Overview
Illuminated Exterior Signs
This section of the Sign and Environmental Graphic Program Guide provides for all
the types of exterior signs that would be necessary to sign individual buildings to a
complete medical center campus or a off site clinic building.
Included are illuminated and non-illuminated signs for identification and direction
as well as signs traffic control and parking.
This section is divided into three parts. The first part identifies internally illuminated
signs and the second part is non-illuminated signs. The third part covers way-
finding, construction, engineering , installation and helpful hints.
The following Overview illustrates the various types of signs in this section. The
individual pages on each Sign Type provide more specific information and detailed
layouts.
Illuminated Exterior Sign Designations
Each sign in the program guide has been give a specific sign type number des-
ignation. This designation provide a common description that can be referenced
when programming a site and ordering signs. The following explains how the sign
type designations are derived.
EI - 03 .01 A
E Designates an exterior sign.
I Identifies that the sign is internally illuminated.
03 Two digit numbers identifies a particular sign type family like
the "signs for use in identifying an Ambulance Entrance".
.01 The two digit number following the period
identifies a specific sign within the sign family.
A The letter designates a specific sign
configuration, version and/or layout for
graphics.
Internally Illuminated Exterior Sign Overview
Sign Type EI-01
Illuminated Monument Sign for
Medical Center Identification
Department
EI-01.01
of Veterans
Large horizontal monument sign
Affairs
Baltimore
EI-01.02
VA Medical Center
Standard horizontal monument
VA Maryland
sign
Department of
Health Care System
Veterans Affairs
VA Capitol
EI-01.03
Health Care Network
Baltimore VA Medical Center
Small horizontal monument sign
VA Maryland Health Care System
EI-01.04
VA Capitol Health Care Network
Standard vertical monument sign
EI-01.05
Small vertical monument sign
EI-01.04
EI-01.01
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