The sign project follows about five years of sometimes laborious study. About a week ago, Galvin was in Yosemite strictly to discuss the sign issue with Western park officials. Though park highways' signs have long been standardized, other signs have varied from site to site. The park service wants to find a uniform system for designing, building and installing signs. Each is getting special attention in the Yosemite experiment.
Informational signs advise visitors of things such as campground pet rules and bear warnings.
To make them more eye-catching, officials are trying prerusted steel frames. They're also testing replaceable panels to simplify the process of updating information. The directional signs point visitors toward trail heads, horse stables and other park facilities. The test signs are gussied up with a darker shade of brown, a vivid typeface that makes the print more readable and easily recognizable international symbols.