Straight Forward: How Wayfinding Works

Work in wayfinding and signage? Whether you’re a designer, builder, or manager of sign programs for the built environment, you’ve no doubt experienced the struggle of explaining what you do and why you do it. It’s simple and it’s complicated all at the same time. Fortunately there’s now a great resource to help you share…

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Hope from Crisis

A tent is not a home. Photo by Edward Paterson on Unsplash Every day in my work with SignAgent I get to see incredible architecture projects: beautifully conceived new or renovated airports, stadiums, hospitals, museums, outdoor parks. In my travels, I’ve visited some of North America’s largest urban centres: LA, Chicago, Orlando, NYC, Las Vegas,…

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New Gold. Unlock the Power of Your Wayfinding Data.

”If AI is the wild west… does that make data the new gold?” ”If AI is the wild west… does that make data the new gold?” Matthew McConaughey poses this rhetorical question in a recent Salesforce commercial. While he has a much more famous catchphrase, the phrase “Data is the new gold” is a sentiment…

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Braille Implementation for Signage & Wayfinding

Classroom sign with the Braille translation

Improving Braille Implementation with SignAgent For most people, wayfinding programs are a visual means of navigating through the built environment. But for people who are blind or who have vision impairment or low vision, physical signage is a tactile means of navigating. So, It’s extremely important that signage with braille is properly positioned and that…

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How to Complete Sign Surveys using SignAgent

Person holding an IPad while completing a sign survey

What is a Sign Survey and When is it Done? Before you can begin to plan and design a new signage program, you need to have a solid understanding of your current sign assets and information. That’s why wayfinding and signage projects, just like any graphic design projects, should always begin with a pre-design phase…

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