Environmental graphic design
Designs the graphic communication of a built place (signs, lettering, graphics and themed décor) as a coherent system.
What it deals with
In a hospital, an airport or a museum, people need to find their way and understand the place while moving through it.
Principles
One system
Every piece in the place speaks the same language.
In space
It is read standing up, on the move and from a distance.
Safety and well-being
It helps people move around with confidence.
Applications in design
Use it like this
Walk through the place as someone arriving for the first time would.
Avoid
Adding one-off signs every time someone gets lost.
Don’t fall for it
Read the signs at the real distance and speed, not on a screen.
Especialidad
Connections
Authors and works
- 2015
Chris Calori and David Vanden-Eynden
Described how to create environmental graphics and signage systems for a place.
Sources
Secondary sources
- Calori, C., & Vanden-Eynden, D. (2015). Signage and wayfinding design: A complete guide to creating environmental graphic design systems (2nd ed.). Wiley.
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