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Colour Coding Signage for Easier Navigation

Colour coding signage means a wonderful opportunity to further improve the user experience. Colour means the opportunity to further communicate with the users and to guide them more efficiently. Many factors affect wayfinding and navigation in internal and external...

The Benefits of Hiring a Wayfinding Auditor

Why you need a small Independent Wayfinding Auditor? The Problem of Analysing Your Own Location No matter how much money is spent on a new wayfinding system, there are always issues that are overlooked. A brand new signage system is complex and difficult to get...

Indoor Navigation and Wayfinding Mapping Technology

Given the ease with which GPS (Global Positioning Systems) are available for us outdoors (such as on mobile phones), one might naturally assume that indoor GPS is also easily possible, for indoor navigation. Unfortunately, though, the GPS signals cannot work indoors...

What is Heritage Interpretation and Interpretive Signage

What is Interpretive Signage Interpretive signage is signage that helps to create a narrative that acts to generate a positive user experience (UX). You might, for example, manage a tourist attraction such as a bay trail, be in charge of an urban space or area, or...

Signage Maintenance and the Basics in Wayfinding

I first mentioned signage maintenance in an early post on the top of considerations for signage basics but very briefly. Hence, in this post, I thought I would share with you some guidance on how to maintain your wayfinding system. Tracking your Signage System...

Digital Signage for Wayfinding in Indoor Environments

Digital signage is increasingly being used in wayfinding and navigation for guiding users. In this post a look at digital signage in indoor environments. Introduction to Digital Signage and Wayfinding In this modern world, we are finding that digital media is used...

Cell Phone Lot Waiting Area in Airports

Cell phone lots are a unique solution to solving the issue of short-term parking at airports and below I explain more about what these lots are and how they work! Helps to reduce and ease traffic and congestion in airports at the arrivals area A more relaxing...

Guiding Chinese Visitors from China for Increased Tourists Spending

Making it easy for visitors and tourists to navigate your location, means a better user experience (UX). It also though, means opportunities for increased tourist spending, and this for you, means the chance to drive revenue up. Below we look at classic ways in...

8 Common Signage Design Mistakes in Wayfinding

As a wayfinding auditor, I often see signage design mistakes when wayfinding signs are created. Furthermore, the same mistakes are applied time and time again. It is a little like the 80/20 rule whereby 20% of the problems are happening 80% of the time and so I...

Cost Effective Urban Navigation Design and Techniques

There are a number of techniques for improving urban navigation design, that can be used for helping people find their way. In this post, we look at urban navigation design and highlight some solutions that you might find interesting. Simple technique for arriving...