Sign Types

from The Wayfinding Handbook (D. Gibson)
Sign types (interior)

- Identification
display the name and/or function of a place

- Directional
show how to get to a place by the use of typography, symbols and arrows

- Orientation
site maps and directories

- Regulatory
the do's and dont's


For the wayfinding system of the gallery there won't be a need for Orientation signs as the building is not too large. A list of all the necessary signs was made:

- 16 Identification
- 10 Directional
- 3 Regulatory

some of the directional signs will be used in groups (6 + 2 + 1 + 1)

Pictograms needed:
- café
- toilets
- ladies toilet
- gents toilet
- office
- education room
- staff kitchen
- private studios

Signage project - research part 3

Arnolfini Gallery

Baltic Gallery

Greenwhich University

Laban

Manchester Art Gallery

Tate Britain

Tate Modern

Victoria&Albert Museum

Virgin Atlantic

Whitechapel Gallery

Holmes Wood studio, based in London, has been responsible for the creation of wayfinding systems in galleries, universities and other public places all around the UK.
"First apply the art of discovering how people move around a place, and then respond with the creation of a wayfinding scheme that properly effects the use of the place with simplicity and aesthetic appeal."

Signage project - research part 2

Pictograms are an essential part of wayfinding design. They can help "express a place's personality, character and even historic content" (Gibson, The Wayfinding Handbook). Here are a few examples.


Aiga/DOT symbols


MoMA QNS


Radio City Music Hall

London 2012 Olympics by SomeOne

Moscow 1980 Olympics (N. Belkow)

Munich 1972 Olympics (Otl Aicher)

Tokyo 1964 and Munich 1972 Olympics

Eurostar train by SomeOne

Finished set

Music video - "Dá-me Ar"

Toranja - Dá-me ar

DV-PAL 4:3, b&w, 1'04''
capture- iStopMotion Pro
editing- FinalCut Pro + Adobe Premiere CS4
+ Adobe Photoshop CS4

Music video - storyboard

Different animation techniques had to be applied in the music video. It was decided to shoot it as a stop motion but with a hand-drawn changing background and some computer editing.

The mood for the video was greatly inspired by Jan Svankmajer's The Fall of the House of Usher.

Dope sheets were used to understand the timing of the lyrics and beats. Following this, a storyboard was created with the timings of each sequence. All was shot under camera during 2 days.

Signage research - part 1

This weekend I popped into Site Gallery, APG and Showroom to have a look at their signage.

Site Gallery needs very few Signage as it is small and easy to understand where everything is, I found these 2 signs on doors. The Showroom is also not very rich on signage, using big words on top of the doors for Cinema, Cafe, etc and also some signs on the doors in vinil. In APG I only look at the outdoor signage where we can know what the place is, what it has on at the moment and the opening times.

Music video song

This is the song I chose for the music video project.
Toranja - "Dá me ar"