street signage

Urban directional displays

Street signage refers collectively to the signs displayed in public spaces—traffic signs, directional markers, street names, parking regulations, and commercial signs visible from the road.

Urban planners and municipal codes regulate street signage for safety and aesthetics: The city passed new ordinances limiting street signage in the historic district.

The term treats signs as a category rather than individual objects.

Related

arrow · directions · stop · yield · speed limit · parking · no parking · warning · dead end · highway · post · pole · wayfinding · lettering · illuminated · crosswalk · exit · detour

Opposites
navigation method

street signageGPS navigation

Satellite-based directional system

satellite navigation · Google Maps · dead reckoning · compass navigation · digital mapping

information permanence

street signageword of mouth

Information passed through conversation

hand gestures · intuition

visibility/presence

street signagewilderness trails

Paths through undeveloped natural areas

Family

street, streets, signage, sign, signs, signed, signing, signer, signal

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G