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SignPlot is a software application for the design of UK traffic signs and their supports and foundations using the built in SignLoad software, developed and sold by Buchanan Computing. The application is unique as it does not require the use of Computer-aided design (CAD) software.

History

Initially created in the early 1980s as a university project by Simon Morgan, SignPlot 3 has undergone several updates. The program is designed to automate almost all the layout and spacing rules of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 7, and drawings issued by the Welsh Assembly Government for bilingual signing.

In 2023, graphic designer Margaret Calvert held an exhibition titled Roadworks in Margate, featuring a number of reinterpreted traffic sign designs created with the aid of SignPlot. Calvert previously worked with Simon Morgan for the Museum of Modern Art Automania exhibition in New York during 2021. They used SignPlot software to restore and recreate Calvert's original 1960s designs for the exhibition pieces.

Version 3.80 is the latest update in 2023.

See also

• Road signs in the United Kingdom
• Traffic sign
• Highways Act 1980
• Highway Code
• Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

References

1. "Buchanan Computing - home". www.buchanancomputing.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
2. Browne, Dominic (25 February 2021). "Highways Magazine - A match made in design: Collaboration joins signs and sockets". Highways Magazine. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
3. ^ Tom Stone (11 May 2017). "Buchanan releases latest version of its SignPlot traffic sign design software". Traffic Technology International.
4. "Buchanan Computing - News stories". www.buchanancomputing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
5. "The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002". www.opsi.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
6. "Traffic signs manual - GOV.UK". www.dft.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
7. Mark Moran (20 March 2023). "Roadworks, the art show". TransportXtra.
8. Lauren Dyson (13 July 2021). "New York art exhibition features classic British road signs". Traffic Technology International.
9. https://www.buchanancomputing.net/newslayout.html?IDX=459&q=2023

External links

• SignPlot
• Signs & Markings. Part of the Highway Code website.
• "War to Worboys" - CBRD article detailing the development of Road signs from the Second World War to the present day

• Transport software
• Windows-only proprietary software
• Road transport in the United Kingdom
• Welsh language