What if we had a standardized signage program for hospitals like we have for highways?
What do hospitals and horseless carriages have in common? People getting lost. Soon after horseless carriages made their debut, drivers...
KISS . . . . Keep it Simple and Standardized
KISS – is the first rule of good design: Keep It Simple, Stupid! As they say “To design something complex is simple. To design something...
Did you know you had an internal GPS System?
With our smartphones with their apps and GPS locators, many of us may have forgotten how to use old fashioned maps. But did you know our...
Why reinvent the wheel? The Case for Signage Standards
As a fresh-out-of-college Wayfinding Specialist in an architecture firm, I was challenged by my employer to find “the little jewel” that...
What makes wayfinding so important to a hospital’s bottom line?
The estimated costs for living with a poor and ineffective wayfinding program in a midsized facility of 350 - 400 inpatient beds, and...
Consider a “Wayfinding Renovation” with your next construction project.
As we continue to learn more and adopt new ways of thinking about hospital design, many buildings have become antiquated. In addition,...
It's all about communication!
In a recent article in Becker’s Healthcare: “The chronic problem of communication: Why it's a patient safety issue, and how hospitals can...
Signs are not wayfinding.
Wayfinding is a popular buzz term often used to talk about signage, but wayfinding is more than just signage. Wayfinding is the art of...
What makes hospital wayfinding so complex?
First, it is important to determine what is meant by wayfinding. Depending on whom you ask, the definition usually focuses on signs....
