SIGNS AND SYMBOLS IN

URBAN DESIGN
- What are signs and symbols?
 Signs are used to convey information in pictorial form.
 Signs and symbols are commonly used in every situation

DIFFERENT FAMILIES OF SIGNS

MANDATORY SIGNS – are road signs which are used to set the obligations of all traffic
which use a specific area of road. Unlike prohibitory signs, mandatory signs tell traffic
what it must do, rather than must not do. Most mandatory road signs are circular, may
use white symbols on a blue background with white border or black symbols on a white
background with a red border, although the letter is also associated with prohibit signs.
Here are some examples of mandatory signs:
 PROHIBITION SIGN
WHAT IS PROHIBITION SIGN ?
A prohibition sign means a safe ty sign behaviour likely to cause a risk to health
or safety. Prohibition safety signs generally use a black safety symbol in a red
circle with a diagonal cross through.
Here are some examples of Prohibition signs:
  WARNING SIGN
 What is Warning Sign?
 A Warning Sign is a type of sign which indicates a potential hazard, obstacle or
condition requiring special attention. Some are traffic signs that indicate roads
that may not be readily apparent to a driver.
 Here are the examples of warning signs:
 SAFETY SIGN
WHAT IS SAFE TY SIGN ?
Safety sign is medium of communication that convey information or instructions
regarding the physical safety of people. Signs in workplaces may be posted in
variety of areas in order to draw attention to them, such as on walls, on doors, on
machinery and products, or as floor makings. They usually have a symbol and
text, although there are safety signs that have only one of the two.
Here are the examples of safety sign :
STANDARD SIZE OF SIGNAGE
STORY BOARD
SIGNAGE DIRECTION