Archives: Events
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Wayfinding in Airports: The Ultimate Design Challenge?
Date: 30 June 2022 30 June 2022 (12.30pm-2pm) Moniteurs talk This talk spans thirty years of signs and information design for airports. Heike Nehl and Sibylle Schlaich (Moniteurs) explored the unique identities and wayfinding systems at over a hundred airports, sharing past stories, current challenges and promising future trends for navigating airports around the world. Heike and Sibylle…
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Outdoor Adventure Wayfinding
Date: 26 May 2022 26 May 2022 Terry Moore and Paul Naylor talks Outdoor adventuring should be fun but can be dangerous! Mountain rescue callouts involving people using battery-draining GPS mapping technology have increased, as have the number of inexperienced navigators getting lost in outdoor spaces. Professor Terry Moore’s talk shared his experiences of outdoor…
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Smart Inclusive Wayfinding: Is Waymap the Solution for Mobility and Independence for All?
Date: 28 April 2022 28 April 2022 Ethan Brooks and Julian Jackson talks Wayfinding is typically dependent on visual cues. So how do people with vision impairments find their way? They are at quite a disadvantage, encompassing not only knowing how to reach their destination but also how to avoid all those obstacles en route.…
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Functional Design for Public Places: How to Design Inclusive Wayfinding Information
Date: 24 March 2022 24 March 2022 Janik Frithioff talk Danish graphic designer Janik Frithioff shared fascinating examples of functional design solutions, and explores the key principles for designing wayfinding, traffic information, typography and visual communications for public places. When designing for ‘everyone’ Janik believes the goal must always be to develop solutions for as…
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Planes, Trains and Map Design
Date: 24 February 2022 24 February 2022 Christian Nolle and Mark Ovenden talks These talks encouraged us to travel from the comfort of our homes. Our two speakers Christian Nolle and Mark Ovenden explored influences on airline and railway maps, looking at changing design considerations and the evolution of travel information design. Christian’s talk introduced us…
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Tour of the Abram Games Archive
Date: 10 February 2022 10 February 2022 No event recording A unique opportunity to find out more about the life and design legacy of Abram Games through a visit to his archive in West Hampstead, London. The afternoon tour was given by Naomi Games, daughter of the acclaimed 20th Century graphic designer. The tour of…
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On Your bike! Creating a New National Cycle Network in Denmark
Date: 20 January 2022 20 January 2022 Marco Berends and Fenne Roefs talks Can outdoor wayfinding information increase activity and improve user satisfaction? Marco Berends is leading the Future Recreational Network wayfinding project in Denmark and shared experiences of designing new information to encourage outdoor recreation across the country. Fenne Roefs from MijksWise is collaborating…
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The relevance of memory for real-world navigation and the effect of Alzheimer’s disease on outdoor activities
Date: 16 December 2021 In this insightful talk, Professor Michael Hornberger explained current research on spatial orientation and navigation deficits in people with Alzheimer’s disease, and how wayfinding problems impact people’s outdoor activities, such as driving and walking safely. He discussed ways of improving diagnosis, disease progression tracking, and symptom management in this form of…
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The lost art of reading nature’s signs
Date: 25 November 2021 Internationally renowned natural navigator and wayfinding expert Tristan Gooley in conversation with SDS co-chair Dr Colette Jeffrey. In an era when we increasingly rely on technology to navigate – and get lost when it fails – Tristan’s fascinating knowledge of navigation using natural cues and signs gives us ideas to incorporate…
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Wayfinding + wellbeing: connecting people with place to shape positive human experiences
Date: 21 October 2021 Wayfinding can have a positive or a negative impact on our wellbeing. Designers aim to create spaces people want to spend time in and information to help us navigate easily, but do people with mental health issues navigate built environments differently? Wayfinding often involves recalling information, interpreting information and making decisions…