Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Signage and Wayfinding Design is a comprehensive and accessible resource that enables readers to apply a standard, proven design process to large and small projects in an efficient and systematic manner. Environmental graphic design is the development of a systematic, visually cohesive graphic communication system for a given site within the built environment. Increasingly recognized as a contributor to well-being, safety and security in unfamiliar and high-stress environments, EGD is also being used to extend and reinforce the brand experience.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Foreword (p. viii)
• Acknowledgments (p. x)
• Introduction (p. xiii)
• 1 What Is Environmental Graphic Design? (p. 2)
• The Spectrum of EGD Activity (p. 4)
• The Importance of EGD Today (p. 9)
• You Can't Learn This in College (p. 12)
• What's Ahead in This Book (p. 12)
• 2 The Design Process (p. 14)
• The Client Is Part of the Process (p. 15)
• The Design Process Applied to EGD (p. 16)
• Phase 1 Data Collection and Analysis (Predesign) (p. 17)
• Phase 2 Schematic Design (p. 19)
• Phase 3 Design Development (p. 27)
• Phase 4 Documentation (p. 36)
• Phase 5 Bidding (Postdesign) (p. 45)
• Phase 6 Fabrication/Installation Observation (p. 50)
• Phase 7 Postinstallation Evaluation (p. 60)
• Chapter Wrap-Up (p. 61)
• 3 Overview of the Signage Pyramid Model (p. 62)
• Genesis of a Design Approach (p. 62)
• The Signage Pyramid's Component Systems (p. 63)
• The Signage Pyramid and Resource Allocation (p. 66)
• Chapter Wrap-Up (p. 69)
• 4 The Information Content System (p. 70)
• Kinds of Sign Information Content (p. 71)
• Hierarchy of Content (p. 75)
• Developing the Sign Information Content System (p. 76)
• Navigation: Message Hierarchy and Proximity (p. 86)
• Other Factors Affecting the Sign Information Content System (p. 89)
• Pictorial Information Content (p. 98)
• Signage Master Plans (p. 100)
• Chapter Wrap-Up (p. 101)
• 5 The Graphic System (p. 102)
• Typography Overview (p. 103)
• Choosing a Typeface (p. 104)
• Typographic Treatment (p. 108)
• Typographic Considerations in Signage for Nonsighted and Low-Sighted People (p. 114)
• Symbols and Arrows (p. 115)
• Diagrams (p. 120)
• Other Graphic Elements (p. 124)
• Color (p. 125)
• Layout (p. 131)
• Overview of Signage Graphic Application Process (p. 145)
• Chapter Wrap-Up (p. 150)
• 6 The Hardware System (p. 152)
• Shape (p. 152)
• Connotations of Form (p. 158)
• Sign Mounting Considerations (p. 161)
• Sign Size Considerations (p. 166)
• Sign Lighting Overview (p. 168)
• Sign Materials Overview (p. 172)
• Basic Sign Materials (p. 175)
• Electronic Message Display Devices (p. 187)
• Stock Sign Hardware Systems (p. 189)
• Sign Materials and Codes (p. 190)
• Overview of Coatings and Finishes Applied to Signs (p. 191)
• Chapter Wrap-Up (p. 197)
• Project Credits (p. 198)
• Bibliography (p. 200)
• Index (p. 202)