Angels have the phone box

I have started writing a working paper on a signage strategy for the library. I feel like the sign police but already I have found myself wanting to be very prescriptive and inflexible.

Some of the ideas I would like to introduce are:

1. Font – one font family – no pretenders tolerated
2. Absolutely no clip art – no exceptions to this one
3. Using templates to ensure some consistency
4. A palate of colours
5. Library brand or message
6. No signs to be stuck up with sticky tape
7. All signs to be in frames or holders
8. Reduce, reduce, reduce signage

We have so much visual pollution we need to clear out some of the clutter. After taking down a slue of signs in a couple of weeks ago the place looks much better and no-one is missing the signs.