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
Old School, New Traditions at the Collegiate School
Read Time: 5 minutes
The Collegiate School in New York City traces its roots back to 1628, so when it came time for the K-12 boy’s day school to move into a new and modern building, they enlisted the help of Alexander Isley Inc (New York) to help preserve the past and design future traditions.
It doesn’t happen every day that a client leaves an experiential graphic design project open-ended save for one very specific instruction: No supergraphics. The Collegiate School in Manhattan is no ordinary client.
 This Way, UPV! CVE Design in the Upper Perkiomen Valley |
 Stacks and Bike Racks—Austin Central Library Wayfinding |
Thoughts and Opinions
Lost in the Woods
Read Time: 3 minutes
By Wayne Hunt
September 2018 “Saved By an Icon”
In the late summer of 2014 my experienced hiking buddy, designer Dave Funk, and I parked his SUV at a trail head in Oregon’s Three Sisters Wilderness.
 Service Animal—Pet Relief Airport Sign |
 Falling off the Map in Minneapolis |
Explore SEGD Award Winners
 Silesia Museum Wayfinding |
 SFMOMA: Identity and Placemaking |
 Wayfinding MASS MoCA |
 Any > Which > Way |
SEGD Talks - Wayfinding videos
 Richard Garcia & Joseph Labozan Dialogue: Planning and Designing for an International Gateway |
 Itati Imoguilner - Innovating the Passenger Experience |
Wayfinding Best Practice
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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.
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Wayfinding News
Waltzing Matilda Centre
Read Time: 1 minute
Winton, Australia lies 1,356km north-west of Brisbane, surrounded by Matilda country. According to the Australian Traveller it is the dinosaur capital of Australia; paleontologists from around the world flock to the harsh and unforgiving outback to discover dinosaur bones.
Winton is also the birth place of the famous Australian bush ballad, “Waltzing Matilda.” Banjo Paterson wrote the lyrics to the legendary song nearby at Dagworth Station in 1895. It was first performed at Winton’s North Gregory Hotel the same year.
APCO Launches DesignStudio 2
Read Time: <1 minute
APCO recently launched DesignStudio 2, a dynamic yet easy-to-use, web-based sign design application ideal for the interior design community or anyone developing an interior sign program. DesignStudio 2 features include: corporate/healthcare /education options, compatibility with APCO's Arcadia, FullView & Frameless elevate systems, a large library of colors and finishes, custom support and expedited pricing as well as downloadable specifications and support materials.
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