Wayfinding is a system that informs people of their physical environmental surroundings. Its function is to guide and enhance people’s understandings and experience of the space around them. Research of existing wayfinding systems in Leeds is important in understanding the environment that will be used for my wayfinding designs.
Most wayfinding is objective, from research around Leeds it is evi
dent that only relevant information in regards to the space or location is displayed and no other information is needed. By removing unnecessary excessive information, a clear communication system is presented with concise information meaning people don’t need to think about what is being shown. To make a signage system work together, a design grid is used to order information and to scale the signs to different sizes.
Signage
Types of signs:
- Information signs - a sign with a destination
- Directional signs - helps find/locate a destination
- Identification signs - info about individual locations are displayed
- Warning signs - safety procedures for an area
Alongside my research into Wayfinding systems in Leeds I was reading Bruno Munari’s Design as Art, this helped me develop a better understanding of how we connect with signage and how language in general is communicated to one and other. It commented on subjective impressions and spoke about how to find a general
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