Cities and Human Experience – the Touchpoints of Space Perception and Wayfinding Systems in the Communication Design Perspective

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https://doi.org/10.31261/LC.2022.02.03

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city, wayfinding, human-centered design, communication design, spatial cognition

Abstract

This paper introduces the topic of wayfinding systems and the related concepts of touchpoints between spatial user experience design and empirical research. It discusses the operationalisation of the concept in the light of various scientific fields and provides the outline of the individual necessary steps crucial to design a signage system that would be the closest and most accurate in the context of spatial cognition, as well as the indication of the most frequently discussed guidelines for designers in both scientific and professional literature.

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2022-06-28

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022)

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Perception and experience

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