus Sign [ large preview ]
“Enormous pictogram on wall shows at the Cologne Airport where the buses are.” License: Creative Commons by-nc. Photo taken by Misel Radosavac from Germany.
Bus Itinerary in Goiânia
Bus Itinerary in Goiânia [ large preview ]
“Bus itinerary of Goiânia bus company.” Licensed: Public Domain. Designed by Pedro Augusto Borges from Brazil.
There’s always an option in india
There’s always an option in india [ large preview ]
“The important machine for pune people aka Puneri’s.” Photo taken by Mayur Mutha from India.
The city means of transport
The city means of transport [ large preview ]
“Pune city runs on these big machines.” Photo taken by Mayur Mutha from India.
U Bahn
U Bahn [ large preview ]
“Out of the U-Bahn window.” Licensed: Attribution License. Photo taken by Maren Graser from Ireland.
Indian Railway reservation chart table
Indian Railway reservation chart table [ large preview ]
“Indian’s Railway reservation chart table.” License: Copyrighted. Photo taken by Sroan Sergei Graovac from Croatia.
Lost in Beijing
Lost in Beijing [ large preview ]
“Wierds and confusing signs in a station in Beijing.” License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/fr/. Photo taken by Thomas Bardin from France.
Thank you!
Thanks to all participants for taking their time for preparing and sending submissions for the contest and creating a unique and diversified gallery presented above. We truly appreciate and respect your efforts and your time, folks!
Further Galleries
You may want to take a look at other contest galleries, too:
- Abstract and Weird Signs 1
- Abstract and Weird Signs 2
- Advertising and Promotional Signs 1
- Advertising and Promotional Signs 2
- Corporate Logos and Branding Signs
- “Forbidden” Signs 1
- “Forbidden” Signs 2
- Funny, Clever and Original Signs 1
- Funny, Clever and Original Signs 2
- Funny, Clever and Original Signs 3
- Graffiti and Hand-Written Signs 1
- Graffiti and Hand-Written Signs 2
- Hotel, Restaurant and Diner Signs 1
- Hotel, Restaurant and Diner Signs 2
- Hotel, Restaurant and Diner Signs 3
- Information and Instructional Signs 1
- Information and Instructional Signs 2
- Library Signs
- Monument and Memorial Signs
- Museum Signs 1
- Museum Signs 2
- Public and State Building Signs 1
- Public and State Building Signs 2
- Road and Street Signs 1
- Road and Street Signs 2
- Road and Street Signs 3
- Road and Street Signs 4
- Road and Street Signs 5
- School and Park Signs
- Shop and Store Signs 1
- Shop and Store Signs 2
- Shop and Store Signs 3
- Street Wayfinding Signs 1
- Street Wayfinding Signs 2
- Street Wayfinding Signs 3
- Street Wayfinding Signs 4
- Train and Airport Signs 1
- Train and Airport Signs 2
- Underground and Metro Signs
- Warning and Danger Signs 1
- Warning and Danger Signs 2
- Warning and Danger Signs 3
- Warning and Danger Signs 4
- Warning and Danger Signs 5
- Wayfinding in Buildings Signs 1
- Wayfinding in Buildings Signs 2
- WC and Restroom Signs 1
- WC and Restroom Signs 2
- Welcome Signs
- Other photos 1
- Other photos 2