Signage Design

Signage Design is a subfield of communication and information design that systematically plans, conceptualizes, and specifies the visual, textual, and spatial characteristics of sign systems in built environments—such as retail interiors—to convey information, support wayfinding, and express a coherent identity.

226

Publications

8.4K

Citations

523

Authors

230

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Communication DesignInformation DesignRetail Interior Design

Children

Accessibility SignageCultural Adaptation In SignageDynamic Sign SystemsEmergency Egress SignageHospital SignageIdentification SignageInformational SignageLettering LegibilityMounting HeightMuseum Signage

Publications

226

Wayfinding: people, signs, and architecture

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 524 citations

Arts, Architectural Design, Design +13

Effects of Signage and Floor Plan Configuration on Wayfinding Accuracy

Michael J. O'Neill · Environment and Behavior · 1991 · 303 citations

Arts, Building Science, Graphic Design +13

Wayfinding in a Nursing Home for Advanced Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type

Romedi Passini, Hélène Pigot, Constant Rainville et al. · Environment and Behavior · 2000 · 221 citations

Arts, Design, Environmental Design +17

‘Cycle Thieves, We Are Watching You’: Impact of a Simple Signage Intervention against Bicycle Theft

Daniel Nettle, Kenneth H. Nott, Melissa Bateson · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 208 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Criminology, Psychology +10

Spatial Factors Affecting Wayfinding and Orientation

Ufuk Dogu, Feyzan Erkip · Environment and Behavior · 2000 · 205 citations · Full text

Arts, Building Science, Design +17

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Authors

523

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C L Dudek
Texas A&M University, United States
8 publications · 144 citations
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Philip M. Garvey
Pennsylvania State University, United States
7 publications · 164 citations
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Martin T. Pietrucha
Pennsylvania State University, United States
4 publications · 104 citations
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Edwin R. Galea
University of Greenwich, United Kingdom
4 publications · 292 citations
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Alan H. S. Chan
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
4 publications · 235 citations
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Institutions

230

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Venues

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
TRR · 16 publications · 381 citations
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Applied Ergonomics
12 publications · 474 citations
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Environment and Behavior
6 publications · 812 citations
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Interdisciplinary Journal of Signage and Wayfinding
6 publications · 81 citations
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Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
5 publications · 377 citations
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