Design research RSS Feedhttp://www.garrettreil.ie/index.phpNew from Garrett Reil's blog on sign design researchengarrett@raindesign.comCopyright © 2009 Garrett Reil2009-09-08T15:45:14+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Thu, 21 May 2009 16:11:41 +0100Road users find new design clearer than oldgarrett@raindesign.comRoad sign design researchTypographic designUser tests2009-09-08T14:57:45+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/design_research_road_sign_tests.php#unique-entry-id-21http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/design_research_road_sign_tests.php#unique-entry-id-21Research findings - with Irish language speakersgarrett@raindesign.comRoad sign design researchDual-language signsUser tests2009-07-01T10:22:54+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/design_research_irish_language_test.php#unique-entry-id-20http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/design_research_irish_language_test.php#unique-entry-id-20Creating and testing design variantsgarrett@raindesign.comDual-language signsRoad sign design researchSign designTypographic design2009-06-12T18:00:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/exploring_design_variants.php#unique-entry-id-18http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/exploring_design_variants.php#unique-entry-id-18National Identitygarrett@raindesign.comSign designDual-language signs2009-06-11T13:46:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/National_identity-and-language.php#unique-entry-id-17http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/National_identity-and-language.php#unique-entry-id-17Signs are getting biggergarrett@raindesign.comSign designCurrent sign design in Ireland2009-06-10T10:34:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/signs_getting_bigger.php#unique-entry-id-16http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/signs_getting_bigger.php#unique-entry-id-16Differentiation of languages in sign designgarrett@raindesign.comRoad sign design researchDual-language signsTypographic design2009-06-01T16:14:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/Design_of_dual-language_signs.php#unique-entry-id-13http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/Design_of_dual-language_signs.php#unique-entry-id-13Developments in directional road sign designgarrett@raindesign.comRoad sign design researchTypographic designSign design2009-05-30T15:32:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/Improved-sign-design-with-higher-x-height.php#unique-entry-id-12http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/Improved-sign-design-with-higher-x-height.php#unique-entry-id-12Irish as a 'foreign' languagegarrett@raindesign.comCurrent sign design in IrelandReduced status of IrishDual-language signsTypographic design2009-05-27T15:05:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/Irish-as-a-foreign-language.php#unique-entry-id-11http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/Irish-as-a-foreign-language.php#unique-entry-id-11The use of English on Ireland's signsgarrett@raindesign.comRoad sign design researchCurrent sign design in IrelandTypographic design2009-05-28T14:59:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/Use-of-English-in-Irish-sign-design.php#unique-entry-id-10http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/Use-of-English-in-Irish-sign-design.php#unique-entry-id-10“Although capital letters were the norm for most signs up to the 1960s, the necessity for recognition of signs at greater speeds on motorways led to research into the use of lowercase letters and symbols (The Anderson Committee 1962). ]]>The reduced status of Irish – made visiblegarrett@raindesign.comReduced status of IrishDual-language signsTypographic design2009-05-23T19:01:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/The-reduced-status-of-Irish-is-designed-into-our-signs.php#unique-entry-id-9http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/The-reduced-status-of-Irish-is-designed-into-our-signs.php#unique-entry-id-9Old Irish meets modern Europeangarrett@raindesign.comCurrent sign design in IrelandTypographic design2009-05-26T18:36:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/letter-confusion-in-the-design-of-the-irish-type.php#unique-entry-id-8http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/letter-confusion-in-the-design-of-the-irish-type.php#unique-entry-id-8Some background on the evolution of the UK's signsgarrett@raindesign.comRoad sign design researchTypographic designSign design2009-05-24T18:09:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/UK-sign-design-evolution.php#unique-entry-id-7http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/UK-sign-design-evolution.php#unique-entry-id-7Legal context of Ireland's road signsgarrett@raindesign.comCurrent sign design in Ireland2009-05-02T19:26:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/legal_context_of_irelands_signs.php#unique-entry-id-3http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/legal_context_of_irelands_signs.php#unique-entry-id-3What's wrong with this sign?garrett@raindesign.comRoad sign design researchSign designTypographic design2009-06-02T12:00:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/halation_test.php#unique-entry-id-2http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/halation_test.php#unique-entry-id-2The origins of our road sign designgarrett@raindesign.comCurrent sign design in Ireland2009-05-21T17:00:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/the_origins_of_Irelands_road_sign_design.php#unique-entry-id-1http://www.garrettreil.ie/design-research-blog_files/the_origins_of_Irelands_road_sign_design.php#unique-entry-id-1