Keeping People From Getting Lost (10-14-10)
Carlson and her colleagues reviewed current research on how people find their way through buildings and use navigating through the new Seattle Central Library as a case study to illustrate important wayfinding principles.
- Blogs 2010
- Blog Article
- Any Designed Environment
- Ease Wayfinding
- Floor Plan
- Sign
- Useful Design Principles
- Children's Environments
- Educational Environments
- Health Care Environments
- Leisure Environments
- Other Environments
- Residential Environments
- Retail Environments
- Signage
- Wayfinding
- Workplace Environments
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
Enhanced Health-Related Signage Symbols (05-21-10)
Hospital signage is often confusing.
Not Lost in Healthcare Environments (05-14-10)
Lost people are endemic in healthcare environments.
Wayfinding Principles: Indoors and Out
Some general—but frequently overlooked—principles of wayfinding are examined in three recent articles.
Sign Designs Should Present Safety and General Information First
Information related to safety and possible danger should be presented first on any sign.
Healthcare Design: Patient Communication and Ambulatory Care
How can the physical environment change doctor-patient communication? How should amublatory care facilities be designed?
Some Highlights of HealthCareDesign.08
The agenda at HealthcareDesign.08 had insightful discussions of how human beings interact with their surroundings.
- 2009 - Issue 1
- Featured Stories
- Healthcare
- Library
- Workplace
- Enhance Experience
- Enhance Satisfaction/Quality of Life
- Promote Physical Health/Improve Health Outcomes
- Support Customer Satisfaction
- Industry/Association Report
- Research Tools - Other
- Design Process and Issues
- Health Care Environments
- Signage
- Workplace Environments
Traffic Warning Signals that Don’t Make a Difference
Some traffic warning signs are not effective. Two recent journal articles profile signage that does not produce the desired behaviors by drivers.
Right Turns, Left Turns
When presented with a turning decision, people tend to turn toward their dominant hand, and turn in ways consistent with the car-driving regulations of their homeland.
Inner Navigation: Why We Get Lost in the World and How We Find Our Way
Inner Navigation, by Erik Jonsson, helps readers understand why humans get lost, and what you, as a designer, can do to make the spaces you create easier to navigate.
Erik Jonsson. 2002. New York: Scribner Publishing.



