Environmental & Exhibition Design

Signage Design

Design signs that people can actually read, follow, and that a shop can actually build.

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Signage Design teaches you to plan and draw a coherent sign family for a real building or campus, from exterior monument signs to interior room IDs. You will work through the legibility math that determines letter height, the ADA 2010 Standards that govern tactile and visual signs, and the substrate, finish, and mounting decisions that make a design buildable. By the end you can hand a fabricator a message schedule, sign-type drawings, and a mounting spec they can quote and install.

Curriculum

Module 1: Wayfinding Foundations and the Sign Family3 lessons

What Wayfinding Is and the Four Sign TypesPreview45m
Reading a Building: Circulation and Decision Points🔒45m
Building the Sign-Type Kit and Naming System🔒45m

Module 2: Legibility, Type, and Colour at Distance3 lessons

Letter Height and Viewing Distance Math🔒45m
Typeface, Spacing, and Visual Hierarchy🔒45m
Colour, Contrast, and Materials Legibility🔒45m

Module 3: Accessibility and ADA Compliance3 lessons

The ADA Standards and Which Signs They Govern🔒45m
Tactile Copy, Braille, and Pictograms🔒45m
Mounting Height, Location, and Visual Characters🔒45m

Module 4: Materials, Fabrication, and the Spec Package3 lessons

Substrates and Finishes for Interior and Exterior🔒45m
Mounting Methods and the Spec Sheet🔒45m
Assembling the Package and Working with Fabricators🔒45m