Gallery: Dear Airlines: This Is What Your Boarding Passes Should Look Like

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    Designer Adam Glynn-Finnegan's vision for a better boarding pass. *Image: Adam Glynn-Finnegan*
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    The main innovation is chronology; the information relevant to various phases of your trip is arranged roughly from top to bottom. *Image: Adam Glynn-Finnegan*
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    "During my research, it was apparent that a designer has rarely, if ever, been involved in the creation of boarding passes," Glynn-Finnegan says. "They were originally built for computers, by computers." Hierarchy of information? *Image: Adam Glynn-Finnegan*
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    Information hierarchy? No way. Readability? An afterthought. *Image: Adam Glynn-Finnegan*
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    One nice detail is a system of icons that show where your seat actually is. *Image: Adam Glynn-Finnegan*
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    Boarding passes probably won't get overhauled anytime soon, but we can dare to dream. *Image: Adam Glynn-Finnegan*
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