| Keywords |
Public sign color; Public spaces; Public rental complexes; Living safety |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study is to survey and analyze the current state of public sign colors in the public space of public rental complexes in Korea and the resident perception of living safety and public sign colors.
Accordingly, the goal is to provide data necessary for the safe and reliable sign color planning concerning public rental complexes in Korea so that the residents can promptly cope with emergencies using public signs. Research methods include literature review, field study, and survey; the subjects are six public rental complexes in Korea and their residents. The results are as follows: first, most of the signs were public signs, with many of them being attached signs; second, both the background color and image/text color of public signs comprised mostly of warm colors, with medium value and low chroma; third, as to the difference in public sign colors by space, above-ground parking areas had the biggest value difference and thus highest explicitness; fourth, result of the perception survey on living safety and public sign colors showed that most of the participants responded that crime safety was most important, followed by evacuation and daily safety; fifth, concerning the public sign color, main entrance to residential buildings was the space with highest satisfaction, while corridor was the space with highest importance. The biggest difference in satisfaction and importance was registered for underground parking areas; sixth, there was a significant positive correlation between public sign color satisfaction and living safety (evacuation safety, crime safety, daily safety) importance, and also among public sign color, evacuation safety, and daily safety importance. |