I found a really good article on Road sign Semiotics (link below).
http://www.signsalad.com/semiotics-explained/
http://www.signsalad.com/semiotics-explained/
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I found a really good article on Road sign Semiotics (link below).
http://www.signsalad.com/semiotics-explained/
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For my own design, the App is an essential part of the package as it's the things that brings all the other things together. I decided to use the App as the 'star attraction' as the rate of technology is rising every day and things are becoming more and more digital. Here are some examples of wayfinding apps....
Here are a couple of examples of icons that I liked... As a HUGE Disney Park fan, it wouldn't have been right to not have a look into their wayfinding system and make a post. The things that I love the most about Disney wayfinding is that not all signs are the same, there is a different theme to every park/area/ride. Here's a look.... The Walt Disney World in Florida also takes inspiration from the London Underground branding and Harry Beck's design.
This is a really great video I found on youtube that shows what Augmented Reality looks like in terms of wayfinding through a digital platform. Recently I've been looking at signs to gain inspiration for my own designs. Here are my thoughts on what I like and why I like them.
Visit my Pinterest site for lots of examples of Wayfinding that I find interesting.
https://www.pinterest.com/aaronsmwoodward/wayfinding/ This map is arguably the most famous wayfinding system in the world. The colourful map is instantly recognisable. The map was designed by designer Harry Beck in 1931. Beck was a London Underground employee who realised that because the railway ran mostly underground, the physical locations of the stations were irrelevant to the traveler wanting to know how to get to one station from another. This let me thinking into whether scale and distance were really that important on a wayfinding system as long as the destinations were correct. I will be toying with the idea of distance further on other blog posts. This is a piece that I found on Pinterest that looks like it was inspired by Harry Becks design. It may not be a piece of wayfinding however it shows that Beck has had a lot of influence over modern design.
Also here is a piece of signage that looks influence by Beck' design. 'The 1970s saw the first signs of revolution in urban signage. The Society for Environmental Graphic Design was founded, and designers began to study how to best orient and guide the public through spaces. The work was prompted in part by America’s great urban thinkers, who argued that buildings shouldn’t be designed to fulfil the ambitious visions of architects, but with simple humans in mind. The field earned a name: “wayfinding”. Today, wayfinding has come into its own, and new airports, train stations and shopping complexes are routinely designed and built with good wayfinding in mind.'
Source:http://www.wearemsd.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-wayfinding Today we went to he Norther Quarter to have a walk around and get a 'feel' for the area as this is the area that we are going to be doing our way-finding project on. We visited places like Dale Street & the Craft Centre to have a look at the current way-finding system and the way that has been executed. First impression, I love how 'cute' this place is. Everywhere has it's own individual style and you can't put your finger on it but it's definitely there. I took some images of the things that I found interesting and hopefully they will help me with my own way-finding system. |