SignPlot
Introduction '''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
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