Wayfinding Signage and Information Cabinets in The Great Outdoors – March 2011
A successful wayfinding system provides information for users to:
- Confirm they are at the correct start or finish point
- Identify their location within an external space
- Reinforce they are travelling in the right direction
- Recognise any potential hazards
- Identify their destination on arrival
- Give consideration to people who are vision impaired
- Include raised tactile lettering, maps, pictograms
- Official Languages Act – Signage Regulations if appropriate
- Escape safely in an emergency
- Safety and durability are design elements critical in public environments
Display Cabinets
- Map based signs provide great potential
- Greater capacity to illustrate overall area
- Easy to up-date, puts client in control
- Facility to display events, history and heritage
Result!
- Successful signage reassures users
- Creates a welcoming and enjoyable environment
- Ideally provides answers to queries before users have to ask for assistance
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