Pedestrian Map Design
Tasked with designing a pedestrian map or plan as part of a wayfinding scheme? Here’s some of the key things you need to consider to ensure that it can be easily understood and interpreted
24/10/2024
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Design, Review, Revise, Repeat
Seeking feedback from a range of different perspectives is an important part of the design review process. However, when you’re busy juggling competing priorities, or up against deadlines that could have financial consequences if missed,
04/07/2024
Inclusive Wayfinding Information Design
Last week The Velvet Principle attended a symposium hosted by the SDS and SEGD London Chapter focussing on inclusive design for wayfinding information. The event featured a series of thought-provoking presentations exploring the ‘what, why,
25/04/2024
n2 Sustainable Office Wayfinding Design
The design of the wayfinding signs needed to align with the client’s sustainability and wellness targets – BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Core Gold. To meet these challenges the design minimised the volume of material by
31/01/2024
Great Example of Low Tech Wayfinding Design
With the emphasis in design consultancy tending to be on the new and innovative, we’ve come to expect detailed design reports and strategies; multi-component product specifications and manufacturing lead times spanning several months. But sometimes
19/01/2024
Fire Safety Regulation Compliant Wayfinding Signage Designed For Phoenix
Cost-effective and pragmatic sign design implemented across five apartment buildings within the Phoenix Community Housing estate, to comply with Fire Safety Regulations
04/01/2024
Signage Design for Colour Blindness
Beyond the aesthetics, colour has an important functional role in wayfinding design. Colour is often used to distinguish between floor levels, routes and different activity zones. For many people, colour offers a very clear and
08/06/2023
Why Wayfinding Needs to be Part of an Active Travel Strategy
The Government has launched a £200m fund to help Local Authorities make improvements and upgrade pedestrian and cycle routes and paths. Clearly creating safe and attractive routes is critical if we’re to be persuaded to
04/05/2023
Green Route Wayfinding
A few weeks ago I set off from home in West London on a 25km circular walk. Following paths and trails, flanked by trees, waterways and open spaces. With London’s reputation as one of the
02/03/2023
Wayfinding Project Scope
It’s one of those conundrums – you’re going out to tender because you don’t have the internal expertise to fulfil an identified need. Yet for cost surety and ensure you hire the best person for
13/01/2023
Wayfinding Project Process
If you’re about to procure or project manage a wayfinding project for the first time, this article will help you understand what to expect during the development process.
13/10/2022
Why You Need a Wayfinding Audit and How To Go About It
To maintain the integrity of the investment, it is important that your wayfinding information is updated to reflect any changes to building structures, brand identities and use of space. Rather than introduce another layer of
21/09/2022
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