Way finding final design

Final design for way finding of an exit sign.

Way finding progression

After realising that the fonts i originally designed were not entirely legible it lead to my current idea which is to use the decorative pattern within the way-finding , using standard letters in a clear font with a colour which stands out on top of the pattern which would be placed behind the letters. Here are the fonts i thought might work and the one labeled most suitable is the one i have chosen, because it is a clear readable font which i believe will remain so even with a design inside the letters.

Way finding

For the way-finding my original idea was to have a graffiti style font saying information necessary for finding your way around the building, however after trialling  this idea I found that not everyone found it legible.

Decoration

My first idea was to have a consistent pattern or design throughout the building to avoid possible clashing which may occur if there were for example different designs for each strand or room, when doing a sample questionnaire, I found that more students agreed with this idea than did not .
On further reflection of this initial idea, I began thinking of what this design may be and felt personally that pattern rather then imagery will work better as I feel it wont date as quickly if done subtly. I went on to think of how i might go about implementing a subtle pattern while still making it visible but not tacky. My leading idea for a way of doing this was too use two different shades of the same colour, for instance two close shades of blue one as a base layer the other the colour of the pattern on top.

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