haumana 1,221 Posted September 5, 2009 Any chance we could make this a sticky? I only ask because I'm always searching for this information and can never find it Remember people, these are just guidelines. Just take into account what your customer is requesting - even though you may know better , as well as the font type (serif vs. sans-serif), and if it's mixed casing vs. all caps. [table][tr][td] Size : Distance 1 Inch : 1-50 Feet 2.5 Inches : 50-100 Feet 3.5 Inches : 100-150 Feet 5 Inches : 150-200 Feet 6 Inches : 200-250 Feet 7 Inches : 250-300 Feet 8.5 Inches : 300-350 Feet 9.5 Inches : 350-400 Feet 12 Inches : 400-500 Feet 14.5 Inches : 500-600 Feet 17 Inches : 600-700 Feet 19 Inches : 700-800 Feet 22 Inches : 800-900 Feet 24 Inches : 900-1000 Feet [/td] [td] [/td] [td] Capital letter height 8.00" Min. Reading distance Min. Reading distance Common Sizes for Signs (for favorable conditions) (for unfavorable conditions) 0.25" 6' 3' 3.5" x 5" 0.5" 13' 6' 3.5" x 5" 0.75" 19' 9' 5" x 7" 1.00" 25' 12' 7" x 10" 1.50" 38' 18' 10" x 14" 2.00" 50' 24' 14" x 20" 2.50" 63' 30' 14" x 20" 3.00" 75' 36' 20" x 28" 4.00" 100' 48' 20" x 28" 5.00" 125' 60' 24" x 36" 6.00" 150' 71' 24" x 36" 7.00" 175' 83' 24" x 48" 8.00" 200' 95' 36" x 60" [/td][/tr][/table] Hahaha. This is probably my one and only "instructional" contribution, since I don't really know anything else . text guideline, text guidelines, text size, text sizes, text height, text heights, text height guideline, text size guideline, font guideline, font guidelines, font size, font sizes, font height, font heights, font height guideline, font size guideline Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kenya Posted September 5, 2009 Perfect for a sticky ............... THANKS, this is VERY helpful !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tory 0 Posted September 5, 2009 Thanks Haumana, very useful and easy to read Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRD 9 Posted September 5, 2009 Metric too and then sticky! Paco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites