01/10/2016
Signage,
Having fun with Colour Scheme and Iconography for your space users
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ášááŻáá˝áŹ Building Name, Accessibility, Fire Safety, Way Finding, Location Indication ááᯠInformation áąáá¸áááŻáášáááŻá Signage áąááźááᯠLead Consultant áťáá
ášáá˛áˇ Architect á ááŹááášáá°ááŽáááŻáášá¸ááŻáášáąáá¸áááŤááášá ááşáŹá¸áąááŹáĄáŹá¸áťááášáˇáąááŹáˇ Public Space áąááźáťáá
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áşá¸ á ááśáŻá¸á áááŻáááš áá˛á Public Area áąááźáá˝áŹ ááŹáąááŹáášáá°áąááźáĄááźááš áĄááášáąáťáááźáášáá°áąá
ááášáá˛á áááŻááŹááᯠáĄáťááášááśáŻá¸áąááŹáášáąáĄáŹáášááźáŹá¸áááŻáášáááŻá Signage áąááźááᯠáąááᏠááášáá˝áášáżááŽá¸ááášááášáááŤááášá
Location For Signage .......
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áá˛áˇ Information áąááźááᯠLetter áá˛ááťáá
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Iconography áá˛ááťáá
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áąááŹášáťáážáááŤááášá
áąááŹáášáááš áááŻáĄáášááŹááąááŹáˇ Room Name Signage á፠á áąááşáŹáášá¸áąááźáá˝áŹááᯠáąááşáŹáášá¸áĄáŻáášáááŽá¸ááśáŻá¸ááášá¸á áá°ááášááášá¸á áááááášá¸á á
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ááŹáąáá¸áąááź áĄáťáááš Hotel, Shopping Center áááŻáááᯠProject áĄáááŽá¸áąááźáĄááźáášáááŻááášáąááŹáˇ áĄáąááĄááźááš ááŹáąááŹáášáááá˛áˇ Signage áąááźááᯠProject áááŽá¸ááášáááŽá¸áááᯠá
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áĽášááá˝áŹááŤá M&E áá˛á Fire Safety áĄááźááš áąááŹáášááŹá¸áá˛áˇ Compartment áąááźáá˝áŹááášá¸ DR(Dry Riser), HR(Hose Reel), ER (Electrical Riser) áąááźáá˛á Fire Extinguisher áąááźáĄááźááš Signage áąááźááŹááášá¸ ááá˝áááťáá
ášááŤá áááŤáááśáąááŹáˇ áᎠRoom Name áĄááźááš Signage áąááźááᯠClient ááášá Management Team á áąááŹáášááźáášážáááŤááášá
Way Finding & Navigation áĄááźááš áááŻáĄáášáá˛áˇ Signage áąááźáááŻáąááŹáˇ Staircase Level ( Level 1, 2, 3 or First Floor, Second Floor, etc), Lift Level, Loading Signage( Floor Slab áąááźáá˛á ááśáááŻáášáĄáŹá¸ Load ááᯠStructure Engineer ááŽááá°áżááŽá¸ ááášáˇáąáá¸áááŹááŤ) , Escape Route Plan ( áᎠSignage ááąááŹáˇ Emergency áĄááźááš áááŤááťáá
áš áĄááášá¸áĄáąáá¸áááŽá¸áá˛áˇáĄááźááš ááášááášááŹá¸áťááášá¸ ááá˝ááąáá¸áááš áĄáąááŹáášáĄáĄáśáŻááᯠáĄááśáŻá¸áťááłááźáášáˇááá˝áááŤáá°á¸) á Airport, Train Station, Bus Terminal á
áá˛áˇáąáááŹáąááźáá˝áŹ Gate Number, Terminal Number áąááźááᯠáŤááášáąáá¸áá˛áˇ Signage áąááźá Passenger áąááźáĄááźááš ááá˝áááťáá
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Signage Design áĄááźááš áĄáááááášáˇááźáášá¸á
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áŹá¸ááá˝áŹááąááŹáˇ Colour, Letter Size áá˛á Installation Height/Location/Style ááŤá
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ášáąááŹáášááášáąáá¸áá˛áˇ Signage Colour áĄááźáášááŽáĄááŻááŽáĄááşááłáááŤá
1. Avoid warm Colours for Background and poor contrast.
2. Avoid Colours that are opposite on the Colour wheel.
3. Complementary Colours can be a problem.
4. Pastel backgrounds and strong contrasts are best. đđť
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ášááŻáá˛á Letter size áᏠAccessibility áá˛á Space User áąááźáĄááźááš áĄáááąááŹáášááśáŻá¸ Message áąáá¸áááŻáášáááŻá áĄáąáá¸áĄááźáášáááŽá¸ááŤááášá áĽááᏠ1.5m áĄááźáŹáĄáąáá¸ááąá ááášáááŻáášáááŻá á
áŹááśáŻá¸ size 50mm áá˝ááááŻááááŻááŤááášá áąááˇááŹááşáášáá°ááşáŹá¸áĄááźááš áĄááźáŹáĄáąáá¸áĄáááŻááš áááŻáĄáášáá˛áˇ á
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áŹá¸ áá˛á Icon áĄááźáášáĄá
áŹá¸áťá Table áąáá¸ááášáˇáąáá¸ááŹá¸ááŤááášá
Signage áąááźááᯠFabrication ááŻáášáááŻá áĄááášá¸ááśáŻá¸áĄááşáááš á áááš ážááŹááášááŤááášá Signage áąááźááᯠááŻáášááŻáášáááŻá ááášáá˝á áĄááśáŻá¸ááşáŹá¸ááŹááąááŹáˇ Acrylic áá˛á Steel Plate áťáá
ášáżááŽá¸ Wall Mounted or Door Mounted Signage ááášááášáááŻáááąááŹáˇ Heavy Duty Double Sided Tape (áááŻá) Screw áá˛á ááášážáááŤááášá Way Finding & Navigation Signage áąááźáĄááźááš Floor Mounted, Ceiling Hung Type, Mobile Type á
ááŹáąááźáááŻááśáŻá¸ážáááŹááášá¸áąááźááááŤááášá áąáá¸ááśáŻ áąáá¸ááášá¸áąááźá Consultation Room áá˝áŹ áąááźáááĄááşáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ Signage Type áá
ášááŻá Slot áąáá¸áąááź ážááŹá¸áá˛áá˝áŹ Signage áťááŹá¸áąáá¸áááŻáĄááşááášááąááźá¸ áááŹáááš áĄááşááášáąáťááŹáášá¸áááŻáášá¸ áá˛áááŻáááá˛áˇ Type ááşááłá¸áá˛áťáá
ášááŤááášá
Site áĄááşááłááá˝áŹ ááášááášááŹá¸áá˛áˇ Signage Photo áąááźááᯠYoung Learner ááşáŹá¸áąááˇááŹáááŻáášááášááášáˇááźáášá¸áąáá¸ááŹá¸ááŤááášá
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Reference;
Wikipedia, Lecture Notes BCAA, Site Photos and experience, Code on Accessibility in the built environment 2013