"Floor A" Wayfinding

In this project, I developed a wayfinding concept idea for Floor A of the Suffolk University Art & Design building. I chose materials, a color pallet, and a unifying font to design large graphics and wayfinding signage around the floor.

First year, Fall semester, Suffolk University MAIA Program

Graphics & signage

Stairwell Graphic

Lumicor in “Cantaloupe” with white vinyl lettering, next to the door to Stair 4. (Not to scale)

Orientation Map & Directional Signage

Lumicor in “Seafoam” with white vinyl lettering, next to the large “A” graphic on the South Corridor. (Not to scale)

Room Identification Signage (Code)

Chroma 3form in “Violet,” with white vinyl lettering, including Braille, next to every door. (Not to scale)

Large Floor A Graphic

Thick, Bendheim Back-Painted Glass in “Canary Yellow” layered

on top of a thinner, wooden A. Black cut vinyl sticker on the

glass. Wraps around corner of South and West Corridor. (Not to

scale)

Room Identification Signage (Windows)

Cut white vinyl on frosted glass. (Not to scale)

Concept: Spirited Vectors & Windows

ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM

EXISTING CONDITIONS

Windows and the horizontal wall space above doors is bare on Floor A. With the objective of creating a visually pleasant and comprehensible wayfinding system, bare surfaces should be used to allow for more signage and graphics. Signage visible from the hallway, frosted windows with room identification, playful vector line illustrations and art and design motifs, small pops of bright color, and new wooden lockers will enliven Floor A, allow people to navigate it easily, and connect students and faculty to the function of Floor A as a space for them - reflective of their identity as practical, hands-on creatives.

CONCEPT KEYWORDS

spirited
bright
innovative
fresh
eccentric
playful

FONT Filson Pro Book, Adobe

MATERIALS & TEXTURES

COLOR PALETTE

Elevations

South Corridor (nts)

North Corridor (nts)

East Corridor (nts)

West Corridor (nts)