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What is Wayfinding Signage? | Visuals over Text

Designers today put a lot of thought coming up with wayfinding signage for people that frequently visit an area. In the past, text the was main source for public location presentation, but has proven to be counter productive to say the least. With all this in mind, a general question arises. What is wayfinding signage ? Wayfinding signage is visual representation concerned with directing you from point to point or confirming your route progress. The main purpose behind these visuals is to let the people navigate the environment. Even if the text is not understandable or there is a language barrier, you interpret the visual easily. This visual understandably is for pedestrian crossing even if placed in any country. You easily process it in your thoughts and interpret without any language barrier. DigitalWayfinding Signage: Showing Instead of Telling With the use of smartphones and tablets, navigation has become very easy for people to explore the surrounding. While G...