While students enjoy the long summer months, educational facilities undergo upgrades. Schools get new paint jobs and updated landscapes. Are you planning the upgrades that your campus will experience? Remember to include school signs! In Chandler, AZ, four kinds of products stand out as making a big difference in the way students, parents and members of the community form an impression about a facility.
Exterior Signs Inform and Bring out School Spirit
Welcome learners, teachers, and others to your campus with exterior signs. These products display the school’s name but also serve to show off your school spirit. Incorporating the colors that identify your campus, its mascot or the symbol of its drama department are just some examples. We recommend a two-fold approach.
- Building signage. Choose a lightbox cabinet that features a panel large enough to name not only your school but also to accommodate a display of the mascot. Pair it with a changeable reader board that lets you communicate efficiently any upcoming fundraisers or parent evenings.
- Monument sign. A monument sign addresses drivers. It may mimic the look of the box cabinet or only depict certain aspects of its messages.
Interior Wayfinding Signs Impress with an Organized Approach
New students, in particular, have a difficult time finding their ways around the campus. Make it easy on them by clearly labeling the routes to the most commonly sought after classrooms or amenities. For example, restrooms, cafeterias, the gym and specialty rooms are frequent locations newcomers must find.
- Elementary campus. Choose colorful floor graphics in the shapes of footprints that lead to the various destinations. A different color points to a different location.
- Middle school. Wall graphics work well in this setting. Designed in the shapes of arrows, they point in the directions of various places. Repeat these displays at corridor junctures to avoid confusion.
- High school and college. Blade signs provide ideal wayfinding assistance. Mounted perpendicular to the wall above the heads of students, they allow anyone to look up and make use of the directional markers.
Banners for Sports Fields Inspire and Invite the Community to Get Involved
Sports fields combine athleticism with school spirit. Good-natured school rivalries play our year after year on football fields, inside basketball arenas and along the lanes of swimming pools. Encouraging athletes to do their best can be as simple as hanging up banners cheering on the players and showing off the team’s mascot. Opt for sturdy vinyl that will withstand weathering. For windy settings, we recommend the use of a mesh banner. Encourage corporate sponsorships by displaying the names of businesses that are helping the school.
Interior ADA Signs Ensure Accessibility to Visually Impaired Students, Parents, and Guests
Your upgrade of school signs in Chandler, AZ, is not complete until you ensure full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The law specifies the labeling of permanent rooms with signage that features high color contrasts and Braille II dots. The Act also affects mounting locations and heights. If this sounds like a daunting list of requirements, do not worry. Our experts are well versed in fulfilling the letter of the law. Contact us today to get started on your designs.