Notices out of order

[russdev]

As my artistic skill is not great would someone like to come up with some out of order posters we can download and use.

 

Russ

[contink]

As my artistic skill is not great would someone like to come up with some out of order posters we can download and use.

 

Russ

Would that be with or without the swearing?

[russdev]

Just notice that says out of order but looks better than white printed sheet with words out of order on it.

 

Maybe some picture related to broken computers.

 

Idea is can't print few of them and get them laminated etc

 

Idea is that looks slightly more professional than white piece of paper.

[SYNACK]

You could add an air of danger to the signs by having a road sign type stick figure being electricuted by one (or more) of the broken components on the poster

[TechMonkey]

Here is ours. Pretty basic but serves the purpose. Also have a whole room poster and whole network poster (same poster, different wording.)

 

HTH

maintenance station.doc

[elsiegee40]

Would a wiki section be appropriate for this sort of thing?

[russdev]

@sysman

 

What would be useful is to have an area on poster so we can add in schools logo or something to it as well.

[flashsnaps]

I am up for this, will have a play around in photoshop and post my efforts!

[elsiegee40]

This ours - in Word 2003 for what it's worth

Out of Order.doc

[torledo]

This the kind of thing? Done this mockup before I saw your previous post Russ. I can make a space for school logo etc. Just need to know if the design is ok.

 

I can create a layered PSD of these in A4 with 1 A5 size and 2 A6 sizes. As always everyhting can be changed

 

pretty cool, but when i saw you're mockups for some reason i just imagined that episode in 'the office' where gareth 'investigates' and he's made up all those signs...

 

'silence, investigation in process', 'gareth keenan investigates' etc. etc.

 

while creating an out-of-order sign doesn't have the same comedy value - you could quite easily have many combinations some totally unnecessary, as follows with my suggestions;

 

warning, do not touch.

stop, maintenance in progress

warning, maintenance in process.

halt, this computer is out of order.

do not use, undergoing maintenance.

faulty, computer under investigation...

 

i personally like the idea of a 'wet paint' sign. That'll confuse the hell out of them.

[russdev]

You got it sysman...

 

They are good

 

Russ

[tech_guy]

pretty cool, but when i saw you're mockups for some reason i just imagined that episode in 'the office' where gareth 'investigates' and he's made up all those signs...

 

'silence, investigation in process', 'gareth keenan investigates' etc. etc.

 

while creating an out-of-order sign doesn't have the same comedy value - you could quite easily have many combinations some totally unnecessary, as follows with my suggestions;

 

warning, do not touch.

stop, maintenance in progress

warning, maintenance in process.

halt, this computer is out of order.

do not use, undergoing maintenance.

faulty, computer under investigation...

 

i personally like the idea of a 'wet paint' sign. That'll confuse the hell out of them.

 

When asked by both a student and a member of staff as to why there was a 'Wet Paint' sign next to some computers (the caretaker had painted the wall behind the computers as a noticeboard had been taken down) I told them that it was because we had had to paint the insides of the computer cases with a special paint to stop all the harmful electromagnetic and radiation rays from leaking out. They believed it!

[CHR1S]

I prefer this one -

 

http://patricklepak.com/images/Stop%20Hammer%20Time.bmp

 

 

[torledo]

drifting off topic as usual...

 

but does anyone else think russdev's avatar makes him look like he should be featured in that 'serial killer or computer programmer' online game.

 

j/k russ

[russdev]

 

 

Russ

[SteveB_NI]

Whilst I like those signs I find that the majority of workstations I diagnose as being faulty / under maintenance are whilst I'm out and about - and notice it coincidentally.

 

Therefore the usual out of order sign for me is a A4 page folded in 2 and placed underneath a monitor with the words "Out of Order" written on it - nothing special but saves me carrying signs or relying on them being left in designated areas.

 

I really must try the wet paint sign idea though!

[acrobson]

I can well believe it tech guy. A comical teacher decided to send a student down for a wire mesh watering can, some tarten paint and a long stand. I sent them back asking for some fallopian tubes. That confused the hell outta them!

[Andrew_C]

Not specifically "Out Of Order", but a lot of fun can be had creating Warning Notices here!

[pooley]

Not specifically "Out Of Order", but a lot of fun can be had creating Warning Notices here!

 

I notice the same guy has a "tombstone" generator, you have to ask why ? lol

Tombstone Generator

[projector1]

make your own proffesional signs free!

Online-Sign v3 fast free customised printable safety signs

[Silvor]

They're good Sysman.

Do you use an image set to create those or draw them up yourself?

[RabbieBurns]

Cool thanks.

[tech_guy]

Here's an 'out of order' sign I use if I'm having an 'off' day.

 

Warning - content may offend. So it's over here...

Edited December 1, 2008 by tech_guy

[eduabncs]

I used to work for the BBC in OB Audio Support. We used to mark up the faulty mics with "Frequent Use Caused Technical Difficultys".

 

The Acronym was F.U.C.T.D....!

[JJonas]

When I started in this job I inherited some laminated "this computer is not working" signs. I quickly found a faulty machine and decided to place one of these signs on it to let people know it was not working. When I came back to the computer later in the day my sign had been stolen so I decided not to use them anymore. A few weeks later while tidying one of my labs I found a photo of (i assume) one of our students elder brothers standing outside some far east temple with my This computer is not working sign around his neck. Over the few weeks I would keep finding other similar printed out pictures as my sign made a tour of the far east. I never did find out who had taken the sign.