[Your Library] Signage Manual

Table of Contents




1.0    COLOR CONTRAST, FINISH

2.0    GRAPHIC STANDARDS

2.1    Typeface
2.2    Size of Letters
2.3    Capitalization
2.4    Spacing
           2.41    Letter and Word Spacing
           2.42    Line-to-Line Spacing
           2.43    Margin Spacing
2.5    Arrow Placement
3.0    SIGN TYPES
3.1    Overhead
3.2    Directional/Identification
3.3    Call Numbers
3.4    End Ranges
3.5    Floor Plans
3.6    Directories
3.7    Book Return
3.8    Hours
3.9    Instructional/Advisory Labels
3.10  No Eating, Drinking, Smoking
3.11   Door Frame Numbers
3.12   Labels
3.13   ADA/Regulatory
4.0    FABRICATION
4.1    Basic Materials and General Hints
4.2    Working with Vinyl Lettering
4.3    Matboard, Masonite, and Other Sign Board Materials
4.4    Adobe Illustrator Maps
4.5    Before and After Samples
5.0    PLACEMENT
5.1    ADA Regulations
5.2    Hanging/Suspended
5.3    On Walls
5.4    Free Standing Signs
6.0 SOURCES/FURTHER INFORMATION
6.1    Fabrication Materials
6.2    Signage Bibliography
6.3    Signage Journals and Electronic Information Sources
6.4    Braille
6.5    Local Sources and Vendors