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ART 365 (Typography) Student Design Concepts for Establishing a Quiet Zone on the Second Floor of Randall Library May 10, 2011 Students Alix Boyea Kevin Bubacz Zach Burkhart Keri Hogan Susie Lusk Shannon Owens Lily Patterson Ashley Peel Ashley Pickett Kim Tolleson Sonia Turner Ashley Young How Can Typography and Simple Imagery Establish a Quiet Zone on the Second Floor of Randall Library? Overview Prompting Questions Environmental graphic design exists at the intersection of communication • What does quiet look like? design and the built environment. • What does it sound like? Client Statement “It is the goal of Randall Library to promote Quiet on the second floor, • How can you visually induce feelings of calm, not through accosting signs or redundant ‘shhhh’ symbols, but through tranquility, and silence that will cause students visual cues that immediately illustrate to our patrons the feeling of calm, and others to quiet down when they enter tranquility, and silence. It is our hope to create a second floor that inspires and occupy the quiet zone? study and learning, a space for individual activities, a comfortable and inviting location, as well as a getaway for learning and research. • How can you create a design that will respond to and work within the existing We have found that too many signs create a cluttered effect and don’t truly visual environment? serve the purpose for which they are intended and we have started to ex- plore alternative ways to define the space through visual cues to serve as • What is the relationship between seeing subtle reminders to our patrons that we invite silence on the second floor.” and hearing (visual and acoustic experience)? — Christopher Rhodes, Randall Library Facility Coordinator • How can your design for produced for Client Description of Successful Solution (in adjectives) under $2,000? Visual, Noticeable, Cost-effective, Reproducible, Non-permanent, Beautiful, Sustainable, and Functional. Calm Quiet Signs • Alix Boyea Rationale Tech Specs I chose to design the Randall Library Quiet • Materials: Quote Signs signs as I did to keep peace and quiet with -Avery Translucent Vinyl Film- high out being accosting, to get the point across performance 54 PANTONE® matched colors in a more elegant and visually appealing way. -Matte white Vinyl Static Cling The large banner translucent cling banner • Colors (Pantone #s) will be at the top of the stairs on the glass -444 EC, 568 EC, 5545 EC, 5625 EC, windows above the double doors. This will 7493 EC, 580 EC, 7485 EC, 3395, 352, 353, Second Floor “Give thy thoughts no tongue.” stand as an immediate visual cues that 7492, 5497, 5507, 5483, 7520, 7506 illustrates calm, tranquility, and silence is ~ William Shakespeare required for the second floor. • Typefaces (Typeface names) The thought cloud quote clings will be Made With B Quiet Study scattered at will and be easily movable. (In- case a student wants to place the sign in an Prelude area inhabited by louder peers) Each cloud can be made different colors and will have Billy Argle a unique quote about keeping the silence. Main Sign (top of stairs) Brush Script STD Quotes: As Christopher Rhodes recomended: “We must be silent before we can listen.We must listen before we can learn.” “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” “We are looking for something beautiful, Edwardian Script -William Arthur Ward Baba Ramdas sustainable, and functional; banners that will serve as subtle reminders to our pa- “Talking comes by nature, silence by wisdom.” “Silence is as full of potential wisdom.” trons that we invite silence on the second Nadine Script Extra Proverb Aldous Huxley floor.” I feel like this design accomplishes this. Mistral Quiet: adj. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher.” peace; security. Latin Proverb ZapfinoCallie Hand CurrentCurrent Colors: Colors: Discipuli Britannica ColorColor Options: Ideas: GiddeHand I gatherd ideas and inspiration from things that made me feel calm and quiet. And the beach, spas, and cool colors have that Hanoded Hand affect. Peterbuilt Rayairregular Saginaw Medium Come On Up, But Keep It Down • Kevin Bubacz Rationale Tech Specs The phrase “Come on up, but keep it down” • Dimensions (if known) is intended to playfully inform people that the second floor is the quiet floor. It has a • Materials coolness to it that is inviting, but gets its -Posterboard or some rigid sign point across, too. The phrase causes the material for the signs. comeonup passerby to put a little thought into what it means rather than just telling them to be -Possibly use frosted vinyl on glass True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the quiet. The design is intended to depict a (silent oor) surfaces for the quotes but spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and staircase, further immersing the passerby refreshment. in the message. And to avoid any confu- -William Penn • Colors (Pantone #s) sion, “silent floor” is in small print a little off -Light blue (R =0, G=174, B=239) the center of the sign. -Dark blue (R=80, G=114 B=183) -White The quotes are intended to express the keepitdown value of silence. Again, rather than de- • Typeface: “SegoeUI” manding that people be quiet, they make them want to be quiet. They are informing them and allowing them to make the deci- sion themselves to keep it down. The “ComeOnUp” sign would be placed somewhere at the top of the staircase/en- Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were In the attitude of silence the soul nds the path trance to the second floor. but little happy, if I could say how much. in a clearer light, and what is elusive and -William Shakespeare deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. The quotes could be strategically placed -Ghandi around the floor as reminders. Inspiration or Solution text or images Quiet Study Floor - Zach Burkhart Rationale Tech Specs This design was created with a modern, • Circular signs on walls and hanging will be up to date student in mind. Our students 1’x1’ at UNCW are using the library as a place to study, and our students are some of • Frosted Vynal would be used to create the most up to date students around. The see-through letters on the window above sans-serif font was chosen to make the the entrance to the 2nd floor. installments feel thoughtful and pleas- tranquil calm ant, instead of a serif font which can come • Colors (Pantone #s) Pantone cool gray 4 reserved across as formal and demanding. The blue (tints and shades), Panton 644 C quietpeaceful and gray colors were chosen because they are cool colors. UNCW teal would be an • Font: Myriad Pro silence easy choice to use, however teal is related quiet collected with school spirit and loud events, and would not help with the environment that the 2nd floor would like to be. The Quiet Study logo at the bottom left corner relates to circular signs, which would be placed through out the 2nd floor on wall spaces, study oor card stock tents on desks, and some hang- uiet ing circular signs from ceiling space. QStudy comfortable uiet QStudy Keri Hogan, 2nd Floor Randall- Silent Study Rationale Tech Specs As Randall Library has made a continu- ous transition in apperaence the past few years, the next transformation focuses on • Materials, (Vinyl Lettering, Mounted Sing- ing ) space where students can study without distraction of sound. • Colors As a school at the beach, the ‘wave’ is com- monly used around campus and themes R: 176 for the Seahawks. Mimicing the ‘wave’ G: 171 shape found on Onecards, I combined the B: 166 beach and book themes, using the two to create an image of an open book. The R: 89 simple text ‘silent study’ above the creates G: 199 a calm, soothing style and emphasizes the B: 209 space to study. R: 243 To break up the very boxy, angles that G: 233 B: 218 desks with cirlcles cut in the side-walls are spread out among this silent zone. I really wanted to incorportate the circular (lowercase) shape in the design, so there are several on the signs. These circular symbols can be placed around the library on columns, signs hanging from the ceiling, as vinyl on windows, or painted on the walls. R: 157 G: 183 B: 203 R: 45 G: 140 B:138 R: 97 G: 87 B:74 R: 66 G: 116 B:146 E. PLEASE COME AGAIN -THANK YOU FOR ENTERING LEVEL 2. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING. THIS IS A NOISE FREE ZONE. PLEASE COME AGAIN -THANK YOU FOR ENTERING LEVEL 2. PLEASE REFRAIN F N R O O M Z E S E P E R A F K E I S ZONE FREE NOISE N I G O . N T H A I S S I I S S I A H LEVEL 2 T N . THANK YOU FOR ENTERING O G I N S I E K . A F E R P PLEASE REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING E S E M Z O NOISE FREE ZONE. O R THIS IS A N F E 2 L E V E L E N O Z E E R F E S I O N 2 L E V E L ! N I A G A E M O C E S A E L P . A R F E R E S A E L P . G N I R E T N E R O F U O Y K N A H T - ! N I A G A E M O C E S A E L P .