Carol Naughton + Associates - Wayfinding, Signage Master Planning and Design Consultants

Carol Naughton + Associates (CN+A) is a design consulting firm specializing in the design and implementation of airport signage and wayfinding programs. CN+A airport project experience includes wayfinding master planning and signage design programs for Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Chicago Midway International Airport, Orlando International Airport, San Diego International Airport and Rockford Regional Airport.

The business was founded in 1975, and is located in Chicago, Illinois. CN+A is a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) / Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). CN+A projects are diverse, ranging from municipalities, universities, corporations and cultural centers to health care organizations, retail shopping centers and airport signage programs.

To ensure that a wayfinding program is successful, CN+A works closely with the airport administration team to reflect the operations and functionality of the space and the architectural project team to reflect and integrate signs into the architectural details. The final design solution evolves from a collaborative process with the client and the project team.

Scope of services

• Signage and wayfinding master planning
• Problem statement, situational analysis and nomenclature study
• Implementation plan, cost estimating, standards manual and inventories
• Planning / analysis of program requirements
• Schematic design
• Design development
• Construction documentation
• Contract administration

Project experience

Carol Naughton + Associates have provided wayfinding master planning and signage design programs for many airports across the US including:

Chicago Midway International Airport

New terminal
Signage evaluation, redesign, documentation and implementation:
Terminal and concourses, curbside, surface lots.
Phased signage plan.

Roadway
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Interstate, regional and approach roadway.
Curbside, cantilevered signs, truss mounted signs, and ground and mounted signs.

Economy parking garage (6,300 car)
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Garage facility and smart garage integration.

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Signage consultant for O’Hare 1989 – ongoing
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Signage standards criteria manual, tenant standards for exterior signage, and interior and exterior master signage.
Inventory, terminal signage revisions, concourse G, signage redesign and remote lots.

Terminal 6
Signage study, design and documentation:
Terminal and concourses, curbside, roadways, airport transit stations and parking garage.

Terminal 5
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Terminal and concourses, curbside, roadways, airport transit station and parking.

Terminals 1, 2, 3, and terminal 5 integration
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Terminals and concourses, curbside, roadway and airport transit system.

Terminal 1, 2 and 3 facade renovation (face project)
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Terminal and concourses, curbside and airport transit stations.

Roadway
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Interstate, regional and approach roadway.
Curbside, cantilevered signs, truss mounted signs, ground mounted signs and dynamic signs.

Airport Transit System (ATS)
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Dynamic sign integration, station, train cars, symbols, maps and directories.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Signage and wayfinding study and master plan
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Interstate, regional and approach roadway.
Curbside, cantilevered signs, truss mounted signs, ground mounted signs and dynamic signs.

Terminals and gate renaming program
Nomenclature study, documentation and implementation:
Terminal and gate identification.

Terminal D - international terminal
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Terminal and gates, maps and directories, curbside, roadways and directories.

Terminal D parking garage (8,000 car)
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Garage facility, theming and smart garage integration.

Automated People Mover system (APM)
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Dynamic sign integration, station train cars, symbols, maps and directories.

Skybridge connector
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Terminal connections, vertical circulation and moving walkways.

San Diego International Airport

Terminal 2 - international arrivals
Departure gates and INS processing facility:
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation.
Terminal, concourses and gates, curbside, roadways and ground transportation.

Orlando International Airport

Terminal C - international terminal
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Terminal, concourses and gates, curbside and approach roadways.

Terminal C parking garage (3,000 car)
Signage study, design, documentation and implementation:
Garage facility, theming and smart garage integration.

Rockford Regional Airport

Terminal
Signage study, implementation and site signage.