No Way! – Signage & Wayfinding Design
Introduction
An orientation and guidance system is a visual and/or tactile system used in public or private spaces
to help users navigate and find their way. It’s used to inform people how to move around a building, area, or public space and helps improve user experience, safety and efficiency.
Assignment
Conception and Design of a Wayfinding System for a location of your choice. (Form of Presentation: PDF-File & Colloquium)
Description/Steps
- Introduction to signage and wayfinding systems
- Fundamentals of signage design including research including an excursion to a renowned production company (manufacturer)
- Planning and conceptualization of a wayfinding system
- Practical exercise and final project
Please note
The practical part of this course includes the design of a guidance and orientation system on a smaller scale only using exemplary situations at a location of your choice. The focus is on ideas and concepts.
Group work is welcome. Maximum group size: 3 students.
Inspiration
https://www.uebele.com/en/projekte/orientierungssystem/grundschule-waldmeisterstrasse.html#1
https://www.n-t-k.de/projekte/orientierungssysteme/
https://www.moniteurs.de
Literature
Prof. Andreas Uebele /// signage systems & information graphics – a professional source book
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0500288488/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?
ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=0500288488&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwuebelecom-21
Ruedi Baur /// ruedi baur..., intégral..., and partners integral, ruedi baur et associés integral
https://www.booklooker.de/Bücher/Ruedi-Baur+ruedi-baur-intégral-and-partners-integral-ruedi-baur-et-associés-integral/id/A02gWZo201ZZK?zid=c8dn5kpdt79ih6ieca71hc42jr
Heike Mehl, Sibylle Schlaich /// Airport Wayfinding
https://www.niggli.ch/en/produkt/airport-wayfinding/
Moniteurs GmbH /// 1 : 1 – Signage, Orientation, Identity
https://www.amazon.de/1-Signage-Orientation-Identity/dp/3721208900/ref=sr_1_1?
qid=1695376538&refinements=p_27%3AMoniteurs+GmbH&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Moniteurs+GmbH
- Teacher: Niklas Webelhaus
- Teacher: Nicolas Markwald