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Campus Wayfinding and Signage
From Appalachian State University Policy Manual
Policy 507.15
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 The University recognizes the need for comprehensive, clear and consistent signage and associated standards to facilitate access and wayfinding needs of faculty, students, staff, and visitors. Well-designed signage will unify campus places, orient people, and strengthen Appalachian State University’s image.
2 Scope
2.1 This policy applies to all interior and exterior signage for Appalachian State University. The standards will encompass signage placement, design characteristics and size.
3 Definitions
3.1 Wayfinding
- a consistent use and organization of definite sensory cues from the external environment
3.2 Design Characteristics
- anything included in the design outlines—color, size, font, spacing, graphics, information, shape or any element that would be portrayed on a sign
3.3 Exterior Signage
- any sign situated outside. This includes but is not limited to building signage, parking and traffic signage, wall-mounted signs, memorials, digital or other technologies, vehicular-orientation signage, information kiosks, information signage and donor signage/recognition
3.4 Interior Signage
- any sign situated on the inside of a structure. This includes but is not limited to directories, room plaques, directional signage, room schematics, digital or other technologies, emergency evacuation routes and restroom signage
3.5 Plaque
- an ornamental tablet, typically of metal or plastic, that is fixed to a wall or other surface
3.6 Temporary Signage
- signage intended to be in use for 60 days or fewer