Wayfinding: Meeting 01 - Concept

In our first official meeting as a group we discussed the brief and our interpretations of it. We shared ideas and delegated tasks and also planned how we were going to move forward as a group in terms of planning and structure.

Individual ideas

We had decided we would all gather some research on the brief and come back and present our findings within our group.
The main concepts we thought were strongest from the presentations were:

1. a mix of wall decals and 3d objects to give dimension to the system

• Once it’s there it’s there
• Mixture of wall and 3D element compliments each other
• Colours for each department

2. an adaptable system using interchangeable signage

• Adaptability is key, do it by block rather than letter, as its more accessible. 
• Different sections and hook it on. 
• Bars that are off the wall so they boards don't fall. 
• Change of material between temporary and permanent modular plaques. 

We decided on the adaptable system concept and began to plan a bit further into how we would undertake the task.

Further Ideas

• use a mix of materials to keep system looking interesting.
• metal (look at sustainability, durability, cost, processes etc.) and wood chip boards (cheap, sustainable as made from waste. Easily painted, cut etc.)
• laser cut some sections of the system (course name for example). Can use cut out letters as part of system in another part of the building to reuse and reduce waste.
• consider scale and how it will be adjusted and changed throughout building (in reception area individual courses/rooms etc may be presented smaller as in list form)
• present a physical prototype of our system in the presentation. Use off cuts of wood and metal (talk to wood and metal work). Present on A1 board to make presentation stand out.

Planning

As a group we will be meeting every Wednesday to discuss our ideas and how we are moving forward with our own individual tasks and thoughts. In this way, we can ensure the project is being kept consistent across all aspects, and that all of us are on the same page. Adjustments to each members ongoing work can be made here too to ensure consistency. We also have a shared Google Drive folder to share work and sync blog posts with each other.

Delegation

Hannah and Liam - visual research. Visual research entails existing systems and their uses, similar systems across Leeds

Callum - presentation. This entails the structure, layout and aesthetic of the visual presentation, alongside the scripting of it as well as further aids such as hand outs, and physical prototypes.

Amy - materials research. Researching into sustainability, cost, durability etc.

Char (me) - initial design sketches and development. Coming up with initial designs for our chosen idea to be refined and developed in next weeks meeting.