Rick
Certified Enneadecagon Designer
Hey Jim. Nice Job. You and I are very much alike. You do what the client wants, and get paid. That's how we operate as well.
You can suggest as much as you want, but in the end you give the clients what they want. I bet they were very happy. It looks like the craftsmanship is excellent.
People here have no idea what the specs for the job were. I bet if you were able to take a pic of the entire wall it would work find. But since the picture is so close, it's going to look big for the space. I get it.
There is no Ego in business. The sooner people realize this, the sooner they'll make more money.
I would like to agree with this, and in the case of this sign, yeah,
you give the client what they want, have them sign off on the ADA
liability issue and move on...
But clients do not control building and zoning codes. I am going
through code hell where the client wants 8 monument signs for an
apartment complex... They got a variance without providing the
design or location. The variance was approved but the client now
finds out that the monument design and locations are not allowed.
If they took my advice, and designed and located the signs and
included that in the variance, there would be no issue.
By the way, the client built the signs before the signs were permitted
on the insistence of the apartment owner... the permits were rejected.
Customer ain't always right. It's not about ego. Occasionally experience
accounts for something.
By the way synergy_jim's remark that the sign is not along a pathway
is "logical"... and I think in theory he's correct. But some anal code
inspector or ADA scammer looking for a lawsuit may still take
issue with it. I deal with this a lot with large companies. They are
a target in California... thank goodness the biggest scammer was deported
but I'm sure another idiot will come along and start up again... again
this comes from experience.... not ego.
By the I practice that customer is right thing... but I cover my arse (and/or
leave it out of my portfolio. I had some architect tell me that she could stick
and ADA sign wherever she wanted... had her sign a paper that she was
responsible... she/client got their way.