The author begins by describing the basic rules of signage design, then goes on to show how easily they can be broken. The book also showcases great examples of signage design worldwide, ranging from museums and schools to transport systems, with an emphasis on the most original approaches to tackling the task. -- Dust Jacket

• Ternimology
• Signage design
• Eye level
• Light
• Fonts
• Typographical systems and type area
• Pictograms
• Arrows
• Colour
• Coding
• Privacy and protection
• Room identification
• Signage planning
• The contract
• Obtaining information
• Preliminary design
• Design
• Construction, work plan and prototypes
• Things to be done
• Tenders and award of contract
• Handover of specification
• On-site management
• Completion
• Signage in practice
• Airpoets
• Museums and exhibitions
• Schools and libraries
• Public spaces
• Businesses
• Culture, congresses and trade fairs