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05 Wayfinding Sign Design Minutes 061319 final
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Minutes Wayfinding Sign Design Task Force Thursday, June 13th, 2019 at 3:30pm Memorial Hall, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021 2nd Floor, Paul Carroll Conference Room Present: Laura Smead, Larry Bogue, Regen Milani, Emily Prigot, Patricia McDermott Not Present: Mike Loughran, Vic Del Vecchio 1. Discuss samples of signs provided since last time (Emily, Regen) a. Group liked the examples of trail markets; Wondered about what the font and colors were so these could be duplicated no matter what future vendor was used. b. Group liked the examples from Lexington, MA and Sandwich, MA public schools i. For entry way signs to Open Space & Rec Properties: 1. Green background 2. Gold lettering, mix of script and capitals 3. Seal at the top 4. White posts at the sides ii. Will discuss researched fonts and colors from trail markers and existing signage at next meeting iii. Likes the idea of simple kiosks at all recreation areas (trails or parks) for maps, rules, and upcoming events that could be easily updated. iv. Will research and discuss different kiosk styles at next meeting v. Will use Paul Revere Heritage Site signage (when designed) as a model for future interpretive signage (e.g. Pequitside Farm, or other) with fonts/colors used vi. Generally felt like Open Space & Recreation facility signage recommendations and guidelines could be done in house with the working group vii. Could also borrow ideas from the color palettes and fonts being used for the website update viii. Louis has vendors who for minimal money ($15-$60) could tweak the town seal to have high-resolution color and black and white versions for use on signage and other places ix. Could look to existing sign bylaws for useful language (limited color palettes, etc.) 2. Discuss graphic design vendor contacts a. Vendors town has provided previously (Larry); provided, will try to get fonts, details for next meeting b. Vendors from other towns (Emily), provided, will try to get fonts, details for next meeting c. Local graphic design and marketing firms (Laura) – provided list and examples i. General feeling that well Open Space & Rec signage guidelines could be done in house, it was better to get a consultant for downtown signage/wayfinding/marketing proposals ii. Laura discussed how this could be funded with mitigation funds or Department of Housing and Community Development Downtown Initiative technical assistance grant 3. Update on Paul Revere Heritage Site interpretive signs (Emily): content will be submitted to sign vendor to design; no designs yet to show
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4. Next steps for Pequitside Farm interpretive signs (Regen): holding pattern to see Paul Revere Heritage Signs to make a consistent design for Pequitside Farm 5. Key areas in the Town Center that could benefit from signage (All) a. Town Hall b. To Canton Junction train station c. Public Library d. Canton center train station e. Paul Revere Heritage Site f. Trails behind Waterfall apartments/Forge Pond g. To I-95 h. To Town Pool i. Better utilizing exiting downtown kiosk j. If/when shared parking agreements created, public parking signage (maybe Walgreens and/or Bank of Canton lots) 6. Voluntary sign program for off-street parking in the Town center (Laura) – Will be asking John Connolly for some guidance on both voluntary share parking agreements between private companies; as well as public/private shared parking possibilities 7. Next steps for: a. Determining costs and scope of work for hiring a graphic design firm to do graphic standards for wayfinding and signage for different purposes i. General companies and costs known ii. Will drill down into scope of work for downtown area (Laura) b. Allocating funding to design graphic standards for wayfinding and signage (Laura): this is a Board of Selectmen question whether to fund out of mitigation or wait to see if we can get a grant c. Suggested we could ask the Canton Association of Business and Industry or Neponset River Regional Chamber for donations? d. Hiring a firm to design graphic standards for wayfinding and signage and complete that work (Laura provided examples/list) 8. Accept meeting minutes (Accepted 5-0) 9. Discuss next meeting date: Next meeting date July 11th, 2019 at 3:30pm (place to be determined)