Minimalist train poster takes inspiration from anime ‘Evangelion’

Minimalist train poster takes inspiration from anime ‘Evangelion’

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Regular passengers on the Taiwan Railway are used to seeing notices. But lately they’ve been surprised by a new one warning passengers that causing a disturbance or making excessive noise might result in legal liability. But the design isn’t your usual TRC poster. The text is in all different sizes arranged horizontally and vertically. Some are saying it’s paying homage to the famous Japanese anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion." Although some people say they can’t read it, others are praising it for being concise, powerful and clear. Let’s see what you think.

At a Taiwan Railway station, there’s a new poster crammed with text big and small, some arranged vertically and others horizontally crammed into a square frame. It serves as a nice contrast to the neat and conventional posters on either side. But if you look closer, it makes no sense from any angle. What is it trying to say?

Unable to decipher a complete sentence, this poster sparked heated discussions online. But anime fans are rushing to pay homage. That’s because the design was inspired by the classic series “Neon Genesis Evangelion.”

First aired in 1995, “Evangelion” is an apocalyptic story about a teenager who pilots a giant biological weapon called an Evangelion to battle mysterious enemies known as the Angels. The typeface used for the mechas has become ingrained in fans’ minds. Its signature feature is in the striking contrast between characters of varying thickness and sizes, all densely packed together.

Member of public
As everyone thinks the Taiwan Railway is conservative or old-fashioned, this could have a good effect.

The Taiwan Railway said it employed the striking visuals and highly resonant design to promote passenger safety.

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致敬"新世紀福音戰士" 台鐵新廣告引發網路熱議

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台鐵常見的乘車守秩序廣告，出現新版本！警語廣告，提醒旅客若滋事喧鬧將面臨法律刑責。設計擺脫傳統海報，字體大小不一、排版有直有橫，被說是致敬日本最偉大動畫之一的"新世紀福音戰士"。雖然有乘客說看不懂，但也有部分乘客直呼很簡潔有力很清楚！帶您來看。

在台鐵車站，看到這寫滿字的廣告，字體有大有小、有直有橫，擠在正方形的框格內，和左右兩邊中規中矩的文宣，形成強烈對比。但仔細讀一讀，左看不成文、右看不成書，到底想表達什麼意思？

讀不出完整的一句話，這文宣在網路引發熱議，也有動漫迷趕往朝聖！原來這設計，出自於經典動漫，新世紀福音戰士。

1995年開播的新世紀福音戰士，以世界末日為背景，講述少年駕駛巨大生物兵器EVA，對抗神秘敵人使徒的故事。動畫使用的EVA明朝體，深植人心。不同粗細、大小，對比明顯，全擠在一起，是它的招牌特色。

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“相較於大家覺得台鐵很守舊，或是很老成這件事情的時候，它會有一個很不錯的效果。”

台鐵回應，運用突顯視覺效果，與高共鳴度等元素，來宣導乘車安全。

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