Station - Monolith Sign

Product Description 24/11/2020

Stuart Dodds

Version 2

Monolith Colours –

All colours to be agreed between Transport Signs and Stakeholders. RAL colours will be needed for the upper metalwork panels and side strips.

The lower panels on the sign will likely be 316 grade stainless steel vertical grain.

Colour of monolith should tie in with colour regularly used within the town if they have these and / or with the altered “Friends of Lewes” map.

Transport Signs can produce coloured visuals for client sign off so that they can understand the visual appearance of the sign.

The monolith is non illuminated.

Monolith Size –

The finished size of the sign has not been agreed as yet with GTR and stakeholders but will be one of the following.

The sign will be one of two sizes depending on the size of the area available at the front of the station and what the client wishes –

Option 1 –

 490mm x 2365mm overall size of sign  390mm x 1400mm visual area of glass panel size for artwork content.

Option 2 –

 730mm x 2125mm overall size of sign  630mm x 1200mm – visual area of glass panel size for artwork content.

Fonts –

All fonts on the sign to match the Friends of Lewes map.

Top of Monolith sign –

Artwork needed for both sides to be cut into the metalwork of the sign.

Probably reading, “Lewes Station”. (See Monoliths for reference)

Font, colour and size to match rest of the sign / be agreed.

Main Artwork Panel -

The main artwork panel on both sides of the sign will be 10mm toughened glass retained at the rear. The graphic will be applied to the rear of this glass panel so that the panel content is read through the low iron glass.

The Upper section of this main artwork panel will most probably hold directional information pointing the way to key popular destinations / points of interests.

 Directional arrows  Pictograms – if applicable to text  Text

Mapping

 2no maps will be needed on each side of the sign at differing scales  A 5min walking radius line too may be helpful.

To be included in the main graphical artwork of the sign -

 Lewes Football ground, East College, and Lewes Leisure Centre via Mountfield Road  Anne of Cleve’s House, Lewes Priory and walk/cycle to Kingston via Priory Street (walking and bike symbol)  /Barbican via Southover Road and St Martins Lane  High Street/shops/Law Courts and Town Hall/Tourist office (up Station Street)  Bus station, precinct/Cliffe shops and bridge (along Lansdown Place)  Lewes Depot Cinema and C90 cycle route down Pinwell Road (bike symbol)  Cycle ways / walk ways.  Directional information.  ‘Time’s to’

Specific Mapping Information - Lewes Station - orientation map design and artwork

To produce designs and artwork for 4 no. individual maps for the above project (2 maps each side of the ‘Monolith’ at different scales and with varying coverage ie. one large scale showing the town centre and one smaller showing more of the hinterland around the town) The maps are to be orientated north-south for the viewer so both pairs of maps will be similar except relabelled to suit the way the viewer is facing. They are to give visitors useful information about where certain places of importance and interest are in the town. Certain places of interest will be included on the map as small line drawings where space allows. The general style of the map will not follow exactly an OS plan, but will be slightly distorted to fit the space similar to my previous maps. The artwork will have hand drawn base maps with colour applied on computer.

To initially supply rough sketches of each map to establish the content and orientation etc. Subject to comments, to then provide low res’ PDF proofs in more detail for discussion and attend to any further corrections or changes. Upon approval of this stage, to finally produce high res’ PDF artwork for all maps and panel graphics and send these to the client for others to apply to the ‘Monolith’ structure. (directional arrows, symbols and associated text around the maps is included but specifics of their content is to be advised)

Also both large maps are to have a 5 minute walking radius indication line centred on the location of the station. (Approx a radius of 400m. assuming a 3 miles per hour walking pace, or maybe less for slow walkers. Possibly 450m. Client to advise.)

SUGGESTED LEWES STATION MAP CONTENT LIST

The list contains some other places that could be included on the maps but are in no particular order. Not all may be possible. List to be agreed with stakeholders prior to map creation.

All roads and pathways where needed,

Suggested built up areas blocked in

Green spaces, Parks/playgrounds

The River Ouse and Cliffe bridge

Walking and cycling routes to Kingston and Southerham (to include walking and bike symbol)

C90 cycle route (bike symbol)

Other cycle and walk ways to be advised.

PLACES OF INTEREST

Lewes ’Dripping Pan’ football ground

Lewes Leisure Centre

Harveys Brewery

Anne of Cleve’s House

Lewes Priory Park and ruins

Lewes Castle

Barbican House Museum

High Street

Cliffe Precinct shopping areas

Law Courts

Town Hall

Tourist Information Centre TIC

Bus station,

Depot Cinema

12 Churches; St Michaels, St Thomas Becket, St Annes, St John sub Castro, St John the Baptist, St Michael Malling, Jireh chapel, Friends Meeting House,

St Pancras RC and three other denominations.

Star Gallery workshops

15th Century Bookshop

Shouthover Grange and Gardens

The Pells, outdoor pool and recreation area

Tertiary College The Peace Garden

The Brooks playing field

H.M. Prison

Bull House

Town Hall

Lewes House

All Saints Arts Centre

Sussex Police HQ

The Railway Land Nature reserve

Malling Down Nature reserve

The Crown Court

Needle Makers and Candle Factory shops and offices

County Hall (ESCC)

The Victoria Hospital

SMALL LINE ILLUSTRATIONS

A number of small line illustrations of some buildings and locations of interest will be included on the map, as on previous one, where space allows.

EXAMPLE PRODUCTS

The sign at Lewes will broadly be based on a similar product in Dorking. Please see photos.