Airport signage: a study in standardised design

posted by John Lampard on Monday, 6 October, 2008 to the design and art subset

A photo collection of information signage from a range of international airports. An interesting example of how standardised design can almost be a language in itself.

Design high contrast signs to ensure good readability and legibilty of the signage. Colors that work well are a dark background with a light colored text and pictograms. For example a black background with white illuminated lettering will ensure a high contrast which has a good readability from a distance. Other commen color combinations are a yellow background with black lettering.

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