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Ensuring that potential customers
can view and understand your message is vital to your businesses
success. At SignExpo, we are experts in determining the correct size
of your signage for maximum effect.
Below is a chart that advises on the appropriate letter height for
readability at certain distances.
| Maximum Readable Distance (in Feet) |
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Distance for Best Impacet (in Feet) |
|
Letter Height (in Inches) |
|
| 100' |
|
30' |
|
3" |
|
| 150' |
|
40' |
|
4" |
|
| 200' |
|
60' |
|
6" |
|
| 350' |
|
80' |
|
8" |
|
| 400' |
|
90' |
|
9" |
|
| 450' |
|
100' |
|
10" |
|
| 525' |
|
120' |
|
12" |
|
| 630' |
|
150' |
|
15" |
|
| 750' |
|
180' |
|
18" |
|
| 1000' |
|
240' |
|
24" |
|
| 1250' |
|
300' |
|
30" |
|
| 1500' |
|
360' |
|
36" |
|
| 1750' |
|
420' |
|
42" |
|
| 2000' |
|
480' |
|
48" |
|
| 2250' |
|
540' |
|
54" |
|
| 2500' |
|
600' |
|
60" |
Calculations based on externally (or naturally) lit sign with all
upper case Helvetica letters utilizing optimal negative space. Factors
that may affect required letter size are: color scheme, font selection,
traffic and weather conditions, or sign standoff.
This letter visibility chart has been made based upon information
provided by Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Penn State University
and the United States Sign Council (USSC). c1998.
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