This document discusses signs, symbols, and cultural influences in design. It provides examples of standard sign shapes used by the Bureau of Land Management and for traffic control, including triangles, rectangles, diamonds, pentagons, and octagons. Specific colors are also standardized for traffic control signs. Symbols represent ideas and beliefs. Chinese architecture emphasizes modesty, harmony with nature, and revealing beauty over time. Traditional feng shui and paifang memorial arches reflect Chinese cultural influences in design.
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Signs, Symbols, & Cultural Basis of Design
This document discusses signs, symbols, and cultural influences in design. It provides examples of standard sign shapes used by the Bureau of Land Management and for traffic control, including triangles, rectangles, diamonds, pentagons, and octagons. Specific colors are also standardized for traffic control signs. Symbols represent ideas and beliefs. Chinese architecture emphasizes modesty, harmony with nature, and revealing beauty over time. Traditional feng shui and paifang memorial arches reflect Chinese cultural influences in design.
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SIGNS, SYMBOLS,
& CULTURAL BASIS OF DESIGN
SIGNS • A sign is an object, quality, event, or entity whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else SHAPES OF SIGNS • BLM(Bureau of Land and Management) Sign Shapes
• Traffic Control Sign Shapes
BLM(Bureau of Land and Management) Sign Shapes
• 1. The INVERTED TRUNCATED TRIANGLE is the
standard shape for all identification Signs and Guide Signs. INVERTED TRUNCATED TRIANGLE • The RECTANGLE with a longer dimension vertical, is used for most REGULATORY SIGNS and some WARNING and SAFETY SIGNS. RECTANGLE • The RECTANGLE, with the longer dimension horizontal, is used for most informational signs. Traffic Control Sign Shapes • The DIAMOND is used for most warning signs. • The RECTANGLE, with the longer dimension vertical, is used for most regulatory signs and some warning signs. • The PENTAGON, with its point up, is used only for SCHOOL and SCHOOL CROSSING signs. • The PENNANT, with the longer dimension horizontal, is used only for NO PASSING ZONE warning signs. • The OCTAGON is used only for STOP signs. • The EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE, with the point down, is used only for YIELD signs. • The ROUND shape is used for Railroad Advance Warning signs and for Civil Defense Evacuation Route markers. • Specific colors have been standardized by the Federal Highway Administration • for certain traffic control purposes. These colors should not be used on other signs along • roadways or close to traffic control signs, where they could cause viewer confusion • between the non-traffic control signs and the traffic control signs. The principal colors • and their uses are: • • RED - Stop or prohibition • • BLACK - Regulation • • WHITE - Regulation • • ORANGE - Construction and maintenance warning • • YELLOW - General warnings • • BROWN - Recreational and cultural interest guidance • • GREEN - Indicated movements permitted, direction guidance • • BLUE - Motorist services SYMBOLS • The Meaning of symbol in Architecture symbol an object that represents, stands for, or suggests an idea, belief, action, or material entity. Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, or visual images and are used to convey ideas and beliefs Here are the some example of architectural symbols Cultural Basis of Design CHINESE • You may find much Chinese ancient architecture, is often composed of small yards. Instead of pursuing the over-dimensioned architecture such as western cathedrals, Chinese ancient people designed housings fit human dimensions so that they may feel intimate and safe, and this idea reflects the practical thinking in Chinese culture. • Chinese people practice moderation in all things and they don't lay emphasis on strong self-expression but seek modesty and gentleness. The influence of this spirit on architecture is characterized by pursuing sense and connotation. Usually, the front of Chinese architecture is simply plain walls that cannot catch your eyes, but when you patiently walk inside, you will find the best feature is waiting in the farthest inside like a shy girl slowly uncovers her veil. • Two typical types of Chinese ancient architecture represent the profound influence of Chinese culture are Fengshui and Memorial arch. • Fengshui : traditional theory especially directs the process of architectural construction on the basis of the culture of the Book of Change. Its emphasis is concerned with the harmonious unity of human beings with nature. Paifang, or arch in english, is a wooden or stone archway built mainly to commemorate the great achievements or loftiness of a family's ancestors. It is often erected in front of a tomb, temple, and ancestral hall or along the road. Many beautiful lucky birds or beasts, exquisite flower patterns, or characters written by celebrities are carved on the arch. Paifang symbolizes Chinese culture and has a long history. Early in the middle of the Spring and Autumn Dynasty (770 BC-476 BC), there was an architectural style, Hengmen, which was composed of two pillars supporting a beam. This style is supposed to be the precursor of Paifang. In the past, it was a very serious and ceremonious event to erect a Paifang. •THE END