1. Signs are divided by function:
1. Guidance signs: refer to those signs with arrows for direction guidance.
2. Positioning name signs: Name display signs, mainly to display name signs at fixed and specific locations, such as: a certain hotel.
3. Warm reminder signboards: refer to those signboards that are designed to strengthen prompts and explain functions. They generally have a gentler tone and brighter colors.
4. Warning signboards: As the name suggests, they refer to signboards with a command nature, which generally contain the words "forbidden, prohibited", and the color used is mostly red.
5. Information signs: refers to introductory information signs designed to display the names, functions, etc. of specific things. For example, explanatory text on corresponding facilities and equipment falls into this category.
2. Signs are divided into:
1. Standing signs, also called floor-standing and vertical signs, such as signs erected vertically outside shopping malls .
Identification signs
2. Hanging signage, the simplest example is the hangtag on the ceiling of a shopping mall or hospital.
3. Adhesive signage refers to those signs that are attached to the wall vertically, such as house numbers, department signs, etc.
4. Hanging signs refer to one side of the sign attached to the wall, but the whole is still far away from the ground. It is called a hanging sign, such as: the sign hanging on the top of the entrance to the classroom (Class 71).
5. Embedded signboard refers to a signboard in which part of the signboard is embedded in the wall.
3. Signs are divided according to materials:
1. Smooth signs: The picture or board surface is oily and very smooth.
2. Luminous material signs: use luminous material signs (that is, what we usually call neon lights).
3. Acrylic signage: Use acrylic material as the main material of the board. Like “McDonald’s Acrylic Sign”!
4. Metal signage: When there is no special designation of the board surface, metal is used as the main material of the signboard surface or text and metal is used as the main carrier of the logo.
5. Electro-optical signage: Use light-emitting diodes or luminous tubes to achieve monochrome or color expression effects. Based on the light-emitting diodes and expression methods, they can be divided into five categories: luminous electro-optical panels, LCD, LED, CRT, and FDT.