URBAN SIGNAGES

MILAN GILL
NAVKARAN
GILL
SIDHANT GARG
SUMAN
BENIPAL
VANYA

INTRODUCTION
Signs are any kind of visual graphics created to display
information to a particular audience. This is typically
manifested in the form of way finding information in places
such as streets or inside/outside of buildings.
Signage is distinct from labelling, which conveys information
about a particular product.
Their are different
kinds of signages in
urban level:
o Street Signages
o Advertising Signages

WARNING SIGNS
A traffic warning sign is a type of traffic sign that
indicates a hazard ahead on the road that may not be
readily apparent to a driver.

REGULATORY SIGNS
One type of regulatory signs
are traffic signs intended to
instruct road users on what they
must or should do (or not do)
under a given set of
circumstances.
. Other types may be signs
located on streets and in parking
lots having to do with parking,
signs in public parks and on
The term regulatory sign
beaches or on or in architectural
describes
a range of specific
signs that
facilities prohibiting
are
used
to indicate or reinforce
types
of activities.
traffic laws, regulations or
requirements which apply either
at all times or at specified times
or places upon a street or
highway, the disregard of which

ROAD CONSTRUCTION

SIGNS

Workers in highway work zones are

exposed to a variety of hazards and
face risk of injury and death from
construction equipment as well as
passing motor vehicles.
Workers on foot are exposed to
passing traffic, often at high speeds,
while workers who operate
construction vehicles are at risk of
injury due to overturn, collision, or
being caught in running equipment.
Regardless of the task assigned, all
construction workers work in
conditions of poor lighting, poor
visibility, inclement weather, congested
work areas, high volume traffic and

GUIDE

AND RECREATIONAL SIGNS

FUNCTIONS OF SIGNAGES
(a) Information: signs giving
information about services
and facilities, e.g., maps,
directories, instructions for
use, etc.
(b) Direction: signs leading
to services, facilities,
functional spaces and key
areas, e.g., sign posts,
directional arrows, etc.
(c) Identification: signs
indicating services and
facilities, e.g., room names
& numbers, toilet signs,
number of floors, etc.
(d) Safety and Regulatory:
signs giving warning or

COLOUR CODING
oSigns which are a red
background with white
letters are reserved for:
owhite background and
letters which are either black
or red in colour.
osigns which give directions
or other information are
normally white letters on a
green background.
oplaces like nature areas, state
parks, campgrounds and forests,
and most historic sites are brown
in colour, and the lettering is
white.

oHighway signage which

indicates available services and
various facilities are usually on a
blue background with white
letters.
oSignage that is orange in colour
with black letters usually
involves construction, detours, or
any other message intended to
control the flow of traffic
oA sign that is yellow, with the
letters or pictures in black, is a
sign warning of a danger or other
hazardous condition like a curve
or animal crossing.

SHAPES
oSignage which is circular in
shape usually is intended to
instruct, prohibit, or stop
something
oSquare or rectangular signage is
used to inform, to help locate,
and to improve public knowledge.
oFinally, there is the
triangle or the kite shaped
signage .This is used to
convey danger. It can also
provide information but its
primary purpose it to
quickly tell you to be
aware and careful.