JMU Access Partnership
Signage
Is your signage scheme accessible?
‘70-75% of the information we receive is given through eyesight. Anyone with a significant degree of sight loss, or no sight at all, will experience an ‘information deficit’. So it is crucial that sign practitioners maximise the visibility and legibility of signs to make use of any remaining vision.’[1]
JMU were joint authors of the Sign Design Guide: A guide to inclusive signage, written with Sign Design Society.
Let JMU help you by appraising an existing or proposed signage scheme, developing a new signage strategy, or locating and designing new signage.
Appraising Existing or Proposed Signage Schemes
JMU can appraise your existing or proposed signage against the guidance contained within the Sign Design Guide and BS8300. This will highlight areas of existing good practice, as well as highlighting further areas for improvement.
Case Study: Brixton Town Hall
JMU acted as signage advisors to the London Borough of Lambeth and undertook a review of the existing signage at Brixton Town Hall. The review highlighted issues with the existing signage at the building as well as highlighting recommendations for improvements.
Developing a New Signage Strategy
JMU can help you develop a signage strategy based on the guidance contained within the Sign Design Guide and BS8300.
Case Study: London Borough of Lewisham
JMU undertook an assessment of proposed accessible signage for the London Borough of Lewisham for Laurence House, Civic Suite and the Town Hall. JMU then conducted an assessment of the Lewisham Style Guide with a view to its suitability towards current best practice guidelines.
Locating and Designing New Signage
JMU can audit both your internal and/or external routes to develop a new signage scheme. Our recommendations incorporate the guidance found within the Sign Design Guide and BS8300.
Audits include:
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Initial site survey to discuss the project and for site familiarisation.
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Full site survey.
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Report with suggestions and recommendations for the proposed scheme.
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Coloured drawing showing the proposed colour scheme.
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Coloured dimensioned drawing of each sign.
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Full text schedule of each sign.
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Marked up plans showing the location of each sign type.
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Detailed costing of each sign type, quantities and total price, including extra for installation (if required).
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Detailed product specification.
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Braille and tactile sample showing one of the proposed sign types.
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As well as a hard copy of the report, the files will also be included on CD Rom in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Case Study: Swansea Civic Hall
The Civic Hall in Swansea has recently been refurbished in a £12million revamp. It includes a new contact centre, central library, archives, a seafront cafe and a public exhibition centre. JMU were access consultants on this scheme and as part of this were involved in the design of new signage for the building.
