Wayfinding Sign Design final minutes 111319

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Minutes 
Wayfinding Sign Design Task Force 
Wednesday, November 13th at 3:30pm 
801 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021 
Salah Meeting Room 
 
Present: Emily Prigot, Regen Milani, Laura Smead 
Not Present: Mike Loughran, Larry Bogue, Patti McDermott, and Vic Del Vecchio 
 
1. Discuss draft design guidelines book 
a. Emily has sent some guidelines book updates and photo updates to Laura 
b. Laura has edited various sections of the guidelines book (per the October minutes) and 
updated symbols and photos to be copyright free or public domain 
c. Laura has started a separate images folder and will label images the same as figure numbers 
(to do) 
d. To do: Emily has sent Laura an updated version of the guidelines book to which she will 
merge the edits 
e. Laura will add caption and/or figure numbers 
f. Laura will update table of contents 
g. Emily will add any remaining descriptions needed to the types of signs section, e.g. 
information or events; etiquettes/safety; interpretive or educational 
h. Have a photo example for each description and/or cross reference with images in Appendix 
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i. Laura will update the accessible symbol with the one Emily sent her 
j. Laura will take off deer hunting 
k. Laura will add links to her resources 
2. Update on Paul Revere Heritage Site interpretive signage 
a. Waiting on one interpretive panel (the entry/orientation panel) due to some changes 
proposed 
3. Proposed next steps 
a. Finalize guidelines book content and photos folder for Boston Mutual design team 
b. Laura will draft a memo for the Board of Selectmen describing the guidelines book purpose 
and detailing options for studying downtown wayfinding and parking signage further 
4. Accept meeting minutes (October) – will accept at the next meeting, since not enough members 
present 
5. Discuss next meeting date – Thursday, December 19th at 3:30p in the Conservation Commission 
conference room, 79 Pleasant Street