The "weird wordless IKEA instruction sheet" is actually a thing of genius, because it's universal: it allows them to sell their furniture anywhere they like. Co

The "weird wordless IKEA instruction sheet" is actually a thing of genius, because it's universal: it allows them to sell their furniture anywhere they like. Contrast that to the typical approach of American or British companies, who start by printing their instructions only in English, and are then surprised that there are other languages and they have to provide instructions in those languages too if they want to sell to non-English-speaking countries...