Wayfinding design: Logic, application and some thoughts on universality

Design Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 319-331

  Passini, Romedi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Architectural design; Environmental design; Graphic design; Psychology of design

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRAPHIC METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION; GRAPHIC DESIGN; UNIVERSALITY; WAYFINDING DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0030195873     PISSN: 0142694X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-694X(96)00001-4     Document Type: Article

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