In this study, I intend to lay out a scheme of design that can represent the more scientific and effective Sign system by investigating how the current exterior Sign system in University was actually designed and instituted for the readability of nigh...
In this study, I intend to lay out a scheme of design that can represent the more scientific and effective Sign system by investigating how the current exterior Sign system in University was actually designed and instituted for the readability of night-time users and vehicle users, as well as understanding its problems.
The literature study, scene examination and questionnaire research of Civilization & Society campus in Sungkyunkwan University were excuted as an investigation object. Likewise, the literature study and scene examination of six Universities in Seoul were excuted as an example of other Universities.
Above all, by the literature study I investigated the function, characteristics and stylistic analysis etc. of University Campus for a theoretical articles, and examined the conception, purpose and function etc. of Sign system as a theoretical background about the sign.
I provided the photographs after analyzing the physical elements stylistically as the design and instituted position etc. of the orientational, directional, & designating Signs among the elements of the existing exterior Sign system in University. For this, from February to April in 2004 I executed the scene examination of six Universities that were selected for its comparative object.
I tried to understand the institution and design of the existing Sign system by an interview with Exterior Sign Materials Management-Team, and staffs in charge of Sign design in Sungkyunkwan University as the investigation object in this study. Also, I investigated the used situation of the exterior Sign system by the response that the users of Civilization & Society campus in Sungkyunkwan University presented.
For the questionnaire research, I classified the questions about the existing instituted Sign into 23 items, and then I inquired into the viewpoint of the students, staffs of campus, graduate students and general persons who use the campus in Sungkyunkwan University.
To simplify the suggested scheme of Sign system that can be easily seen to nignt-time users and vehicle users on the basis of the results on the literature study, scene examination and questionnaire research is as follows.
First, if you consider night-time users, the sign must be instituted with a light for the readability of night-time.
Sencond, the sign must be instituted on the place within 10°, that is the most natural recognition angle, when the distant is 100M in vehicles.
Third, the sign must be intentionally designed if you consider the functionality together with the modeling characteristic of Sign system, and also it must preserve uniformity. For this, the simple design that does not give any confusion for information must be chosen, and the identity color of University must be used.
Fourth, the excessive abuse of information to forward information brings about the deterioration of communication effects.
Consequently, in this study I intended to show a scheme on that the sign can give an actual assistance to users by means of complementing the functionality to the modeling characteristic which is compatible with the original identities of University.