we split into groups to do our group part of assessments for this course. i chose to be in the wayfinding group. i wasn’t really certain what wayfinding was, but it sounded quite interesting. when it came to it, it was pretty straightforward. it is, literally, finding your way. once you look at it with such a simplistic view you realise, these wayfinding techniques can be found literally everywhere in your everyday life: from directions in a building, to the touch screen digital boards in shopping centres, to a fire escape plan.

interestingly too, i found out that those rubber strips with dots on them found at the top of stairs and even on stairs are not actually grips so that you don’t slip – they’re instances of tactile wayfinding! their purpose is so that visually impaired people know where they’re going and that they’re at stairs or somewhere where they need to change their footstep pattern. it was interesting how i’m sure most people in society also don’t realise their real purpose, and how wayfinding literally surrounds us everywhere.

from my research, i found that there are so many interesting instances of wayfinding that are being designed as we speak. such as this directional pole

i don’t know if this is really the most practical form of wayfinding that they can design, but you must admit it looks cool and it’s a definitely an amazing innovation and boost for technology of the modern age. if this is what is currently the most powerful form of wayfinding “on earth”, then i can’t wait and can’t even imagine what could be being created and implemented even in a year’s time.