Signage Planning Manual

The Signage Planning Manual is designed to be a planning aid for the concept of pedestrian signage systems. Based on thorough scientific research this manual contains ready-to-use information for the building owner as well as for the signage planner. The manual does not focus on the graphical or aesthetical aspects of signage but rather on a consequent and logical overall-conception of a signage system with special attention to the underlying system of connecting paths given by the building functions and its architecture. This Signage Planning Manual summarizes renowned international regulations and planning recommendations in a comprehensive way, which makes planning of user-friendly wayfinding systems easier. The planning criteria become more objective and transparent, thus creating the basis for an unbiased assessment of the planning results in terms of logic and overall quality.