News RSS Feed: Irish road signshttp://www.garrettreil.ie/index.phpNews from the sign design research projectengarrett@raindesign.comCopyright 2009 Garrett Reil2009-11-26T16:46:24+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:58:13 +0100Clare Champion Articlegarrett@raindesign.comIn the news2009-10-26T16:13:26+00:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/5f82e6d67f9819d5c78b31e1904344d5-5.php#unique-entry-id-5http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/5f82e6d67f9819d5c78b31e1904344d5-5.php#unique-entry-id-5Clare Champion ran a piece entitled “New Design for National Road Signs Proposed”. I note with interest the response of the NRA spokesman, that they ‘will continue to uphold best practice standards’. I can understand the unnamed spokesman’s reservations in commenting beyond that. Let me state for the record, that I don’t have an issue with the National Roads Authority (NRA), it is my understanding that they are in the business of implementing standards already established and I’m sure they are very good at doing that.

Not ‘designed’ and not tested

It’s these untested design standards that were created by the Department of the Environment’s officials in the late sixties and early seventies that I take issue with – these are not following international best practise and no qualified design input was sought in their making. Worse still, the typeface imported from the UK was used directly contrary to its purpose. Unfortunately the NRA does not have a published and publicly available standard to consult and compare with international standards, we can only view and compare the resultant signs and draw conclusions.

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]]>Live95 News – Irelands Road signsgarrett@raindesign.comIn the news2009-10-20T11:17:59+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/Road-signs-design-project-featured-in-live-95-news.php#unique-entry-id-4http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/Road-signs-design-project-featured-in-live-95-news.php#unique-entry-id-4‘Best of’ Design exhibition due to open in Kilkenny at the end of next week, regional radio news in Limerick (my birthplace and alma mater) has picked up on the story of my research in road signs. Their prime focus here was on the road safety aspect. But they also mention the dual language findings.

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]]>Live95FM/UTVLocal Radio, Irish road signs, Garrett ReilMorning news 20 OctoberAn excerpt from Live 95's morning news which principally featured the road safety aspect of my research projectIDI Exhibition – Kilkennygarrett@raindesign.comDesign2009-09-08T13:18:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/ec3c50f9e22fdc922c9c9c5c9a818a66-3.php#unique-entry-id-3http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/ec3c50f9e22fdc922c9c9c5c9a818a66-3.php#unique-entry-id-3Generation at the Crafts Council Gallery in Kilkenny. 31 October 2009 – 31 January 2010.

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]]>Reporting for Conradh na Gaeilgegarrett@raindesign.comHome2009-01-08T11:05:00+00:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/5c1e1183c1be8af0bf7c90a708315428-2.php#unique-entry-id-2http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/5c1e1183c1be8af0bf7c90a708315428-2.php#unique-entry-id-2Statement on Language and the regulatory framework for the Irish language.

It also takes the opportunity to discuss best practise in design, with a view to improving our signs for all road users.

I was commissioned as a result of my design research work into the design of Ireland’s Dual Language Road Signs with the National College of Art and Design, Dublin.

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]]>Exhibition at NCADgarrett@raindesign.comDesignExhibition2009-06-01T13:01:00+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/national_college_exhibition.php#unique-entry-id-1http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/national_college_exhibition.php#unique-entry-id-1
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]]>Presentation to the Oireachtas Joint Committee garrett@raindesign.comNews2009-10-07T11:58:29+01:00http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/presentation-to-oireachtas.php#unique-entry-id-0http://www.garrettreil.ie/news-updates/files/presentation-to-oireachtas.php#unique-entry-id-0I welcomed the opportunity to highlight the issues with Ireland’s road signs, not only from the point of view of the Irish language (which suffers in the arrangement of our current signs), but also the weaknesses of the design for English-speaking users and in particular concerns for an ageing population.

I’m pleased to say the presentation was very well received and member TDs and Senators gave very favourable feedback. I hope to have the opportunity to present to some of their colleagues in the near future. ]]>