Wayfinding | Technology | Design | Architecture | Inspiration
The University of California San Francisco Medical Center commissioned fd2s to design and implement one of the largest integrated wayfinding solutions to date. The new wayfinding system consists of interior and exterior signs, printed maps, and staff training materials, maintenance processes -- and the cornerstone of the project is a wayfinding website and a network... Continue Reading →
As part of an integrated wayfinding solution for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, we designed and developed a wayfinding website. Visitors can search for any department in the facilities and get driving directions (thanks to the Google Maps API), best parking options, and walking directions to their destination. An administrative tool allows... Continue Reading →
It was a rare opportunity to return to my alma mater -- The University of Chicago -- as a consultant. In 2008, fd2s was asked to redesign an exterior signage program for the medical campus and an interior signage program for the new hospital pavilion designed by Raphael Viñoly. I managed the project, coordinating with... Continue Reading →
In 2004, fd2s collaborated with M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to design and launch the first integrated wayfinding solution, which included a wayfinding website and onsite touchscreens to help visitors and patients navigate the giant campus. In 2008, it was time to analyze how the website and touchscreens had performed. Are they a helpful resource... Continue Reading →
In 2008, I had the pleasure of managing the environmental graphics program for the Lance Armstrong Foundation's new headquarters in East Austin. The project received an SEGD Merit Award. Photos by David Omer
We're all familiar with Google Maps and its competitors from Yahoo, Microsoft and Mapquest, but for complex environments these tools are not enough to help visitors find their way. Visitors to medical complexes need more information: where to park, how to walk to their appointment, and what other amenities are nearby. In 2003, fd2s created... Continue Reading →
Day 2: Where 2.0 Conference 2009 The frenetic pace of the conference continued on Thursday with nearly 20 presentations, demos and panels. A couple highlights: Steve Coast, founder of OpenStreetMap spun a yarn about “ubiquitous geocontext.” He took us through an imaginary day in the not so distant future when our everyday interactions are encoded with... Continue Reading →
This week I am participating in “Where 2.0,” a conference that focuses on innovations in “the geospatial web” — an ever-broadening category of technologies that utilize location information in some way. By grounding data (often literally) to its physical location on the planet, software can monitor, visualize, analyze, and even predict a mind-boggling variety of... Continue Reading →
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