Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems 2nd Edition

“Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems” offers a comprehensive update on the latest practices and techniques in signage and wayfinding design. Whether you’re an architect, interior designer, landscape architect, graphic designer, or industrial designer, this book provides valuable insights into the environmental design process.

Key features of this new edition include:

1. Updated content: The book has been fully updated to reflect the latest trends, technologies, and practices in environmental graphic design (EGD), ensuring that readers have access to the most current information available.

2. Cross-disciplinary approach: With relevance to professionals across various design disciplines, the book offers a holistic view of the EGD process, making it applicable to a wide range of projects and design contexts.

3. Signage Pyramid method: Author Chris Calori introduces the “Signage Pyramid” method, a proven approach to solving complex design problems in signage programs. This method simplifies the process and provides a systematic framework for design development.

4. Full-color design and real-world examples: The book features full-color design throughout, including over 100 new images from real-world projects, offering readers visual inspiration and practical examples of effective EGD solutions.

5. Coverage of latest technologies: Readers will gain insights into the latest sign materials, lighting technologies, graphic applications, and digital communication methods, ensuring that their designs remain innovative and up-to-date.

6. ADA considerations: The book highlights updated considerations for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ensuring that signage and wayfinding systems are accessible to all users.

Overall, “Signage and Wayfinding Design” serves as a valuable resource for design professionals tasked with creating effective communication systems in the built environment. Whether you’re working on large-scale projects or smaller initiatives, this book equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle complex design challenges and create meaningful, impactful signage solutions.