INTERIOR SIGNAGE MANUAL
*Contact the office of the University Architect for approval to use* **Refer to Appendix: 2001 Interior Sign Manual - Updated 2019**
ISSUED: SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 PROJECT: 2019 130 30 JANUARY 9, 2020 1 SECTION 1: GENERAL 3260 6501 4 APPLICATION OF SIGN STANDARDS 5 SYSTEM DESIGN CRITERIA Hours of Operation Park Shops 9999 M F 8AM 8PM 6 INSTALLATION S 9AM 5PM S 12PM 5PM Samantha Lynn M F 9AM 10PM Calabrese MEN SECTION 2: ELEMENTS S S 6AM 5PM U e P A e
8-9 SIGN SYSTEM 1 2 3 4 5 9 COMMEMORATIVE/DONOR SIGNAGE PARK SHOPS 10-12 TYPOGRAPHY ROOM IDENTIFICATIONMON FRI 9AM 7PM SAT SUN 9AM 12PM 13-14 ICONS 15 MATERIALS 16 ABBREVIATIONS EMERGENCY EXIT ONLY 17-18 GLOSSARY DO NOT USE ELEVATOR, USE EXIT STAIRS
SECTION 3: SIGN STANDARDS NO SMOKING
ROOM IDENTIFICATION 6 7
20-23 SIGN TYPE 1: ROOM ID WITH TEXT (BRAILLE) TYPE 19 INFORMATIONAL TYPE 22 24-25 SIGN TYPE 2: ROOM ID WITH NAME PLATE (BRAILLE)
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3 8 FLOOR 5 8 5 16 Auditorium 3 8 3 8 F Re e C LIVING ROOM
2 3 8 3 16 F Se e UNITY LAB FLOOR 2 Auditorium Te e 26-28 SIGN TYPE 3: ROOM ID WITH ICON (BRAILLE) V Re F Re e C L R 1 2 F Se e U L b 5 Te e FLOOR V Re MAIN DIRECTOR 5 ASSEMBLY ROOMWestGRADUATE Stairs STUDENT COMMONS Conference 4245-4251 FLOOR COPYRIGHT DIGITAL CENTER INFORMATION TECHNLOGY 29-34 SIGN TYPE 4: INSERT HOLDERS (BRAILLE) Main Directory DIGITAL LIBRARY INITIATIVES ITTC LABS A e b R I Te EXTERNAL RELATIONS MULTIMEDIA SEMINAR CENTER C D Ce e ITTC L b 4 D L b I e FLOOR E e Re CIRCULATION DESK 4 ACCESS SERVICES FLOOR COLLECTIONS RES STRATEGY Student Governance 35-36 SIGN TYPE 5: ADD ONS/DONOR RM NAMINGS Circulation Desk INTERLIBRARY LOAN/TRIPSAVER A e Se e 3 C e Re S e I e b L /T e FLOOR ENGINEERING LAB 3 UNITY LAB NC LIVE FLOOR VISUALI ATION STUDIO PRESERVATION Engineering Lab SCANNING STUDIOS RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT Student Involvment U L b NC L e THE CREAMERY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OFFICE V S P e e 2 Focus Rooms INFORMATIONAL S S Re e E e FLOOR T e C e e S e C e O e ASK US 2 TECHNOLOGY LENDING FLOOR GAME SPACE Ask Us MA ERSPACE Multicultural Te Le UIC PRINT G e S e 1 Student Affairs M e e R 5210 5211 37-39 SIGN TYPE 6: TEXT (BRAILLE) 1 P 40 SIGN TYPE 7: WINDOW VINYL 8 9 10 11 WAYFINDING WAYFINDING 41-42 SIGN TYPE 8: FLOOR SIGNAGE Administrative Central Tower Elevator Services Center III 43 SIGN TYPE 9: BLADES A e b e e T e Ballrooms Group Study Southwest Rooms First Floor Stairs B M e e O e 120 D e 145 C e e e/T 101, 110, 124A, 124B F e C e Se e Ce e 121 F e H Re e 120 44 Reading D e 132 SIGN TYPE 10: TEXT WITH ARROWS Theater V e e P e e T e M e e 108 Second Floor C e e e 211, 220, 222 Room C G 240 D e 251 E e S e 210 Se D e 216 Re C e 240 Re e A / SPARCS 240 45-47 A e V e C e 253 SIGN TYPE 11: DIRECTIONAL U e H e ee 210 D e 228 Third Floor C P e M e e 5 Se D e 352 C e e e 301, 303 F e D F 1 10 A e V e C e 312A 48-49 F e A D e 312B SIGN TYPE 12: OVERHEAD: WALL MOUNT F e Se e Se D e 357 C Se e 335 E F 1 U e A e D e 354 P Re e / L b 324 U e S b 50-54 SIGN TYPE 13: OVERHEAD: CEILING MOUNT N R A e D e 364 55-56 SIGN TYPE 14: STAIRWAY 57 SIGN TYPE 15: BUILDING DIRECTORY 12 13 14 15 Appendix: 2001 Interior Signage Manual - Updated 2019 WAYFINDING JANUARY 9, 2020 2 SECTION 1: GENERAL
JANUARY 9, 2020 3 SYSTEM COMPONENTS ROOM IDENTIFICATION: APPLICATION OF SIGN STANDARDS Identification signs provide room numbers, department names, space Park Shops uses, personnel names and other M F 9AM 10PM The signage standards included The interior sign system shall The interior sign system information. S S 6AM 5PM in this document are guidelines be designed to comply with all components of signs such as to facilitate a clearer and more applicable local, state and federal identification, wayfinding, and effective means of understanding codes and regulations. It shall be simple informational signs may be INFORMATIONAL: and using interior spaces on the the primary objective of the interior manufactured using materials and Informational signs provide specific EMERGENCY EXIT ONLY campus at NC State University. sign system to provide people equipment owned and maintained information, situational warnings, DO NOT USE ELEVATOR, USE EXIT STAIRS The campus has many diverse with the necessary information by NC State Facilities Operations and/or obligatory directions. building types and space uses so to assist them in finding their personnel. Larger wayfinding shall an absolute set of standards is way to destinations along their be submitted to outside contractors impractical in application. These chosen routes through buildings. with the requirements for colors TYPE 24 signage standards represent a The information provided may and graphics to match standards means of addressing the most be text (typographic) or image established by internally-produced WAYFINDING: prevalent conditions which will be (pictographic) based. signs. Wayfinding signs provide directional Conference 3210 encountered on campus both in or building layout information for guidance to a destination. Conference 3221 retrofitting existing buildings and in Interior signs shall include braille new construction. as required by ADA. All signs with 1887 Bistro a raised room number shall have The primary needs of information, corresponding braille, unless direction and identification are otherwise noted. described and recommendations BUILDING DIRECTORIES: Administrative Services Center III are made as to the application The interior sign system shall Wall sign with a printed insert First Floor B M e e O e 120 D e 145 C e e e/T 101, 110, 124A, 124B F e C e Se e Ce e 121 F e H Re e 120 of the standards. Realizing that be designed with a wayfinding showing a list of room numbers and D e 132 V e e P e e T e M e e 108 Second Floor C e e e 211, 220, 222 C G 240 D e 251 room functions within a building, with E e S e 210 Se D e 216 many conditions will occur that do approach and it shall be congruent Re C e 240 Re e A / SPARCS 240 A e V e C e 253 U e H e ee 210 college or departmental location D e 228 Third Floor C P e M e e Se D e 352 not neatly fit into the applications with the following building C e e e 301, 303 F e D A e V e C e 312A information. Building directories shall F e A D e 312B F e Se e Se D e 357 C Se e 335 U e A e D e 354 described herein, these standards characteristics: layout, spatial P Re e / L b 324 be placed in building lobbies and U e S b D e 364 represent an approach which can content, form, organization and primary entrance points. be extended to the many exceptions circulation. The interior sign which are inevitable in an institution system shall provide for uniformity as diverse and complex as NC State throughout all buildings on campus. COMMEMORATIVE: University. Commemorative signs provide recognition to those who have donated to a space, area, feature, or building.
JANUARY 9, 2020 4 SYSTEM COMPONENTS SYSTEM DESIGN CRITERIA SIGN SCHEDULEJenkins•Peer EXAMPLE: Architects 112 South Tryon Street Suite 1300 Charlotte NC 28284 tel 704/372-6665 fax 704/372-0102
The Interior Sign System is designed • This manual was designed Standard NC State Signage Schedule to meet the following criteria: using the 2010 ADA Standards Project Title: Place name of building here NC State for Accessible Design, and the Quantity Non- Location NC State Permanent of Signs Sign Message Text Fading Remarks • The system should provide components herein reflect those Key Signtype Room ID Needed Material Number uniformity throughout all requirements. 1 1 2 001 Mechanical buildings on campus and the • In addition to meeting 2 1 2 002 Elevator Equipment 3 1 2 101 Pottery Studio sign types should use a common accessibility-related standards 4 2 2 102 Clay 5 1 1+12 104 Occupant's name can be added later visual language to provide (including those governed 6 1 1+12 106 Occupant's name can be added later 7 1 6 107 consistency and to aid in the by ADA, as well as state 8 1 6 109 Women recognition of sign information. regulations and local codes) 9 1 2 110 Glaze Mixing 10 1 2 111 Break • Message design, nomenclature it is our belief that public 11 1 2 112 Supply Storage 12 1 2 113 Electrical and application shall be institutions, like NC State 13 1 2 114 Custodial University, have a responsibility 14 1 2 115 Kiln standardized per the sign types 15 1 1+12 116 Occupant's name can be added later to go beyond compliance and 16 1 2 117 Fiber Studio in this document. 17 1 2 117A Elevator Equipment make wayfinding as easy as 18 1 1+12 118 Occupant's name can be added later • Message legibility should be 19 1 1+12 119 Occupant's name can be added later possible for all users, including considered from the perspective 20 1 2 121 Lapidary Studio people with physical, sensory, 21 1 2 123 Glass Studio of a variety of users: visitors, 22 1 2 125 Jewelry Studio and brain-based functional 23 2 2 127 Wood Studio university community, vendors 24 1 2 131 Art on Paper limitations, and older people, 25 1 2 + 4A 132 Dark Room and service people, vision and who often experience one 26 1 2 + 4A 133 Photo Studio mobility impaired people, and 27 1 6 135 Women or more types of functional 28 1 1 135A other users. 29 1 2 + 4A 136 Film Development limitations. 30 1 6 137 Men • The room numbering sign • It is the responsibility of the system shall comply with Page 1 of 4 project sign designer to refer university room numbering to the current version of the system. Accessibility Code and adjust • The system is built on a color their design accordingly. scheme of red, gray, and white. Additional colors may be used to assist with wayfinding at the discretion of the Office of the University Architect (OUA).
JANUARY 9, 2020 5 SYSTEM COMPONENTS INSTALLATION: GUIDELINES AND METHODS
Permanent room identification When to implement these Where vandalism requires other will occur at every room and standards: means of attachment, tamper-proof may include room function. An When a small portion of an existing screws set 9/32” from side will be individual’s name may be added to building is renovated, the signage employed. Screws will be set into the room identification sign of their shall match existing. When a large expansion anchors suitable for office using a name plate. If two portion of a building is renovated, gypsum board substrates. Avoid people share a private office, both the renovated portion will follow mechanical attachment for masonry names may be on the sign using the 2019 Standards. New buildings or concrete substrates. 2 separate name plates. Where and additions will follow the 2019 several rooms are accessed off Standards. Signs mounted on glass will have a of a common room, there will be backer plate of equal size. Backer a sign at the door or entrance to Methods of attachment for interior plate to be matte white 0.080” 1-Ply the shared space indicating room signs: ADA Alternative by Rowmark, color numbers within the common space. The primary means of attaching 311201. Note that individuals within the wall-mounted interior signs will common space are not indicated be double sided foam tape. This here. adhesive tape is the appropriate Perpendicular signs will be mounted attachment for substrates as to wall with an aluminum channel Permanent identification signs shall follows: extrusion with hidden fasteners. be installed such that the placement Overhead signs are to be attached and height are compliant with the • Painted gypsum board to ceiling grid by clips screwed into current ADA code requirements. • Concrete masonry units, signs. This manual was designed using the painted and unpainted 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible • Brick, painted and unpainted Design, and the components herein • Wood reflect those requirements. It is the • Glass responsibility of the project sign designer to refer to the current version of the Accessibility Code and adjust their design accordingly.
See individual sign types for specific mounting heights. JANUARY 9, 2020 6 SECTION 2: ELEMENTS
JANUARY 9, 2020 7 SIGN SYSTEM SIGN TYPE EXAMPLES
The interior sign system will be 1. ROOM IDENTIFICATION SIGNS: Room Occupant Identification 2. INFORMATIONAL SIGNS: 3. WAYFINDING SIGNS: Wayfinding signs shall be uniform comprised of the following four Identification signs provide room • Faculty, staff, and post doc / Informational signs provide specific Wayfinding signs provide directional throughout buildings on campus. components: numbers, department names, graduate student employees. information, situational warnings, or building layout information for Each building must be carefully space uses, personnel names and Where employees, such as and/or obligatory directions. guidance to a destination. evaluated to determine specific 1. ROOM IDENTIFICATION other information. Identification graduate students, may change wayfinding elements appropriate for 2. INFORMATIONAL signs shall be uniform throughout regularly, an insert sign type Regulatory signs shall be uniform Wayfinding is a multi-level process. the building setting. 3. WAYFINDING buildings on campus. Each building may be used to list individual throughout buildings on campus. It starts with finding the building 4. DIRECTORIES must be carefully evaluated to names. Each building must be carefully address via electronic means, such Wayfinding signs may include:* 5. COMMEMORATIVE determine specific identification • Student and other associations evaluated to determine specific as a website, phone app, and/or • Building Orientation Maps sign elements appropriate for the informational signs elements GPS, or via other means, such as • Building Directory This section outlines multiple building setting. Identification signs Informational appropriate for the building setting. paper maps or instructions. • Directional Information examples of where and how to use include the following type of signs: These signs may be either add-ons Regulatory signs may be each sign type. to identification signs or stand- related to: The exterior building sign with the *See Glossary of Terms for more Permanent Room Identification alone signs that provide information • Eating street address and building name definitions • Building room numbers or procedures: • Smoking confirms the building destination. • Restrooms • Office hours • Environmental Health The directories, placed at the 4. BUILDING DIRECTORIES: • Exits • Accessible work space • Area of Rescue Assistance entrance(s), elevator(s) and / or Building directories provide a list of • Stairs • Telephone Device for the Deaf • Accessible exits directional stairs indicate on which floor to room numbers and room functions • Mechanical, Electrical, (TDD) directional signage signs find the suite or room. Typically, the within a building, with college or Custodial, Elevator • Assistive listening systems in • National Electric Code leading digit(s) of the room number departmental location information. assembly areas • National Fire Protection will indicate the floor and / or wing. Building directories shall be placed Room Function Identification Association The room numbering methodology in building lobbies and primary • Departmental offices *Note that some types of rooms, • Emergency procedures provides an intuitive wayfinding entrance points. • Conference such as data centers, security panel system, with odd / even and • Information rooms, etc., will not be identified for Lab safety signs shall use Sign ascending / descending numbers 5. DIGITAL SIGNAGE: • Vending security reasons. Type 4B with the printed Hazardous indicating building general layout. NC State University is currently • Lounge Materials insert. assessing the campus needs in • Other building specific room Directional wayfinding signs regards to digital signage and digital functions indicate locations for elevators, wayfinding. For more information public areas, meeting rooms, room please contact the Office of the number ranges, restrooms, etc. University Architect. The department and room signs will confirm the final destination. JANUARY 9, 2020 8 SIGN SYSTEM SIGN TYPE EXAMPLES
6. COMMEMORATIVE SIGNS: All letters naming the room function does not include the thickness black, white or shades of gray. If The Office of the University All rooms at NC State have and donor (individual or corporate of the applied raised letters. the background is constructed of Architect shall review all plans, permanent room identification name) must be found within the 100 a natural material, the letters may specifications and locations for signage according to NC State square inch field and must be one of The standards for room recognition also be constructed of the same donor recognition walls or plaques Interior Signage Standards’ room the following materials: inside the room are the same as the material or may be the same color prior to fabrication or purchase. identification signs. The room standards for outside recognition as that material. Typeface of donor function on NC State’s permanent • Raised metal letters (brushed with the exception that the field for listings shall be Univers with a room identification signage may aluminum or brushed stainless the recognition signage inside the maximum height of 5/8” and may be include the donor’s name (example: steel finish) mounted directly room may be 250 square inches raised. Progress Energy Conference onto the finished wall material maximum found in one location. In Titles and subtitles may be used to , Ron Jones Faculty Lounge) as well • Raised metal letters (brushed addition, donor plaques of various recognize the donor lists. Typeface as other sign requirements. aluminum or brushed stainless materials such as wood, bronze, of titles and subtitles may be any steel finish) applied to a clear Plexiglas or any solid material may font and shall not exceed 1 ½” in On the wall outside the acrylic panel not to exceed 100 be used not to exceed 250 square height. commemorative room and in square inches mounted onto the inches. addition to the permanent room finished wall Corporate logos shall not be used in identification sign, the donor’s • Vinyl cutout or silk screened DONOR RECOGNITION WALLS AND donor listings. name, room function (i.e., letters (white, black or 50% PLAQUES: Auditorium, Conference, Classroom, gray) applied directly to the The background of the donor wall Back lighting of the donor wall or its etc.) may appear collectively in finished wall material shall be rectangular and uniform, components is prohibited. one field not to exceed 100 square • Vinyl cutout or silk screened to be mounted on a wall as a single inches (example: 4” x 25”, 10” x 10”, letters (white, black or 50% unit. The background may be any Standard donor recognition material; natural materials (i.e., etc.). Logos are not permitted. gray) applied to a clear acrylic products that meet all of the panel not to exceed 100 square marble, granite, metal, wood) are specifications listed in this preferred. There is no limit to the All recognition signage outside the inches mounted onto the document may be used. It is finished wall size of the background, as it will recommended that an architect room must be mounted at the same vary according to the number of • Raised metal letters to be or independent specialty signage height as the standard permanent listings. room identification signage and between 0.25” and 0.5” thick. designer design large installations. • Clear acrylic panel shall not preferably on the wall adjacent to The donor listings may be mounted protrude more than 1” from University Advancement will not the permanent room signage. or engraved directly onto the donor the wall, accounting for the support language requests on donor wall background. Letters may be thickness of the panel and the signs that is not verifiable (such as any material with a non-glare, semi- offset from the wall. The 1” limit secret codes, Klingon, Elvish, etc.) matte or matte finish and must be JANUARY 9, 2020 9 TYPOGRAPHY CHARACTER SYSTEM
CHARACTER FONT: CHARACTER HEIGHT: FONT FAMILY: The type font shall be UNIVERS. The minimum height is measured Raised lettering for the visually using an upper case X. 0123456789 impaired shall be case sensitive, and must comply with current ADA Lettering for signage suspended code requirements. or projected overhead shall be 1.5 inches minimum cap height. The CHARACTER PROPORTION: intended viewing distance for this Letters and numbers on signs character height is 75-100 feet. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ shall have a width-to-height ratio abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789 between 3:5 and 1: 1 and a stroke Larger signs in buildings with width-to-height ratio between 1:5 longer intended viewing distances and 1:10. (i.e. stadium, arena, or conference center) will require larger signs This manual uses 3 styles within the with larger type. It is recommended UNIVERS font family to establish that an architect or independent ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ hierarchy: Roman, Condensed, and specialty signage designer design Bold Condensed. Other font styles, large signs, with approval by the abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789 such as Expanded, Extra Bold, Office of the University Architect. Oblique, light, and condensed light Other lettering should be sized are not acceptable. according to the viewing distance from which they are to be read. The Different fabrication techniques guideline of one inch cap-height CHARACTER HEIGHT: may require adjusting the weight of for 50 feet viewing distance is recommended. If possible, lettering the characters to compensate for Cap height errors incurred in fabrication. The for maps should have a minimum Woodward Student X final sign characters must comply height of 0.625 inches. with the above stated proportions and should match the UNIVERS typeface. The size of characters should be tested based upon the intended viewing distance. JANUARY 9, 2020 10 TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN CRITERIA
HIERARCHY: RAISED AND BRAILLE DISTRIBUTION: A clear informational hierarchy shall CHARACTERS: be followed for identification and Raised lettering and numerals shall regulatory signs. The hierarchy is as be raised 1/32 inch, upper case, follows: UNIVERS and shall be accompanied Faculty West Wing with Grade 2 Braille with clear Commons Elevator 8 1. Room Number finish. Raised characters shall 2. Department Name Student be at least 5/8 inches height, but Auditorium 3. Room Function no higher than two inches. The Involvement 4. Room Information (i.e., office standard dimensions* for literary hours) Braille are as follows: 5. Room Occupant 6. Room Regulation Dot base diameter 0.059 – 0.063 inches MESSAGE BREAKS: Inter-dot spacing 0.090 – 0.100 inches Horizontal separation between cells 0.241 – 0.300 inches Messages are to be laid out on the Vertical separation between cells 0.395 – 0.400 inches sign panels so the words break onto HORIZONTAL BREAK: the next line of type in a way that Room numbers and characters that communicates most easily. are raised shall be represented in Braille. Mon - Fri 9AM - 7PM An example of an inappropriate 6 Spaces message break which can *Refer to current ADA code requirements miscommunicate is as follows: Department of Pest Control
For multi-line, avoid widows by evenly distributing text over 2 lines.
For a horizontal break within a line of text use 6 spaces.
JANUARY 9, 2020 11 TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN CRITERIA
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FINISH: NOMENCLATURE: 3 8 FLOOR 5 8 5 16 Auditorium 3 8 The characters and background Sign messages should be proposed 3 8 F Re e C LIVING ROOM
2 3 8 3 16 F Se e UNITY LAB of signs shall be eggshell, matte, by the designer and approved by NC FLOOR 2 Auditorium Te e or other non-glare finish. An State University, prior to fabrication F Re e C L R V Re 1 2 eggshell finish (11 to 19 degree and installation. Message units F Se e U L b 5 gloss on 60 degree glossimeter) should use plain and consistent Te e FLOOR V Re MAIN DIRECTOR is recommended per ADA language to describe locations and 5 ASSEMBLY ROOM GRADUATE STUDENT COMMONS requirements. The products listed in routes. The information hierarchy FLOOR COPYRIGHT DIGITAL CENTER INFORMATION TECHNLOGY Main Directory DIGITAL LIBRARY INITIATIVES ITTC LABS these signage standards meet these is established by the sign types for A e b R I Te EXTERNAL RELATIONS MULTIMEDIA SEMINAR CENTER C D Ce e ITTC L b 4 requirements. identification and informational signs. In all instances, text lines D L b I e FLOOR E e Re CIRCULATION DESK COLOR AND CONTRAST: should break within the message 4 ACCESS SERVICES in ways that make reading sense. FLOOR COLLECTIONS RES STRATEGY Characters and symbols are to Circulation Desk INTERLIBRARY LOAN/TRIPSAVER Sign messages should be flush left, be a dark color shown against A e Se e 3 ragged right aligned. The designer C e Re S e a light background. The colors I e b L /T e is responsible for specifying line FLOOR within the manual, dark gray and ENGINEERING LAB breaks to fabricators on all signs. 3 UNITY LAB NC LIVE white, comply with the established FLOOR VISUALI ATION STUDIO PRESERVATION minimum contrast of 70 percent Engineering Lab SCANNING STUDIOS RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT With the exception of directories THE CREAMERY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OFFICE (ADA requirement). Contrast in U L b NC L e V S P e e 2 and specified regulatory information percent shall be determined by: S S Re e E e and other university approved FLOOR Contrast = [(B1 - B2)/B1] x 100 T e C e e S e C e O e ASK US exceptions, messages on individual 2 TECHNOLOGY LENDING where B1 = light reflectance value GAME SPACE signs should not exceed three lines FLOOR (LRV) of the lighter area and B2 Ask Us MA ERSPACE of text with appropriate line spacing Te Le UIC PRINT = light reflectance value (LRV) of G e S e 1 for optimum legibility. the darker area. Note that in any M e e P application both white and black 1 are never absolute; thus, B1 never equals 100 and B2 is always greater than 0.
JANUARY 9, 2020 12 ICONS ARROWS
TYPE 19 Arrows are used on directional P WALL-MOUNT: BLADES: OVERHEAD: signage, and shall adhere to the following rules: Conference 3285 West Stairs Faculty West Wing Commons Elevator 8 WALL-MOUNT: Mountains/Piedmont Student Text justified left, directional arrows Auditorium Ballrooms Involvement on the left of the sign. Mountains/Coastal Ballrooms BLADES: Text justified to the wall edge, Currituck/Hatteras/ Ocracoke Ballrooms Conf 1029 Elevator Restrooms arrows justified to the open edge
Restrooms OVERHEAD: Text and arrows justified to the adjacent open edge.
Example: for 2 columns of text, left column is justified left and right column is justified right for 3 columns of text, left and center FORWARD BACK LEFT RIGHT 45 RIGHT column are justified left, right column is justified right
Where several messages are involved, it is recommended to dedicate a complete blade of a sign to the directional function, arrow or plain language description. 45 LEFT 90 TURN LEFT 90 TURN RIGHT U-TURN LEFT U-TURN RIGHT
JANUARY 9, 2020 13 ICONS PICTOGRAPHS
PICTORIAL SYMBOL SIGNS: Pictographs shall be accompanied by the equivalent verbal description ACCESSIBILITY WOMEN MEN SINGLE OCCUPANT placed directly below the TOILET pictograph. When pictographs are used to identify permanent rooms or spaces, like restrooms, verbal descriptions shall be in raised letters and in braille.
The total height of the background of the pictograph shall be six inches DRINKING FOUNTAIN CHANGING STATION LACTATION PERSONAL HEALTH minimum. This rule does not apply if the pictograph is used as non- essential add-on information to another sign.
Facilities and elements required to be identified as accessible by ADA, Title III Accessibility Guidelines, section 4.1, shall PASSPORT RESTAURANT COFFEE SHOP ASSISTIVE LISTENING use the international symbol of DEVICE accessibility. Pictographs required for Volume Control Telephones, Text Telephones, and Assistive Listening Systems shall comply with this section.
YOU ARE HERE INFORMATION NO FOOD OR DRINK NO SMOKING
JANUARY 9, 2020 14 MATERIALS PICTOGRAPHS
The Interior Sign System the database for the system. It is Solid Body Acrylic, Red - 0.125” Sheet Vinyl, Frosted – (basis of There will be instances of interior manufacture, installation and recommended that a laser cutter be or 0.080” 1-Ply ADA Alternative by design) frosted look translucent signs being required in exterior maintenance shall comply with considered for future purchase. The Rowmark; Color 341601, all parts cut vinyl, SX-3140 Dusted Crystal by locations, such as an outdoor-facing the criteria listed below. Based capacity to cut sign blanks with a in-house Solyx or other approved alternate; mechanical room. In such cases on research, study and analysis laser will result in cleaner cuts and letter and icons cut, with vinyl the fabrication shall employ more of products, manufacturing a more polished finish product. Solid Body Acrylic, White - 1/32” cutter, and applied in-house appropriate materials and methods. equipment and operating software, 1-Ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark; the following system was MATERIALS: Color 311201; Raised letters and Foam Tape – (basis of design) 1/2” Exterior Alternates recommended by 310 Architecture The primary sign materials consist icons cut in-house and adhered width x 36 yards. To be used on on • White Acrylic: Aluminum Panel with WHITE (Matthews Acrylic + Interiors and adopted by NC State of products as described below. through the New Hermes system solid walls. polyeurethane paint to match University for identification signs Products identified as “basis of 3M Scotchal Vinyl #3470 Matte and other simple plaque signs to be design” are opportunities for Solid Body Acrylic, Gray - 1/32” Sheet Adhesive – (basis of design) White) high gloss finish internally manufactured: material substitution, provided the 1-Ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark; 3M 9088 12” wide x 60 yards. to be • Red Acrylic: Aluminum Panel substitution meets the performance Color Matched to HEX 333333 (90% used on translucent walls. with RED (Matthews Acryluc EQUIPMENT: specs. Products not identified as gray) from manufacturer’s standard polyeurethane paint to match • New Hermes Engraver (existing) “basis of design” will not accept colors; Raised letters and icons cut Magnetic Tape – (basis of design) 3M Scotchal Vinyl #7725-63 • Vinyl Cutter (existing) substitutes. in-house and adhered through the 1” width x 100 feet x 0.030” steel Geranium Red), satin finish • Computer with Monitor New Hermes system tape (on back plate) and 1/2” x 100’ • Gray Vinyl: BLACK vinyl (existing) White Acrylic – (basis of design) x 0.060” magnetic stripping (on face machine-cut letters, 3M Sheet Vinyl, Gray – (basis of design) plate), both by Grimco or approved • Microsoft Operating System 0.125” or 0.080” clear acrylic; Scotchal Vinyl #3475, Matte Gray gloss opaque vinyl by 3M alternate (existing) non-glare P-99 finish; sub-surface Black Nimbus Gray 97 or other approved • Braille Font Conversion Program applied color, matched to Wolfpack • Acrylic Braille: metal braille, alternate, Color Matched to HEX Sheet Magnet – (basis of design) (existing) White, with protective back coating; finish to match painted 333333 (90% gray, pantone 7540c) 24” x 50’ x 0.030” sheet magnet, • Flexi-Sign PRO software Plaskolite Optix P-99, Evonik Pop substrate from manufacturer’s standard color white, by Grimco or approved (existing) Touch, Mitsubishi Non-Glare, or • All fasteners are to be stainless colors; letter and icons cut, with alternate • New Rotary Cutter bits other approved alternate steel. vinyl cutter, and applied in-house appropriate for cutting acrylic • When dissimilar materials are in Larger wayfinding signs shall (described below) Color to be pre-applied to 2’ x 4’ contact, the contacting surfaces be constructed of a variety of sheets by approved third party shall be coated with asphalic materials, but all colors and The Flexi-Sign PRO software will fabricator; sign blanks to be cut, in- paint to prevent oxidation and generate the graphics and provide house, with rotary machine or laser graphics shall comply with these electrolysis. Aluminum and steel cutter identification sign standards. are not to come in contact. JANUARY 9, 2020 15 ABBREVIATIONS STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS WHEN TO USE: ACCESSIBLE ACC INFORMATION INFO If there is limited character ADMINISTRATION ADMIN MANAGEMENT MGMT allowance, use these abbreviations ASSISTANCE ASST MANUFACTUR(E/ING) MFR for consistent destinations. BOOKSTACK STACK NORTH N CENTER CTR REFERENCE REF CIRCULATION CIRC REQUIRED REQD Conf 1029 Elevator Restrooms COMPUTER COMP RESTROOMS TOILET COMMUNICATIONS COMMS ROUTE RTE CONFERENCE CONF SCIENCE SCI DELIVERY DEL SOUTH S DEPARTMENT DEPT STUDENT STUD DIRECTORY DIR TECHNOLOGY TECH EAST E WEST W ELECTRICAL ELEC ELEVATOR ELEV EMERGENCY EMERG ENGINEERING ENG ENTRANCE ENT EQUIPMENT EQUIP EVACUATION EVAC FLOOR FLR GRADUATE GRAD
JANUARY 9, 2020 16 GLOSSARY
BACK PLATE: BUILDING ORIENTATION MAP: EVACUATION MAP: INSERT: Secondary layer of acrylic, Building floor plans showing Building floor plans showing Printed information sheet, between wall surface and face location of college and building exits and routes to 8.5” x 11” or 11” x 17”, of sign department destinations, exit the building in case of an generated by end users, placed accessible building elements, emergency into insert holders by end BLADES: special accommodations users; template provided by Directional signs, mounted and restrooms; larger more FIRST SURFACE: OUA perpendicular to the wall face complex buildings may require The top or front face of a color to aid in wayfinding material, i.e. the side facing the MOUNTING LOCATION BRAILLE BAR: viewer DIAGRAM: Raised strip of white acrylic, CHARACTER LIMIT: Diagram of sign as intended thickness to match adjacent The maximum number of FOAM TAPE: to be installed, showing red header, to receive raised letters, spaces, and numbers Double sided foam tape strips, relative scale and installation braille that will fit in a field of text. standard method for mounting dimensions signs to wall surface unless BUILDING DIRECTORY: COMMEMORATIVE SIGN: otherwise noted. Not to be used MAGNETIC BACK PLATE: List of room numbers and room Commemorative signs provide for transparent applications. Secondary layer of acrylic, functions within a building, recognition to those who have between wall surface and with college or departmental donated to a space, area, INFORMATIONAL SIGN: face of sign, with thin layer of location information feature, or building. Informational signs provide magnetic film on first surface specific information, situational DIRECTIONAL SIGN: warnings, and/or obligatory METAL FASTENERS: List of landmark locations on directions. Threaded and tapped metal a single building floor, with screws running through directional arrows multiple layers of material
JANUARY 9, 2020 17 GLOSSARY
SUBSURFACE: NAME PLATE: RAISED TEXT: The bottom or back face of a 1/8” clear acrylic, non-glare ADA compliant text characters, material, i.e. the side facing P-99 finish, subsurface printed produced with rotary machine the wall, also called second color matched to Wolfpack or laser cutter surface White, protective back coating; gray text is printed on first ROOM IDENTIFICATION SIGNS: SUITE DIRECTORY: surface, with thin layer of Identification signs provide List of departments or staff magnetic film on subsurface room numbers, department members located in a suite names, space uses, personnel OVERHEAD SIGN: names and other information. T-BAR: List of landmark locations 2” deep extruded clear within a building, with SHEET ADHESIVE: anodized aluminum T profile, directional arrows, to be hung Double sided sheet adhesive, cut to length as needed. Basis from the ceiling or structure run full length and width of of design: JRS Combo Ceiling above corridor or along a path sign, standard method for Bracket of travel laminating layers of acrylic unless otherwise noted.Utilize WAYFINDING SIGNS: RAISED BRAILLE: sheet adhesive when installing Wayfinding signs provide ADA compliant braille on glass. directional or building layout characters, clear, produced information for guidance to a with rotary machine STICKERS: destination. Vinyl material adhered to glass, RAISED ICON: conveys information like office WIDOW: ADA compliant icons or hours, no smoking, etc A very short line – usually pictograms, produced with one word, or the end of a rotary machine or laser cutter hyphenated word – at the end of a paragraph or column
JANUARY 9, 2020 18 SECTION 3: SIGN STANDARDS
JANUARY 9, 2020 19 ROOM IDENTIFICATION SIGN TYPE 1: ROOM ID (BRAILLE)
DESCRIPTION: Wall sign with permanent room number 8 Side 1 1 MATERIAL: 2 2 Back Plate: 8” wide x 2” high, white 3 8 acrylic (0.125” clear acrylic, non- 1 1 2 3 4 glare P-99 finish, subsurface printed 2 3009 3 8 color matched to Wolfpack White, 1 2 2 protective back coating), attached to wall with foam tape
Raised Header: 8” wide x 1.5” Top high, red acrylic (0.080” 1-ply ADA 5'-0 Alternative by Rowmark, Color 1 #341601), attached to back plate with sheet adhesive
Braille Bar: 8” wide x 0.5” high, white acrylic (0.080” clear acrylic, 2 non-glare P-99 finish, subsurface printed color matched to Wolfpack White, protective back coating) attached to back plate with sheet adhesive
TYPOGRAPHY / GRAPHICS: Room number: UNIVERS 55, 3/4” cap height, raised letters appliqué, 1/32” 1-ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark, color #311201 406 652 Braille: 1/4” height, clear finish appliqué JANUARY 9, 2020 20 ROOM IDENTIFICATION SIGN TYPE 1A: ROOM ID WITH TEXT (BRAILLE)
DESCRIPTION: TYPOGRAPHY / GRAPHICS: Wall sign with permanent room Room number: UNIVERS 55, 3/4” cap number and secondary information height, raised letters appliqué, 1/32” including room function 1-ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark, 8 Side 1 2 1 2 color #311201 3 8 MATERIAL: Back Plate: 8” wide x 5” high, white Braille: 1/4” height, clear finish 1 1 2 3 4 acrylic (0.125” clear acrylic, non- appliqué 3 8 glare P-99 finish, subsurface printed 1 2 2 color matched to Wolfpack White, Information Copy: UNIVERS 67, 1/2” 1 2 5 protective back coating), attached and 3/8” cap height, gray cut vinyl 1 2 to wall with foam tape applied to first surface of back plate Bookstore 3 1 2 1 4 Administration For signs with less text, the back 5'-0 plate may be reduced to 8” wide x Character Limits: 5” high Header = 17 characters per line, 51 characters in total Raised Header: 8” wide x 1.5” Top high, red acrylic (0.080” 1-ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark, Color 1 2 #341601), attached to back plate with sheet adhesive
Braille Bar: 8” wide x 0.5” high, white acrylic (0.080” clear acrylic, non-glare P-99 finish, subsurface printed color matched to Wolfpack 506 883 White, protective back coating) attached to back plate with sheet Neurology Exam 8 Telecommunications adhesive
JANUARY 9, 2020 21 ROOM IDENTIFICATION SIGN TYPE 1B: 8 1 2 1 2 Side
DESCRIPTION: TYPOGRAPHY / GRAPHICS: 3 8 Wall sign with permanent room Room number: UNIVERS 55, 3/4” cap 1 1 2 3 4 number and secondary information height, raised letters appliqué, 1/32” 3 including room function 1-ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark, 8 1 2 color #311201 MATERIAL: 1 2 Back Plate: 8” wide x 7” high, white Braille: 1/4” height, clear finish 1 2 Pharmacy acrylic (0.125” clear acrylic, non- appliqué 7 glare P-99 finish, subsurface printed 2 color matched to Wolfpack White, Information Copy: UNIVERS 67, 1/2” 5 1 2 protective back coating), attached and UNIVERS 57 3/8” cap height, to wall with foam tape gray cut vinyl applied to first surface 1 4 of back plate 3 8 For signs with less text, the back 5'-0 plate may be reduced to 8” wide x Sa S 5 8 5” high Character Limits: Header = 18 characters per line, 72 Raised Header: 8” wide x 1.5” characters in total Top high, red acrylic (0.080” 1-ply ADA Sub-header = 24 characters per Alternative by Rowmark, Color line, 48 characters in total 1 2 #341601), attached to back plate with sheet adhesive
Braille Bar: 8” wide x 0.5” high, white acrylic (0.080” clear acrylic, 1202 non-glare P-99 finish, subsurface printed color matched to Wolfpack Park Shops Neurology Office White, protective back coating) attached to back plate with sheet adhesive M F 9AM 10PM S S 6AM 5PM a e s e
JANUARY 9, 2020 22 ROOM IDENTIFICATION SIGN TYPE 1C: HOTEL WORKSTATIONS
DESCRIPTION: Grouped workstation identification number. Used for clusters of workstations not individually numbered. 6" 1/2"
MATERIAL: 3/8" Backer: 6” wide x 1.5” high, red 1 3 acrylic (0.080” 1-ply ADA Alternative 1 /2" /4" by Rowmark, Color #341601), 3009 3/8" attached directly to workstation with double-sided tape.
TYPOGRAPHY / GRAPHICS: Top Room number: UNIVERS 55, 3/4” cap 1 Sign Details height, raised letters appliqué, 1/32” 1-ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark, color #311201
JANUARY 9, 2020 23 ROOM IDENTIFICATION SIGN TYPE 2A:
DESCRIPTION: Alternative by Rowmark, Color 8 Side Wall sign with permanent room #341601), attached to face plate with 1 2 1 2 number identification and (1) sheet adhesive 3 8 interchangeable name plate 1 1 2 3 4 Braille Bar: 8” wide x 0.5” high, 3 8 MATERIAL: white acrylic (0.125” clear acrylic, 1 2 Back Plate: 8” wide x 5” high, white non-glare P-99 finish, subsurface 1 2 acrylic (0.125” clear acrylic, non- printed color matched to Wolfpack 5 1 2 glare P-99 finish, subsurface printed White, protective back coating) Stefany Ferreira 2 1 4 3 color matched to Wolfpack White, attached to back plate with sheet 2 4 3 8 SS s a e ss s a protective back coating), steel tape adhesive for magnetic name plate mounting, attached to wall with foam tape TYPOGRAPHY / GRAPHICS: 1 4 Room number: UNIVERS 55, 3/4” cap Top 5'-0 Face Plates: 8” wide x 2” high and height, raised letters applique, 1/32” 8” wide and 2.5” high, white acrylic 1-ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark, 1 (0.125” clear acrylic, non-glare color #311201 P-99 finish, subsurface printed color matched to Wolfpack White, Braille: 1/4” height, clear finish protective back coating), attached appliqué 2 to back plate with sheet adhesive Information Copy: UNIVERS 67, Name Plate: 8” wide x 3” high, white 1/2” and UNIVERS 57 3/8” and cap acrylic (0.125” clear acrylic, non- height, gray cut vinyl applied to first glare P-99 finish, subsurface printed surface of back plate color matched to Wolfpack White, protective back coating), attached Character Limits: 9999 503 1560 to back plate with subsurface Header = 18 characters per line, 36 applied magnetic tape characters in total Samantha Lynn Zandra Alford Joseph Rodrigez Sub Header = 25 characters per Calabrese a s a a e s ess Se ces s a e Raised Header: 8” wide x 1.5” line, 50 characters in total U e P A e S pp high, red acrylic (0.125” 1-ply ADA
JANUARY 9, 2020 24 ROOM IDENTIFICATION SIGN TYPE 2B: ROOM ID WITH DOUBLE NAME PLATE 8 DESCRIPTION: Raised Header: 8” wide x 1.5” 1 2 1 2 Side Wall sign with permanent room high, red acrylic (0.125” 1-ply ADA 3 8 number identification and (2) Alternative by Rowmark, Color 1 3 interchangeable name plates #341601), attached to face plate with 1 2 4 sheet adhesive 3 8 1 2 MATERIAL: 1 2 Back Plate: 8” wide x 8.25” high, Braille Bar: 8” wide x 0.5” high, 1 2 white acrylic (0.125” clear acrylic, white acrylic (0.125” clear acrylic, Sarah Knipp 1 4 3 non-glare P-99 finish, subsurface non-glare P-99 finish, subsurface 2 4 3 8 Sc e ces S a e a e ce 2 printed color matched to Wolfpack printed color matched to Wolfpack 8 1 White, protective back coating), White, protective back coating) 4 steel tape for magnetic name plate attached to back plate with sheet mounting, attached to wall with adhesive Dr. Dauw Dechow foam tape 5'-0 TYPOGRAPHY / GRAPHICS: 2 3 4 Sc e ces S a e a e ce Face Plates: 8” wide x 2” high Room number: UNIVERS 55, 3/4” cap 1 4 (Quantity 1) and 8” wide and .25” height, raised letters appliqué, 1/32” high (Quantity 2), white acrylic 1-ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark, (0.125” clear acrylic, non-glare color #311201 Top P-99 finish, subsurface printed 2 color matched to Wolfpack White, Braille: 1/4” height, clear finish 1 protective back coating), attached appliqué to back plate with sheet adhesive Information Copy: UNIVERS 67, 1/2” Name Plates: 8” wide x 3” high, and UNIVERS 57 3/8” cap height, 546 263 6677 white acrylic (0.125” clear acrylic, gray cut vinyl applied to first surface non-glare P-99 finish, subsurface of back plate Dr. Christine S. Grant Dr. John G. Gilligan Brent Lancaster printed color matched to Wolfpack ss c a e ea ac ss c a e ea ac e ec ca a ce e a ce e White, protective back coating), Character Limits: attached to back plate with Header = 18 characters per line, 36 Dr. Jerome Lavelle Griffin Lamb Lauren Carlton subsurface applied magnetic tape characters in total ss c a e ea ca e c ea e e p e a c ca s Spec a s a s e e e a s Sub Header = 25 characters per line, 50 characters in total JANUARY 9, 2020 25 ROOM IDENTIFICATION
SIGN TYPE 3A: 8 1 2 1 2 Side
3 8
1 1 2 3 4 DESCRIPTION: TYPOGRAPHY / GRAPHICS: 5006 3 8
Wall sign with permanent room Room number: UNIVERS 55, 3/4” cap 1 2 number and restroom information, 1 height, raised letters appliqué, 1/32” 1 2 text line 1-ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark, color #311201 MATERIAL: Back Plate: 8” wide x 9.5” high, Braille: 1/4” height, clear finish white acrylic (0.125” clear acrylic, appliqué 3 9 4 5 non-glare P-99 finish, subsurface 4 printed color matched to Wolfpack Information Copy: UNIVERS 57, 3/4” 3 4 7 2 White, protective back coating), cap height, raised letters appliqué, attached to wall with foam tape 1/32” 1-ply ADA Alternative by Rowmark, Color Matched to Raised Header: 8” wide x 1.5” HEX 333333 (90% gray) from 1 2 high, red acrylic (0.080” 1-ply ADA manufacturer’s standard colors 3 4 5'-0 Alternative by Rowmark, Color 3 8
#341601), attached to back plate Character Limits: 5 8 with sheet adhesive 13 characters
Braille Bar: 8” wide x 0.5” high, Top white acrylic (0.080” clear acrylic, 1 2 non-glare P-99 finish, subsurface printed color matched to Wolfpack White, protective back coating) 6501 809 3129 attached to back plate with sheet adhesive