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Detailing &
Documentation

Introduction to EGD
SEGD Training Module
prepared by
Angela Iarocci
Sheridan College
SEGD Academic Task Force
02.28.2018
Overview

Detailing involves developing a

conceptual design to determine form,
structure, materials, graphic/digital
elements, components and assemblies.

Detailing & Documentation

The objective is to clearly communicate
design intent for accurate fabrication,
installation and implementation through
scale drawings, models, technical
specifications and other types of
documentation.

Established drawing conventions and

explanatory written specifications are
used to ensure there is a clear translation
of the detailed design into built form.

Artscape Wychwood Barns, Entro Communications

Overview

Designers must also consider

sustainability, inclusive design
(accessibility) requirements and relevant
government mandated codes and

Detailing & Documentation

standards. Typically, design intentions
are balanced with considerations of
budget, logistics and implementation
schedules without compromising
potential innovative solutions that can
emerge during the detailing process.

Academic project: Creation & Reaction

Sanchita Tucker, FIT, MA Exhibition and Experience Design
Learning Outcomes
Refine design concepts based on selection of
appropriate materials, media and production
processes to meet project objectives.

Detailing & Documentation

Create drawings, visualizations and models
at multiple scales to communicate detailed
designs to fabricators, project team and
stakeholders.

Develop clear, concise written specifications

to support visual documentation.

Integrate knowledge of relevant codes,

bylaws and professional standards within the
design detailing process.

Humber College donor wall, Entro Communications (top)

United Center interactive experience, Leviathan (bottom)
Case Studies per practice area

Wayfinding
Entro Communications
Fifth Avenue Place (selected drawings)
Brookfield Place (selected drawings)

Detailing & Documentation

Wayfinding
Cardosi Kiper Design Group, Fabricator: Allen Industries
University of Notre Dame Stadium

Wayfinding
Urban Sign, Design & Drawings: Keith Davis
Fabricator: Urban Sign
Phoenixville Information Kiosk
Case Studies per practice area

Placemaking & Identity

Acorn Sign Graphics, Designer: Chris Whitmore
Fabricator: Acorn Sign Graphics, Drawings: Keith Davis
Riverlights

Detailing & Documentation

Placemaking & Identity
Urban Sign, Designer: cvedesign
Fabricator: Urban Sign, Drawings: Keith Davis
Photos: Halkin | Mason Photography
Cira Centre South

Placemaking & Identity

Acorn Sign Graphics, Designer: Chris Whitmore
Fabricator: Acorn Sign Graphics, Drawings: Keith Davis
Bexley by Newland Communities: Part 1 & Part 2
Case Studies per practice area
Interactive Experience & Digital Content
Leviathan
Selected projects

Detailing & Documentation

Interactive Experience
Julia Seo
Resource Garden (academic project)
York University/Sheridan College Program in Design

Exhibition Design
Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership
Discovery Zone at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Case Studies per practice area
Exhibition Design
Sanchita Tucker
Creation & Reaction (academic project)
Fashion Institute of Technology, MA Exhibition and Experience Design

Detailing & Documentation

Exhibition Design
Sergei Vasilov
Crew Camp (academic project)
Fashion Institute of Technology, MA Exhibition and Experience Design

Selected Academic Projects

Kent State University
Resources

SEGD Courses

https://segd.org/2015-podcast-detailing-101
https://segd.org/podcast-developing-better-design-intent-

Detailing & Documentation

documentation
https://segd.org/podcast-logical-document
https://segd.org/podcast-developing-documentation-process
https://segd.org/podcast-linear-approach-design-documentation Academic project: Model, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibition
Kent State University
https://segd.org/link/best-case-documents-museum-exhibits

Academic project: Interactive kiosk walk-through

Yvonne Ho, York/Sheridan Program in Design
Resources

Professional Examples
CAD drawings Form : Media, http://www.form-media.ca
Free access to CAD drawings for EGD related elements; need to create account University of Victoria, BC, Canada
Example: https://www.caddetails.com/CAD-Drawings/MasterFormat/ Pedestrian Wayfinding System (PDF)
signage/10-14-00

Detailing & Documentation

University of Minnesota
Carter and Burgess Inc. Facilities Signage and Graphics Standards (PDF)
Aspen / Pitkin County Airport, Aspen, CO
Design Intent & Specifications for Exterior Signage (PDF) KRD Design, Keith Davis
http://www.krddesign.com/
City of Boulder, CO
Signage technical drawings Laura Sheedy, Exhibition Interface Design
https://bouldercolorado.gov/plan-develop/chapter-11-technical-drawings http://www.laurasheedy.design/my-work-1/

Cleveland Clinic, Beachwood, OH Museumplanner.org

Interior Sign Standards Manual, Selection and Specification Guide (PDF) Article about museum exhibition design process
https://museumplanner.org/museum-exhibition-design-2/
Corbin Design
Indiana University-Purdue / University of Fort Wayne, Interior Wayfinding Signage Smithsonian Facilities Architect-Engineer Information Center
Design Intent Drawings (Campus-wide Interior Sign Standards) (PDF) Documents on codes and standards, construction specifications and
accessibility requirements.
Daniel L. Meredith, The NASCAR Hall of Fame http://www.sifacilities.si.edu/ae_center/index.asp
http://daniellmeredith.com/NASCAR-Hall-of-Fame http://www.sifacilities.si.edu/ae_center/design-accessibility.html

fwdesign, Brocklehurst, UK, http://www.fwdesign.com V&A Museum, London UK

Web site has extensive documentation of wayfinding projects, including design 10 Point Guide to Writing Museum Text (PDF)
intent drawings

Product lines for signage systems with specification/documentation

http://www.fwdesign.com/product
Resources

Architecture/Interior Design

Allen, Edward and Joseph Iano. Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials Kilmer, Rosemary and W. Otie Kilmer. Construction Drawings and Details for
and Methods. 6th ed., Wiley, 2013. Interiors. 3rd ed., Wiley, 2016.

Allen, Edward and Patrick Rand. Architectural Detailing: Function, Constructibility, Kolarevic, Branko and Kevin Klinger. eds. Manufacturing Material Effects:

Detailing & Documentation

Aesthetics. 3rd ed., Wiley, 2016. Rethinking Design and Making in Architecture. Routledge, 2013.

Ballast, David Kent. Interior Construction & Detailing for Designers & Architects. Kolarevic, Branko and Vera Parlac, eds. Building Dynamics: Exploring
6th ed., Professional Publications, Inc., 2013. Architecture of Change. Routledge, 2015.

Binggeli, Corky. Interior Graphic Standards: Student Edition. 2nd ed., Wiley, 2011. Piotrowski, Christine M. and Elizabeth A. Rogers. Designing Commercial
Interiors. 3rd ed., Wiley, 2016.
Borden, Gail Peter and Michael Meredith, eds. Matter: Material Processes in
Architectural Production. Routledge, 2012. Wienand, Norman. Materials, Specification and Detailing: Foundations of
Building Design (Technologies of Architecture, Volume 3). Taylor & Francis,
Borden, Gail Peter, ed. Process: Material and Representation in Architecture. 2008.
Routledge, 2014.
Birkhäuser Publishers
Ching, Francis D.K. Building Construction Illustrated. 5th ed., Wiley, 2014. DETAIL book series (various topics) – Architecture and interior design focus
https://shop.detail.de/eu_e/detail-books.html
Ching, Francis D.K. and Steven P. Juroszek. Design Drawing. 2nd ed., Wiley, 2010.
DETAIL is an international journal dedicated to architecture and
Ching, Francis D.K. and Steven R. Winkel. Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to construction details.
Understanding the 2015 International Building Code. 5th ed., Wiley, 2016. https://shop.detail.de/row_e/
https://www.detail-online.com
Ching, Francis D.K. and Ian M. Shapiro. Green Building Illustrated, 3rd ed.,
Wiley, 2014.

Corser, Robert, ed. Fabricating Architecture: Selected Readings in Digital Design

and Manufacturing. Chronicle Books, 2012.

Hall, Dennis J., ed. Architectural Graphic Standards, 12th ed., American Institute
of Architects/Wiley, 2016.
Resources

Museum/Exhibition Design
Bogle, Elizabeth. Museum Exhibition Planning & Design. AltaMira Press, 2013.

Burke, Phillip. Exhibition Design. Laurence King Publishing, 2010.

Lord, Barry and Maria Piacente, eds. Manual of Museum Exhibitions. 2nd ed.,

Detailing & Documentation

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014.

Wayfinding/Signage
Calori, Chris and David Vanden-Eynden. Signage and Wayfinding Design: A
Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems. 2nd ed.,
Wiley, 2015.

Uebele, Andreas. Signage Systems and Information Graphics. Thames and

Hudson, 2010.

User Experience
Faranello, Scott. Practical UX Design. Packt Publishing, 2016.

Acknowledgements
Many thanks to contributors of content for this workbook:
Entro Communications, Cynthia Damar-Schnobb
FIT, MA Exhibition and Experience Design, Christina Lyons
KRD Design, Keith Davis
Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership
Leviathan, Jason White
SEGD, Justin Molloy
York University/ Sheridan College Program in Design, Julia Seo
Phoenixville Information Kiosk
© Urban Sign, Design & Drawings: Keith Davis , Fabricator: Urban Sign