Board Thread:Season 3 - Cuba/@comment-1294345-20130321094712



When we made the distress signal, we knew that the main component to consider is its visual appeance from the air. So we have taken a number of steps to prevent any plane passing by from missing us.

First of all, we chose not to use the simple SOS code since it doesn't take up a large area. We went on a catchy caption, which stretches over a long distance and captures greater attention. No doubt such a caption can not be ignored.

But the main drawback of the caption is that it is thin, so in order to stay visible we added drawings of snakes. These drawings are wider, which makes sure that planes that fly at higher altitudes don't miss us.

The latest addition is the two flames on the sides of the caption. It is clearly known that nothing attracts more attention than fire - and with it, we can be certain that ships that pass by see the heavy smoke that rises.

The design was done elegantly on a simple beach image, and it clears the work area for our needs. Although it is realistic enough to believe for a moment that the caption is really there, we stuck to a two-dimensional persona that suited the pictur 