Brookline Cultural DestinationWayfinding Task Force
Economic Development Advisory Board
March 2, 2015
Project Goals• Cohesiveness (a family of signs that looks like they are
related!)• Design Standards • Problem Sign Removal/Replacement
Brookline Cultural DestinationTask Force Charge
• To develop design standards and an implementation strategy for a new family of cultural wayfinding signs that is functional, visually appealing and adaptable over time.
Why Signs?• Commercial Areas Beautification• Unifying Element • Signs Provide Comfort/Improve Experience
• Consistent Visual Cues
• Celebrating Cultural Resources• Not Everyone Uses a Smart Phone
Existing Conditions
Existing Conditions
Guiding Symbols, Elements & Imagery
• Trees and Greenery• Tree lined Boulevards and Streets• Frederick Law Olmsted• Streetcar Suburb• SS Pierce Building• Coolidge Corner Theatre
Theme Directions• Tree-Lined Landscape• Carving Out Nature• Olmsted Reference• Leaf or Tree Motif• Town of “Firsts”• “Engineered Diversity”
branding concepts
Colors
Sign Shape Family Option A
Sign Shape Family Option B
Sign Shape Family Option C
Preferred Sign Family
Leaf Theme Options
a b c
d e f
a
Leaf Theme Applied
Refined Elm Leaf
Leaf Theme Applied
Colors & Theme Applied
Colors & Theme Applied
Consolidation Opportunities
Placement Strategy
Visitor Journey
Large to Small
Gateway / Entrance
District Identity
Directional / Parking Sign
Strategy Considerations• Modes & Scales
• Bikes, Cars, Peds, Public Transit• Different Entry Points• Different Experience
• Functionality• Sight Lines• Font Size• Consolidation Opportunities
• Maintenance/Cost• Flexible/Easily Modified • Durability
Proposed Phasing
Phase 1:
• Business Districts
• Directional Signs for Primary Destinations/Anchor Parks
• Replace Glaring Problem Signs and Consolidate Clutter
• Entry/Gateway Signs Town Border
Phase 2:
• Directional Signs for Secondary Destinations
• Smaller Parks, Open Spaces
• Maps, Apps and Wraps
Proposed Kit of Parts
Sign Location Plan: example page
Sign Message:(To) Skyline Park(To) Golf Course
(To) Larz Anderson Auto Museum(To) Larz Anderson Park
Sign Type B:Multi-Directional Flag Sign
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