New to wayfinding and wondering what on earth this word means? Below are some wayfinding examples and some common questions answered. What is Wayfinding Signage in Catania airport in Sicily The most obvious question or at least one of the most common I get asked is...
In this post, we look at Hospital Wayfinding and implementing a strategy to make it as easy as possible for visitors to find around these complex buildings. There are many ways in which you can guarantee a more efficient and better-planned hospital and medical centre...
In this post, a look at how wayfinding can be used to improve commercial opportunities in airports. Navigating An Airport as a User As travellers arrive, move and navigate through an airport, the effectiveness or not of the wayfinding system can play a vital role in...
In charge of guiding people in a location and need to know more about developing a Wayfinding Strategy? There is an art to guiding users, whether it be guiding them through an airport, a university campus, along a bay trail, through an urban area, shopping mall,...
Understanding exactly what ‘Wayfinding’ is can perhaps be confusing and understandably so. So in this post let us look at wayfinding planning process and procedures and what is generally involved. Many people naturally, when first introduced to the term...
Exactly what is a good wayfinding strategy is and best practice guidelines for developing and planning are discussed below! It can really be quite overwhelming when you first start planning a wayfinding strategy, particularly if you are relatively new to the concept...
In this post, let us take a look at airport wayfinding planning and techniques for creating an effective way to guide passengers, employees, and visitors to airports. Studies on wayfinding often use airports as a focus of their research and it is easy to see why, when...
There are numerous techniques that involve wayfinding that can be used to improve retail sales performance. Below let us look at some of the most simple techniques. Doorways should be made wide and open-front and this helps to improve retail sales performance. Retail,...
In this post, a look at wayfinding signage design basics Signage Space and Positioning If you read through the majority of journal articles on wayfinding, you will find that the concept of ‘travel spaces’ and what is often termed ‘performance...
Dr Paul Symonds has a PhD in Wayfinding & has been involved in a number of wayfinding audits and provides online training in wayfinding and navigation. Click to learn more about the team...
