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Signage and Wayfinding Design is a comprehensive and accessible resource that enables readers to apply a standard, proven design process to large and small projects in an efficient and systematic manner. Environmental graphic design is the development of a systematic, visually cohesive graphic communication system for a given site within the built environment. Increasingly recognized as a contributor to well-being, safety and security in unfamiliar and high-stress e… More >>
Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems
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#1 by Cherian George on April 17, 2010 - 2:33 am
It is a brilliant book. A must read for all practitioners of Environmental Graphic Design.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by David Berman on April 17, 2010 - 5:11 am
Chris Calori knows her stuff.
And she does a brilliant job of sharing it, in this well-planned, easy-to-absorb, and up-to-date guide to creating signage/wayfinding systems for the environmental graphic designer.
The content of this book includes excellent examples, while providing practical, implementable knowledge. Often design books show off a bunch of award-winning results that are exceptional yet… well, exceptional. This book shows dramatic examples as well, but in the context of processes that will apply to any signage design challenge, no matter what the budget or scale.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by A. Duputel on April 17, 2010 - 7:24 am
I need to do a project involving environmental graphics and this book is a great introduction into the phases for creating such work as well as laying out technical and conceptual considerations. Very valuable, especially because at best, you can only find courses for this sort of practice instead of a fully developed curriculum at a university. Or on the job as the case may be.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by C. S. Youngblood on April 17, 2010 - 9:20 am
As a full-time design educator for the past ten years and with previous experience as an environmental graphic designer since the late ’80s, I was so excited when this book came out to finally have such a well-organized and thorough resource for students. Combining professional experience as a highly regarded practitioner with obvious strong teaching experience, the author has produced an excellent course book with well thought out content and very clear presentation. A must have book for the serious student as well as design professional.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by William J. Ballew on April 17, 2010 - 9:45 am
I found this book very useful and full of background information on how to develop a sign program. I have been working as designer in the sign industry for over 15 years and found this book helpful to rethink some of my methods of programming a project. As a senior level designer, our clients at Signet Imagecrafters require a wide range of skills and knowledge of many signage and architectural materials, construction and styles. This book gives an all most step by step through the phases of an actual project completed by the author.
William Ballew
Senior Designer
Signet Imagecrafters
http://www.sigentimagecrafters.com
Rating: 4 / 5