Wayfinding can be defined as spatial problem solving. It is knowing where you are in a building or an environment, knowing where your desired location is, and knowing how to get there from your present location.
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Wayfinding Articles
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SEGD Wayfinding and Placemaking Symposium: Transportation and Transformation
April 27 - 28, 2023, Los Angeles, CA
Wayfinding and placemaking are at the heart of transformative transportation experiences. The importance of well-designed and executed solutions to complex transportation challenges is critical to the project's success or failure. Join us IN PERSON for the largest Wayfinding + Placemaking event in SEGD history!
Photo Landmark Navigation: More than Maps. Eyedog.US is the Intuitive Indoor Wayfinding Solution for You |
Crossrail Connection: Designing the new Elizabeth line for Transport for London (TfL) |
Thoughts and Opinions
Designing Down Under
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In the Sydney metropolitan area and across the Australian state of New South Wales, BrandCulture has implemented new wayfinding strategies for the region’s rail systems. In the Sydney suburb of Randwick, BrandCulture developed wayfinding and interpretive signage for Newmarket, a new mixed-used commercial and residential development.
BrandCulture: The Future of Built Environments After COVID-19 |
How Will Buildings and Places Communicate Following the Pandemic? |
Explore SEGD Award Winners
Metquarter, Liverpool |
The Vessel at Hudson Yards |
The Ian Potter Southbank Centre (Melbourne Conservatorium of Music) |
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Wayfinding Program |
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SEGD Wayfinding Podcasts
The ideal way to learn from your desk. These courses consist of podcast recordings of webinar and workshop materials delivered by the top professionals in EGD in the SEGD community.
$10 for individual Podcasts and $30 for the Podcast collections (best value) for members. Click for content details.
Wayfinding News
ENGAGING THE GUEST AT THE OMNI PGA FRISCO RESORT
For close to a decade, RSM Design has collaborated with development teams to reposition the project formerly known as Hollywood & Highland, and now rebranded as Ovation Hollywood. Home of the Academy Awards within the Dolby Theater since 2002, and adjacent to the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, this newly envisioned mixed-use complex is at the epicenter of the Hollywood experience.
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