Pinpointing the often numerous opportunities to make a space better for everyone using Universal Design principles is second nature to us. More often than not, it’s a matter of common sense.
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Viv's Place recognises that home isn't just a place – it's a feeling of safety, somewhere to form connections, and a sense of dignity.
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I’ve taken a dip into a world I’m both fascinated and (slightly) intimidated by – the world of environmental psychology.
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In our role as wayfinders, we need to think about the entire journey a user has to take to reach their destination and return home again. If we’ve done our job well, you won’t even notice where we’ve made interventions.
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Melbourne’s attempt to turn “Little” streets into shared promenades is failing. Why? Poor education, a lack of considered design, and a little bit of crossed cultural wiring.
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A legible environment is just that, an environment that the user can read, can understand, can interact with – preferably with minimal signage.
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"Please note," "Actually," "Final outcome," and "Currently" – what do these phrases have in common? They are often unnecessary.
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A client asked me how we design for neurodiversity. My answer? We already design our solutions with neurodiversity needs in mind.
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Pictograms can be an effective and versatile communication tool. However, such a powerful device should be revised to truly represent everyone in our community.
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Neon signs represent days gone by and emit a glow like no other. They’ve largely gone the way of new light sources, but their appeal still shines strong for many – me included.
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In the space between standards and aesthetics often dwells many design solutions, but it requires independent thinking and energy to unearth it.
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Over the past year, I’ve collated my fair share of stupid signs. As a kind of strange celebration of all things weird, wacky and whimsically bad in the world of signage, we’ve collated some of our favourite stupid signs from 2022.
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Digital wayfinding is at its heart a design challenge – and it's one we’re looking to tackle, when the conditions are right.
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We don’t expect divine inspiration to visit us within the confines of our studio. Instead, we go looking for connection in creation.
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Architects and wayfinding consultants are working towards the same goal: to create a space that is easy and welcoming for everyone who enters it – both have slightly different ways of achieving this.
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We’ve learnt plenty from our collective decades of project management experience. It all comes in handy on projects, whether big or small.
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As wayfinders, we can make substantial differences in a project. The key is finding ways to listen to one another.
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As wayfinding consultants, the role we have to play is one of modern day truthsayer: we have to tell people what we think and what we know, clearly and plainly. Our primary concern is people, after all.
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We think that hospitals need to fast-track better wayfinding now before the opportunity passes to make real, lasting change. NSW Health recognised this opportunity in the form of the new Wayfinding for Healthcare Facilities guidelines.
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As wayfinders on these hospital projects designed to last generations, we have to implement strategies to contend with Australia’s literacy issue now, and into the future.
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