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Design & Development

Part 1: Wayfinding Iconographies




Now this is the fun part. How do I improve the designs, based on my point of view?

The quote, "it's really not that bad, it just needs a little shaping", applies to the existing Wayfinding Systems as well. Adding small texts below the big icons would help in clarity too. For example, I wanted to go to Marina Barrage. Now, if this is your first time at Gardens By the Bay, you will be greeted with this (Fig. 16). It would help a lot if below the icons, it tells you what those icons mean.

In this case, the icons you see here was the Gardens By The Bay, followed by Marina Barrage, and the Passenger Service Office, respectively.



Fig. 16: Gardens By The Bay Concourse Signage

Let's get back on the drawing board. Fig. 17 shows the icon sets, now with added labels. Fig. 18 shows the idea, in Wireframe form. In Fig. 19, it shows the comparison of how the current signage is like with the additions of texts. Fig. 20 is an example of how the same proposed idea would be, retrofitted on the older signs.



Fig. 17: Labelled icons for easier understanding. Emphasis still is on the icons. The text acts as a placeholder



Fig. 18: Signage Wireframe (Low-Fi)



Fig. 19: Comparison between the current design, and my proposed design.



Fig. 20: Proposed design, on the older signage boards

Part 2: Exit Directories




I have arrived at my station. Where to, next? This is where the Exit Directories come in. The current implementation only has Exit Directories at the Concourse, while the ones at the Platforms only as the 'Way out' icon.



Fig. 21: An Exit Directory and Locality Map, found on TEL stations
Photo Credits: Joshua Lee via Mothership.sg

The Exit Directories' design is nice and neat, but the only gripes I had were the Exit Numbers being on the right, and it being jumbled up, as the list of landmarks were arranged alphabetically. So I decided, why not arranged it according to Exit Numbers and alphabetically? Best of both worlds.



Fig. 22: Exit Directory Wireframe (Low-Fi)



Fig. 23: Comparison between the current design, and my proposed design.
(Left - Proposed Design, Right - Current)

There is no need for 'Part 3: Consistencies, as a whole' section. Once we're able to iron out and fine tune the new system, it should, be able to be applied consistently.

Head over to the Virtual Prototypes tab, where I'll try to implement the new designs, along with my fine-tuned proposed design, to the existing signages.