Naer VR: Advanced Research and Usability Testing Project
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1. Signage
Different Types of Benches
Park benches are set as seating places within
public parks, and vary in thenumber of people
they can seat.
Garden benches are
similar to public park
benches, but are
longer and offer more
sitting places.
Picnic tables, or
catering buffet tables
have long benches
as well as a table.
These tables may have table legs which are
collapsible, in order to expedite transport
and storage.
Wooden tables
Wooden tables are
constructed using
lumber boards. Pting
due to moisture.
Plastic tables
Lighter, stronger, and
less expensive and
require no mainte-
nance.
Metal tables
Heavy and durable,
and require little
maintenance.
Stone/concrete tables
Most durable variety,high price, and fixed in
place and immobile.
Children's picnic table
Undersized picnic table
designed to be used by up
to four children. Made of
plastic or wood.
Different Types of Tables
Detail Drawing of Benches
Standard Dimension
of Seating
Wide steps also used for seating. Similarly, planter boxes,
fountain edges, half walls can be used as furnitures.
There are four basic kinds of sign:
regulatory, warning, informational and educational.
Directional signs should be visible from a distance of at least
20m: for clear visibility, the sign should not be further away than
47m or closer than 6m.
Shape
The octagon is used only for stop signs, information signboards
should be rectangular, warning signboards triangular, and inter-
dictory signboards circular
Colour
There should be a strong color contrast between the text and its
background, and between the sign and the surface or back-
ground against which it is seen black text on a white background,
for example, provides a good color contrast. Clashing colors,
such as green text on a red background, should be avoided.
Lettering
The size of the letters used on signs should be proportional to the
reading distance: The character width-to-height ratio should be
between 3:5 and 1:1, and the character stroke width-to-height
ratio should be between 1:5 and 1:10. The letters and graphic
symbols should be raised at least 1mm from the background, so
the visually impaired can read them
by touching them. The smallest letter type should at least 15 mm,
and there should be normal spacing between words and letters.
A person resting on a bench in Ramna Park, Dhaka
Other options for seating
