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Why does that label look like it came off a cereal box? I legitimately thought that picture might be a joke of somebody riffing on the nutrition facts label.
by LorenDB 3y ago
Why does that label look like it came off a cereal box? I legitimately thought that picture might be a joke of somebody riffing on the nutrition facts label.
- dan-g 3y agoProbably for that exact reason—consumers are familiar with the format, and know that something with that particular design is to be trusted—I.e. as a part of some governmental regulation.
- dartos 3y agoIt’s clear, legible, standardized, and easily recognizable as a form of compliance information relevant to a consumer (much like nutrition labels)
- Funes- 3y agoIs the format used in anything other than nutrition labels (and ISP labels, from now on)? It also struck me as odd.
- p1mrx 3y agoLighting Facts: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/ftc-lighting-facts-label-questions-answers-manufacturers https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/ftc-lighting...
- throw0101a 3y agoI'd really like it if we moved our ways to using lumens more on light bulb packaging instead of "100W" or "60W" on LEDs: I understand why it was done in the past, but we're getting to the point that there's an entire generation of folks who have had no experience with incandescent bulbs.
- NeoTar 3y agoThere is the wonderful figure on light bulb packaging in the EU which attempts to express how much energy the light bulb will use in a year (defined at 1000hours of usage)... It's given as XXX kWh/1000h ... which if you're at all familiar with units can be simplified to just... XXX Watts. Plus ca change...
- imzadi 3y agoI think it's intentional. Nutrition labels are familiar and also effective in providing a lot of data in a small space.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoUniversal standardized design is a feature. That label is accesible, easily compared across brands, and makes it hard to hide undesirable terms.