Office signage usually gets planned in a rush right before move-in, which is exactly when inconsistency creeps in. Treat it as a system from day one and you avoid a mismatched set of signs bolted on over the years that follow.

Reception sets the tone

It's usually the highest-finish sign in the whole scheme, because it's the first thing clients and candidates see. Everything else in the office should feel like it belongs to the same family as this one.

Meeting rooms and desks: plan for change

Interchangeable inserts or slot-in name plates make sense for rooms and desks that change use or occupant regularly — it saves reprinting every time a name or a room's purpose changes.

Add wayfinding once the office gets bigger

Once an office spans more than a floor, or the layout isn't obvious, simple directional signage at key junctions saves visitors — and new starters — from wandering. It doesn't need to be elaborate, just consistent.

Leave room to grow

Pick a system that can be extended as headcount rises or the floor plan changes, rather than a bespoke one-off design that's expensive to add to later.

Compliance signage isn't optional

Fire exit, accessibility and general safety signage are often an afterthought in office fit-outs, but they need to meet the relevant standard. It's easiest to plan them alongside everything else rather than bolt them on at the last minute.

Fitting out a new office?

Send us the floor plan and move-in date and we'll work out what needs to be ready first — reception, compliance signage, or both.