I snapped this picture in the lobby of the Frost Bank building in San Antonio. The panel, nowhere near the elevators, was designed to give the fire department a view of what floors the elevators were on.
I love the look of this display – the lights behind the numbers, the movement going up and down, and also the ability to compare. By comparison, a simple digital number display would be faster to read probably and infinitely more scalable, but not nearly as fun and charming.





Julie Gomoll
September 22nd, 2009
Nice, but it would be even nicer if the numbers were arranged so the higher floors were at the top. Seeing the 10 above the 18 seems a bit odd.