Planning
Interior Signs
Planning an Interior The development of an effective working interior sign program requires the
Sign Program coordination of several interlaced criteria.
For an effective interior sign program you have to take in to account to the
following:
1. Location of building entrances and elevators.
2. Character and configuration of the corridor system.
3. How do visitors currently walk around the building(s).
4. What is the desired path of travel within the building for visitors
and patients.
5. What is the desired path of travel within the building for employees.
6. Location of departments and clinics.
7. A simple clear room numbering system that follows a clear,
understandable pattern.
8. Placement of signs in locations where people are expecting them to be.
9. Adequate light on and around directional signs.
10. Which signs can have permanent messages and which ones need
to be changeable.
These elements help establish the basis of a clear sign program that
communicates and informs in a direct and simple manner.
A sign program for a building, that works well, is one that has been planned as an
integrated whole. This means signs are coordinated from the main entrance, to the
directional signs and department identification and to room identification signs.
Types of Signs Interior signs have been identified, on each page, with a description of their use
and application.
All rooms in a facility should be labeled with a room number sign. Other types of
signs, depending on the room use, then augment this room number sign, a Type
IN-03. For example: an IN-04 would be added for labeling a Soiled Utility room or
an IN-07 for identifying a Conference Room.
Wall, soffit and ceiling mounted directional signs provide solutions for
communicating way finding information in differing building conditions. Typically,
ceiling or soffit mounted directional signs are used to display directional
information for high traffic destinations like the Pharmacy or Clinics.
Directories in lobbies and at elevator landings serve to assist people in finding
or confirming the location of services within a building or in other buildings.
Directories, because of their capability to handle a large number of services listing,
can include all of the departments or services within the facility.
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