Way Finding Final

8/7/2019 Way Finding Final

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KCAI Wayfinding

Monday, April 25, 2011


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At the Kansas City Art Institute, there are many different types of signs for the site, for the building, and interior signage. Some buildings dont even tell you what they are at all.


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An example would be this building, Vanderslice. You only know that is the name of the building after you have been going to this school for a while.


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There are some of these around campus telling you where you are located but the star to tell you where you are *CLICK* blends in with the rest of the map so that it is hard to tell where you are. Also these signs are made out of some plexiglass likeunless you are looking for them or know where they are. They are also not updated when the campus changes.


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And in the different buildings there are room identifiers across campus. Another point is that very few signs around campus are ADA approved or would pass their inspection. What I have done is taken some elements of the already existing brand ga more consistent way finding experience.


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Primary Colors

Secondary Colors

PMS 397

OFF-WHITE PMS 204 OFF-WHITE

PMS 445 PMS 2602 PMS 165


From the existing brand guide, I took the existing colors to use.


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Futura Condensed Medium

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789?!$&


I also used the typeface Futura Condensed Medium from the existing brand guide as well.


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DESIGN

BUILDINGGRAPHICDESIGN

CLASSESGRAPHIC DESIGN

CLASSES


This is a building directory for the outside of the building by the door. It has the name of the building along with the function and states the function in braille. All signs are made of vinyl or plastic that is adhered to the wall.


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BUSINESS

OFFICE

STU

DENTID

CARDS

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This is the overhead signage for the second floor of Vanderslice that would be placed at the top of the stairs. It has the level toned back to be able to read what is on that level.


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This is a wall mounted directional that has the same idea of the overhead signage.


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db101

DESIGNBUILDING101


This would be a room identifier. It has the name of the room and in braille to adhere to the ADA rules.


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SWOMEN

6

13

2


bathroom sign


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PARKING

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ENTRANCE

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parking sign


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IRVINGBUILDING

EASTBUILDING

PAINTINGBUILDING

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-ANIMATION

-PAINTING

-PHOTO/DIGITALFILMMAKINGPRINTMAKINGMEDIACENTER


This is another directional sign that would be on different buildings around campus. I wanted to give more information than just the building name to be able to direct people more to what they are looking for. If someone new wanted to go check owould not know what building to go to without already knowing that animation is in the irving building. This directional sign fixes that.


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ADMISSIONS

STUDENTLIFE

TY

SARDS

AIRS

TIONS

EPPERSONAUDITORIUM

FINA

HUMANRESOUR

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This is a building identifier. In the identifier it would also say what is in each building to give visitors and new students a better understanding of where to go to find what they need.


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KCAIIRVINGBUILDING

EASTBUILDING

PAINTINGBUILDING

-ANIMATION

-PAINTING

VANDERSLICE-ADMISSIONS,BUSINESSOFFICE,

TUDENTLIFE,

COMMUNICATIONS,CAMPUSSECURTIY,

EPPERSONAUDITORIUM,S

ACADEMICAFFAIRS,FINANCIALAID,HUMANRESOURCES


KCAI

A1

A1

A1

E 1 E1E1

E1E1

E1

E1

E1 E1

E1

E1E1

E1E1

E1E1

E1

E1

E1

E1

B1

B1B1

B1

B1 B1

B1

B1

B2

B2

B2

B2

B2

B2

B3

B3

B3

C1 C1C1

C1

C1C1C1

C1

C1

D1

D1D1F1

F1

F1

F1

F1

DESIGNBUILDINGILLUSTRATION

MINERALHALL

SCULPTURE EASTBUILDING

VANDERSLICE

IRVINGBUILDING

PAINTING

BATYHOUSE

JANNESLIBRARY

LIVINGCENTER

FOUNDATIONS/

FIBERS

CERAMICS


This is a site identifier, directional, and campus directory all in one. On the one side it has the directional and on the other it has the campus map.


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IRVINGB

EASTBUI

PAINTING

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-ANIMATION

-PAINTING

-PHOTO/DIGPRINTMAKIN

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K AIIRVINGBUILDING

EASTBUILDING

PAINTINGBUILDING

-ANIMATION

-PAINTING

VANDERSLICE-ADMISSIONS,BUSINESSOFFICE,

TUDENTLIFE,

COMMUNICATIONS,CAMPUSSECURTIY,

EPPERSONAUDITORIUM,S

ACADEMICAFFAIRS,FINANCIALAID,

HUMANRESOURCES


KCAI

A1

A1

A1

E1 E1

E1

E1E1

E1

E1

E1 E1

E1

E1E1

E1E1

E1E1

E1

E1

E1

E1

B1

B1B1

B1

B1 B1

B1

B1

B2

B2

B2

B2

B2

B2

B3

B3

B3

C1 C1C1

C1

C1C1C1

C1

C1

D1

D1D1F1

F1

F1

F1

F1

DESIGN

BUILDING

ILLUSTRATION

MINERALHALL

SCULPTURE EASTBUILDING

VANDERSLICE

IRVINGBUILDING

PAINTING

BATYHOUSE

JANNESLIBRARY

LIVINGCENTER

FOUNDATIONS/

FIBERS

CERAMICS

ENTRANCE

13

PARKING


This system unifies the KCAI campus through color and typography and brings more of a constancy to the campus.


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Thank you!


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