Building signage - Revision history

Editor at 10:41, 16 January 2026

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	* Safety signs.		* Safety signs.
	* Identification and way finding.		* Identification and way finding.
−	* Branding and advertisement.	+	* Branding and advertisement. (see also Advertisement consent)
	* Instruction and prohibition.		* Instruction and prohibition.

Editor at 10:22, 16 January 2026

2026-01-16T10:22:27Z

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	* Safety signs.		* Safety signs.
−	* Identification and ~~wayfinding~~.	+	* Identification and way finding.
	* Branding and advertisement.		* Branding and advertisement.
	* Instruction and prohibition.		* Instruction and prohibition.
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	* Warning signs (warning of a hazard) – triangular signs with black pictogram and yellow background.		* Warning signs (warning of a hazard) – triangular signs with black pictogram and yellow background.
	* Prohibition signs (prohibits an action) – round shape with black or white pictogram and either red edgings or a diagonal line.		* Prohibition signs (prohibits an action) – round shape with black or white pictogram and either red edgings or a diagonal line.
−	* Mandatory action signs (prescribes specific ~~behavior~~) – round shape with white pictogram and blue background.	+	* Mandatory action signs (prescribes specific behaviour) – round shape with white pictogram and blue background.
	* Emergency signs (information for emergency situations) – rectangular or square shape with white pictogram and green background.		* Emergency signs (information for emergency situations) – rectangular or square shape with white pictogram and green background.
	* Fire safety signs (information for fire emergency) - combination of warning and emergency signs.		* Fire safety signs (information for fire emergency) - combination of warning and emergency signs.
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	* BS ISO 3864-4:2011 Graphical Symbols. Safety Colours and Safety Signs. Colorimetric and Photometric Properties of Safety Sign Materials		* BS ISO 3864-4:2011 Graphical Symbols. Safety Colours and Safety Signs. Colorimetric and Photometric Properties of Safety Sign Materials

−	= Identification and ~~wayfinding~~ signs =	+	= Identification and way finding signs =

	Signage can be used externally to identify a building by its street number or name. Internally, signage can be used to identify rooms or areas by name, number or function.		Signage can be used externally to identify a building by its street number or name. Internally, signage can be used to identify rooms or areas by name, number or function.

−	~~Wayfinding~~ signage can provide direction to a particular room or area and is important in large, complex buildings such as hospitals, educational facilities or transport terminals. In such cases, a uniform house style is considered desirable for consistency and clarity.	+	Way finding signage can provide direction to a particular room or area and is important in large, complex buildings such as hospitals, educational facilities or transport terminals. In such cases, a uniform house style is considered desirable for consistency and clarity.

	= Branding and advertisement =		= Branding and advertisement =

−	Effective ~~wayfinding~~ can not only produce a safer environment, it can also create a positive impression. The location and design of identification and ~~wayfinding~~ and other signage forms a major part of an organisation’s corporate image and may be specified in some detail by in-house design guides.	+	Effective way finding can not only produce a safer environment, it can also create a positive impression. The location and design of identification and way finding and other signage forms a major part of an organisation’s corporate image and may be specified in some detail by in-house design guides.

	Where such signage constitutes an advertisement, it may need advertisement consent. For more information see: Advertisement consent.		Where such signage constitutes an advertisement, it may need advertisement consent. For more information see: Advertisement consent.
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	* Metals – aluminium, stainless steel, metal composites, bronze & brass.		* Metals – aluminium, stainless steel, metal composites, bronze & brass.
−	* Plastics- acrylics, polyurethanes, PVC, ~~plexiglass~~.	+	* Plastics acrylics, polyurethanes, PVC, Plexiglas.
	* Timber.		* Timber.
	* Backlit and illuminated.		* Backlit and illuminated.
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	Signs can be elaborate and require complex installation and fixing details depending on scale and size. They should be a key part of the design process, and not simply left to the end.		Signs can be elaborate and require complex installation and fixing details depending on scale and size. They should be a key part of the design process, and not simply left to the end.

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	= Listed Buildings =
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		+	It is worth noting that even though signage and adverts might be required under one regulation, one may also need to seek permission for it under a separate rule or regulation. In particular for example when dealing with listed buildings. For further information visit [https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/technical-advice/building-services-engineering/internal-external-and-emergency-lighting/ Emergency Lighting and Exit Signage.] However under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisement) Regulations 2007.
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		+	The term advertisement covers a wide range of advertisements and signs including: Posters and notices, Placards and boards, Fascia signs and projecting signs, Pole signs and canopy signs, Models and devices, Advance signs and directional signs, Estate agents' boards, Captive balloon advertising (not balloons in flight), Flag advertisements, Price markers and price displays, Traffic signs, Town and village name-signs. Memorials and railway signals are not regarded as advertisements.
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		+	The Planning Portal describes the types of advertising which normally need advertisement consent and includes:
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		+	* "The majority of illuminated signs
		+	* Advertisements using specialised structures for their display, such as poster hoardings and most non-highway authority roadside advance warning or directional signs
		+	* Signs positioned above 4.6 metres in relation to buildings above the level of the bottom part of first floor windows or on gable ends.
		+	* When deciding applications for advertisement consent, local authorities will have regard only to considerations of 'amenity' and 'public safety'.
		+	* Some advertisements are not regulated by the planning authority, and others benefit from 'deemed consent', which means permission is not needed, depending on the size, position and illumination of the advert. Others will always need consent."
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		+	It also notes: "Particular care must be taken when signs are displayed on or close to listed buildings so that they do not detract from the character and appearance of the building. Even signs that are normally permitted within the advertisement regulations require separate listed building consent if they are attached to listed buildings."
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		+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

	* Advertisement consent.		* Advertisement consent.
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	* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Equality Act 2010]		* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Equality Act 2010]

−	[[Category:~~Articles_needing_more_work~~]] [[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]] [[Category:Health_and_safety_/_CDM]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]	+	[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]] [[Category:Health_and_safety_/_CDM]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]

Mario-Bros at 12:20, 25 February 2021

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	Signs can be made from various materials, including:		Signs can be made from various materials, including:

−	* Metals – aluminium, stainless steel, metal composites.	+	* Metals – aluminium, stainless steel, metal composites, bronze & brass.
	* Plastics- acrylics, polyurethanes, PVC, plexiglass.		* Plastics- acrylics, polyurethanes, PVC, plexiglass.
	* Timber.		* Timber.
	* Backlit and illuminated.		* Backlit and illuminated.
	* Digital screens.		* Digital screens.
		+	* Fabrics.

	Signs can be elaborate and require complex installation and fixing details depending on scale and size. They should be a key part of the design process, and not simply left to the end.		Signs can be elaborate and require complex installation and fixing details depending on scale and size. They should be a key part of the design process, and not simply left to the end.
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	* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Equality Act 2010]		* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Equality Act 2010]

−	[[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]] [[Category:Health_and_safety_/_CDM]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]	+	[[Category:Articles_needing_more_work]] [[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]] [[Category:Health_and_safety_/_CDM]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]

Editor at 17:35, 5 January 2021

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	* Advertisement consent.		* Advertisement consent.
		+	* Braille signage and accessibility.
	* Emergency lighting.		* Emergency lighting.
	* Fire safety design.		* Fire safety design.

Editor at 18:20, 27 October 2020

2020-10-27T18:20:21Z

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	* Masterplanning.		* Masterplanning.
	* Means of escape.		* Means of escape.
−	* Placemaking	+	* Placemaking.
		+	* Planning digital signage in new buildings.
	* Plexiglass.		* Plexiglass.
	* Safety signs		* Safety signs
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	* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Equality Act 2010]		* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Equality Act 2010]

−	[[Category:~~Health_and_safety_/_CDM~~]] [[Category:~~Products_~~/~~_components~~]] [[Category:~~DCN_Product_Knowledge~~]]	+	[[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]] [[Category:Health_and_safety_/_CDM]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]

Editor at 16:43, 6 July 2020

2020-07-06T16:43:25Z

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	* Means of escape.		* Means of escape.
	* Placemaking		* Placemaking
		+	* Plexiglass.
	* Safety signs		* Safety signs
	* Wayfinding.		* Wayfinding.
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	* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Equality Act 2010]		* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Equality Act 2010]

−	[[Category:Health_and_safety_/_CDM]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]	+	[[Category:Health_and_safety_/_CDM]] [[Category:Products_/_components]] [[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]]

Designing Buildings at 11:03, 15 April 2020

2020-04-15T11:03:51Z

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	* Fire safety design.		* Fire safety design.
	* Hoarding for construction sites.		* Hoarding for construction sites.
		+	* Legibility.
	* Masterplanning.		* Masterplanning.
	* Means of escape.		* Means of escape.

Editor at 13:35, 31 March 2020

2020-03-31T13:35:53Z

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	* Placemaking		* Placemaking
	* Safety signs		* Safety signs
		+	* Wayfinding.

	= External references =		= External references =

109.157.30.178 at 16:34, 21 February 2020

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	Effective wayfinding can not only produce a safer environment, it can also create a positive impression. The location and design of identification and wayfinding and other signage forms a major part of an organisation’s corporate image and may be specified in some detail by in-house design guides.		Effective wayfinding can not only produce a safer environment, it can also create a positive impression. The location and design of identification and wayfinding and other signage forms a major part of an organisation’s corporate image and may be specified in some detail by in-house design guides.

−	Where such signage constitutes ~~and~~ advertisement, it may need advertisement consent. For more information see: Advertisement consent.	+	Where such signage constitutes an advertisement, it may need advertisement consent. For more information see: Advertisement consent.

	= Instruction and prohibition signs =		= Instruction and prohibition signs =

Designing Buildings at 12:13, 21 February 2020

2020-02-21T12:13:04Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:13, 21 February 2020
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	* Safety signs.		* Safety signs.
	* Identification and wayfinding.		* Identification and wayfinding.
		+	* Branding and advertisement.
	* Instruction and prohibition.		* Instruction and prohibition.

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	Wayfinding signage can provide direction to a particular room or area and is important in large, complex buildings such as hospitals, educational facilities or transport terminals. In such cases, a uniform house style is considered desirable for consistency and clarity.		Wayfinding signage can provide direction to a particular room or area and is important in large, complex buildings such as hospitals, educational facilities or transport terminals. In such cases, a uniform house style is considered desirable for consistency and clarity.

−	~~Effective wayfinding can not only produce a safer environment, it can also create a positive impression. The location~~ and ~~design of identification and wayfinding signage forms a major part of an organisation’s corporate image and may be specified in some detail by in-house design guides.~~	+	= Branding and advertisement =

−	Where signage constitutes and advertisement, it may need advertisement consent.	+	Effective wayfinding can not only produce a safer environment, it can also create a positive impression. The location and design of identification and wayfinding and other signage forms a major part of an organisation’s corporate image and may be specified in some detail by in-house design guides.
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		+	Where such signage constitutes and advertisement, it may need advertisement consent. For more information see: Advertisement consent.

	= Instruction and prohibition signs =		= Instruction and prohibition signs =