This paper summarizes published research studies, technical reports and codes and standards related to the visibility (i.e., conspicuity and legibility) of signage. In the summary that follows, publications are grouped and discussed according to several different topics. First, the typographic and symbolic characteristics of signs and the information they carry are described (e.g., letter size, font selection, etc.); second, photometric, colorimetric and temporal properties of signs as they affect visibility; finally, environmental considerations (e.g., daytime versus nighttime viewing, whether a sign is located in a rural or urban area, etc.) as they influence sign design are reviewed. Annotated summaries of each publication in the literature review are included at the end of this paper.


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    Titel :

    Factors Affecting Sign Visibility, Conspicuity, and Legibility


    Beteiligte:
    John Bullough (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2017




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Unbekannt




    Some factors affecting motorcyclists' conspicuity

    Hole, G.J. / Tyrrell, L. / Langham, M. | Tema Archiv | 1996


    Sign Legibility for Modified Messages

    F. D. Shepard | NTIS | 1987


    Traffic Operational Impacts of Higher-Conspicuity Sign

    T. J. Gates / H. G. Hawkins / S. T. Chrysler et al. | NTIS | 2003


    Which sign is more visible? Measuring the visibility of traffic signs through the conspicuity index method

    Porathe, Thomas / Strand, Lennart | Springer Verlag | 2011

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