Studio Brief 1 - Wayfinding - Context

Pictograms and directional arrows in context

Placing the singular pictograms on the buildings would reaffirm the locations. These would be small however, as the viewing spots would be the main focus. The viewing spots are placed in the best places to see the owls and are pointing to the facades of the buildings.

The directions are spread equally across the area on pavements at road intersections and open spaces.

The directions would be spray-painted on the ground with the use of stencils. When testing this with I found that it was easier to apply the black as an area first and then apply the other colours on top. When the middle colours were applied first I found it would be very hard to create the black outline without any of the background material showing in between the layers. By applying the black first this meant that there were no gaps between the black outlines and the rest of the colours. When applied to the stone the colours stand out well particularly the white, blue and cream. The black is effective when the stone is dry however this may change when the surface becomes wet. The directional designs are roughly A3 which I think is big enough to be visible and small enough to be combined with other arrows to create directional systems without disrupting the environment.