Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design SystemsSignage and Wayfinding Design is a comprehensive and accessible resource that enables readers to apply a standard, proven design process to large and small projects in an efficient and systematic manner. Environmental graphic design is the development of a systematic, visually cohesive graphic communication system for a given site within the built environment. Increasingly recognized as a contributor to well-being, safety and security in unfamiliar and high-stress environments, EGD is also being used to extend and reinforce the brand experience. |
Contents
Design Development | 27 |
Documentation | 36 |
Bidding Postdesign | 45 |
Postinstallation | 60 |
System | 70 |
Kinds of Sign Information Content | 71 |
Hierarchy of Content | 75 |
Developing the Sign Information Content System | 76 |
Color | 125 |
Layout | 131 |
Overview of Signage Graphic Application Process | 145 |
Chapter WrapUp | 150 |
The Hardware System 152 Shape | 152 |
Connotations of Form | 158 |
Sign Mounting Considerations | 161 |
Sign Size Considerations | 166 |
Message Hierarchy and Proximity | 86 |
Other Factors Affecting the Sign Information Content System | 89 |
Pictorial Information Content | 98 |
Signage Master Plans | 100 |
Chapter WrapUp | 101 |
The Graphic System | 102 |
Typography Overview | 103 |
Choosing a Typeface | 104 |
Typographic Treatment | 108 |
Typographic Considerations in Signage for Nonsighted and LowSighted People | 114 |
Symbols and Arrows | 115 |
Diagrams | 120 |
Other Graphic Elements | 124 |
Sign Lighting Overview | 168 |
Sign Materials Overview | 172 |
Basic Sign Materials | 175 |
Electronic Message Display Devices | 187 |
Stock Sign Hardware Systems | 189 |
Sign Materials and Codes | 190 |
Overview of Coatings and Finishes Applied to Signs | 191 |
Chapter WrapUp | 197 |
Project Credits | 198 |
Bibliography | 200 |
Index | 202 |
Copyright | |