Photo: Osaka Subway Map, Area Map and Wayfinding System
Nice big maps, and clear (but maybe a little dull) directional signage. A full review of that system map looks to be in order in the near future… Source: Ian YVR/Flickr
All posts tagged: wayfinding
Photo: Porto Metro Signage
Looks quite lovely in location… although perhaps a little small to be seen from far away. Source: varlamov/Flickr
Photo: Turn on the Bright Lights…
Still in Tokyo, but can I just say how much I adore this wayfinding system? Bright and attractive floor-to-ceiling illuminated signs with simple, easy-to-understand iconography and impossible to miss directional arrows (note how they’re located above head height, so they’re always visible, even in a crowd). And there’s a nice big locality map, too! Stuff like this makes a transit system fun and pleasant to use, but its worth often seems to be underestimated. Source: […]
Photo: The Colors of Public Transit
I love, love, love this photo of wayfinding signage in Chicago. Anyone know which station this is? I’m guessing one of the Wabash stations on the Loop, but don’t know enough about them to narrow it down further. Edit: Knowledgeable readers have identified this sign as being at Clark/Lake station – thanks! Source: k.james/Flickr
Photo: U2 – U5 – U8
Lovely set of wayfinding strip maps from Berlin. The current station, Alexanderplatz, is subtly highlighted with a grey box behind its name. I really like the way that station names are all to the right of each line, with connections shown to the left – an excellent and consistent division of information to make wayfinding easier. Source: manganite/Flickr
Photo: Direzione Anagnina
If the name of your station is in light grey, the trains from this platform are not going there. Simple but effective wayfinding signage from Rome’s Metro. Source: Matt Taylor Hobbs/Flickr
New MTA Wayfinding Signage
Nice supplementary wayfinding signage at New York’s Union Square Station. YOU ARE HERE. Source: Nick Sherman/Flickr
Photo: Barcelona Wayfinding Signage
A excellent example of how strong transit map design is carried across to other elements of the user experience: here, strong and easily understood wayfinding signage in the Barcelona Metro. Source: airways/Flickr