Central Design Agency

02 · Services

Internal signage

Inside, a decision is made every few steps. We build a sign system that takes a visitor from the entrance to their destination without hesitation, and covers every room — from the conference hall to the plant room.

Internal signage starts from the route, not from the sign. We walk the building the way a first-time visitor will, mark every point where a direction is chosen, and only then decide what has to be written there. Where there is no decision, there is no sign — surplus signage slows people down as much as missing signage does.

The system is delivered in two layers. The front of house receives signage matched to the interior and to brand standards; the service areas receive rational signage that gives staff exact information without ornament. Both layers share the same grid, typeface and numbering logic, so they are maintained as one system.

Internal signage — example of delivered work

What this covers

Directional signs

Suspended, wall-mounted and free-standing signs at decision points.

Floor and lift signage

Position confirmation on leaving the lift and on staircases.

Reception and front desks

Lettering behind the desk, counter and queueing signage.

Room and apartment numbers

Numbering with direction indicators, from acrylic to brass.

Amenity signage (FOH)

Restaurants, bars, conference halls, classrooms, fitness and spa, pools, saunas, steam rooms, treatment and massage rooms, solariums.

Plant room signage (BOH)

Service corridors, stores, mechanical and electrical rooms, staff entrances.

Pictograms and accessibility signage

Toilets, baby changing facilities, accessibility markings.

Building maps

Overview maps with you-are-here marking, for shopping centres and larger complexes.

Delivered work

Photographs from buildings where this service was delivered.

Frequently asked questions

FOH is the part of the building used by guests and visitors; BOH is the service area used by staff. Both receive signage from the same system, at different levels of finish.

Yes. Where a building operates under a chain standard, signage is produced to that brand manual and we handle approval before production.

It can. Once a graphic standards manual exists, every new sign is produced by the same rule and fits the installed system.

What we make for this

Door and office signs

The last sign in the chain — a room number, an office name, a department label. There are more…

Safety and HSE signs

Signage that is not a matter of taste. Shape, colour and pictogram are prescribed; the only…

Engraved plates

A company plate, an entrance sign, a marking meant to last without maintenance. Engraving does…

Where we deliver this

Shopping centres

A shopper who cannot find a unit does not come back to try again. In a shopping centre…

Hotels

A guest arrives tired and carrying luggage. Between reception and the room there must be no…

Office buildings

An office building receives first-time visitors and staff who spend years there. The system…

Healthcare facilities

Here it is not a shopper finding their way but a patient, often under stress and against an…

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