SignPlot facts for kids

[SignPlot] is a special computer program. It helps design traffic signs for roads in the UK. It also helps design the poles and foundations that hold the signs up. A company called Buchanan Computing makes and sells this software. What's cool about SignPlot is that you don't need another complex program called CAD to use it.

How SignPlot Helps Design Signs

SignPlot is unique because it makes designing traffic signs much easier. It knows all the complicated rules for how signs should look. This includes how big letters should be and how far apart things are placed on the sign.

Following the Rules

The program follows many important rules. These rules come from official books like the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions. It also follows rules for signs in both English and Welsh in Wales. This helps make sure all signs are clear and correct for everyone.

History of SignPlot

SignPlot was first created in the early 1980s. A student named Simon Morgan made it for a project at university. Since then, the program has been updated many times to make it even better.

SignPlot in Art and Design

In 2023, a famous graphic designer named Margaret Calvert used SignPlot. She had an art show called Roadworks in Margate. In this show, she displayed new versions of traffic signs she made using the SignPlot program.

Margaret Calvert had also worked with Simon Morgan before. In 2021, they used SignPlot for an art show in New York. They used the software to bring back and remake some of Margaret's original traffic sign designs from the 1960s.

Latest Updates

The newest version of SignPlot is called 3.80. It was released in 2023. You can find more information about this update online.

See also

• Road signs in the United Kingdom
• Traffic sign
• Highway Code