Helping audiences find their way in an environment is achieved by a combination of strategies: Passive wayfinding and Active wayfinding.
Together, active and passive elements work to make a place understandable and accessible. Good wayfinding design helps visitors and residents orient themselves, understand the layout of spaces and access key areas or facilities without confusion.
General
- Design wayfinding systems that cater to different modes of transportation (e.g. pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles, public transit) to ensure seamless navigation throughout a precinct.
- Maintain consistency in wayfinding elements to create a cohesive and intuitive navigation experience.
- Organise wayfinding signage in a hierarchical system to guide people through the precinct at different scales, from broad directions to specific destinations.
- Design wayfinding that addresses the specific needs of different users—residents, visitors, tourists, workers, the elderly and those with a disability—each of whom may have different priorities or levels of familiarity with the precinct.
- Integrate wayfinding and interpretive signage with public art elements.
- Ensure placement of signs and information provides safety for users and contributes to the perception of personal safety.
