SIGNS AND SYMBOLS IN URBAN DESIGN

"I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears." - Psalm 34:4

SIGNS

ARE USED TO CONVEY INFORMATION IN PICTORIAL FORM

SEMIOTICS

The study of SIGNS and SYMBOLS and their use and interpretation.

1. SAFETY RED

2. SAFETY YELLOW

3. SAFETY ORANGE

4. SAFETY GREEN

5. SAFETY BLUE

SAFETY COLORS

Fire, Danger, Stop

SAFETY RED

Caution

SAFETY YELLOW

Warning

SAFETY ORANGE

Safety First

SAFETY GREEN

Notice

SAFETY BLUE

1. MANDATORY SIGNS

2. PROHIBITION SIGNS

3. WARNING SIGNS

4. SAFETY SIGNS

5. DANGER SIGNS

DIFFERENT FAMILIES OF SIGNS

MANDATORY SIGNS

• Road signs which are used to set the obligations of all traffic which use a specific area of road.

• Unlike prohibitory signs,____________ tell traffic what it must do, rather than must not do.

• Most ___________ 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

MANDATORY SIGNS

PROHIBITION SIGNS

• means a safety sign behavior likely to cause a risk to health or safety.

• generally, use a black safety symbol in a red circle with a diagonal cross through

PROHIBITION SIGNS

PROHIBITION SIGNS

WARNING SIGNS

• These signs are yellow

• type of sign which indicates a potential hazard, obstacle, or condition requiring special attention.

• Some traffic signs indicate roads that may not be readily apparent to a driver.

WARNING SIGNS

SAFETY SIGNS

• medium of communication that conveys information or instructions regarding the physical safety of people

• Signs in workplaces may be posted in a variety of areas to draw attention to them, such as on walls, on doors, on machinery and products, or as floor makings

• usually have a symbol and text, although there are safety signs that have only one of the two

SAFETY SIGNS

DANGER SIGNS

• Safety signs for warning when a hazard or a hazardous condition is likely to be life-threatening.

• The word 'Danger' is featured inside a red oval which in turn is inside a black rectangle and often feature other warning symbols

DANGER SIGNS

RECYCLED

• This mark is placed on recycled objects to tell the consumer that they are buying a recycled product

• This is a big advertising point as companies like their products to be seen as being environmentally friendly

FRAGILE

• This mark is placed on breakable objects packaging to tell people handling the box to treat it.

DISABLED

This is used to show disabled access.

MALE AND FEMALE

• These signs are used commonly to distinguish the male and female toilets.

• In public toilets, a triangle (represents a skirt or dress) is used for female toilets, and an inverted triangle (represents a broad-shouldered tuxedo) for male toilets

1. Regulatory Signs

2. Warning Signs

3. Guide or Information Signs

4. Expressway Signs

5. Traffic Instruction

Road Signs in the Philippines

1. Priority Signs

2. Restrictive Sigs

3. Speed Signs

4. Parking Signs

5. Miscellaneous Signs

Regulatory Signs

1. Horizontal alignment signs

2. Red obstacle signs

3. Pedestrian signs

Warning Signs

1. Advance direction signs

2. Reassurance direction signs

3. Tourist information and tourist destination signs

Guide or Information Signs

1. Expressway approach signs

2. Expressway information signs

Expressway Signs

1. Supplementary signs

2. Movement instruction signs

Traffic Instruction

Red

• generally means stop.

• The use of _____ on signs is limited to stop, yield, and prohibition signs

White

A________ background indicates a regulatory sign.

Yellow

conveys a general caution message.

Green

shows permitted traffic movements or guidance

Fluorescent yellow/green

Indicates pedestrian crossings and school zones

Blue

indicates road user services, tourist information, and evacuation routes

Orange

used for warning and guidance in roadway work zones.

Coral

is used for incident management signs.

Brown

is used to showing guidance to sites of public recreation or cultural interest

octagon

An _________ road sign conveys the need to stop. A stop sign is the only sign that uses this shape

upside-down triangle

An ____________ road sign always means “yield”

Pennant-shaped

______________ road signs warn drivers of no-passing zones

Diamond-shaped

road signs always warn of possible hazards ahead.

Round-shaped

signs are used for railroad signs.

pentagon-shaped

road sign provides a warning that a school zone is ahead, or a school crossing zone is approaching.

HORIZONTAL RECTANGLE-SHAPED

A ______________ROAD SIGN USUALLY PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO DRIVERS BUT CAN BE USED FOR A VARIETY OF NEEDS.

VERTICAL RECTANGLE

_______________ ROAD SIGNS ARE TYPICALLY USED TO INFORM DRIVERS OF REGULATORY NOTICES, SUCH AS SPEED LIMITS

Priority signs

Direction signs

Restrictive signs

Speed signs

Parking signs

Miscellaneous signs

Horizontal alignment signs

Road obstacle signs

Pedestrian signs

Advance direction signs

Reassurance direction signs

Service signs

Tourist information and tourist destination signs

Expressway approach signs

Expressway information signs

Supplementary Signs

Movement instruction signs