Results within topic “signage”

Keep on Truckin', with Caution

Trucks and danger intersect on the road, spawning a graphic design niche: the safety sticker. Patton notes some of the alarming variations that exist.

safety  membership  networking  inspiration  student groups  signage 

Top 10 election design guidelines

election design  experience design  user research/usability  information design  signage 

Hockey Moms Deserve Better (Design)

Were the hand-painted signs at the RNC quaint or just plain insulting? Voter and designer Ramachandran says we can do better.

current affairs  criticism  signage 

The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway

Is Helvetica really the typeface of the New York City Subway? Shaw goes mythbusting to uncover the long, storied history.

branding/identity  history  typography  signage 

Typography and the Aging Eye: Typeface Legibility for Older Viewers with Vision Problems

The population is rapidly aging and becoming a larger share of the marketplace. The demands of the aging eye require typefaces that function well under low-vision conditions. Can signage display useful information that is accessible to all ages?

experience design  information design  signage 

Setting Sights on the Arrow

How simple yet complex is the arrow? Patton takes aim at this most basic graphic form and what it tells us.

branding/identity  graphic design  signage 

Bridging Cultures: An Interview with Nancy Ann Coyne

What is home? Heller examines a public art initiative uniting diverse Americans around this shared theme.

multiculturalism  diversity  graphic design  signage 

Lettering Grows in Brooklyn

The changing (type) face of New York has been well documented by Paul Shaw. Here, our intrepid guide takes AIGA readers on a tour of Brooklyn.

typography  signage 

From Alice to Aquaholic

From the Mayflower to the Minnow, we know boats by their names, but what about their logos? Churchman navigates the uncharted waters of boats as brands.

typography  signage