Guidance system

Orientation design deals with the orientation of the people in unknown locations. A good orientation design combines the disciplines of architecture, graphic, and product design, taking into account the psychology of perception to complex systems. These systems are called orientation, guidance or information systems.

Orientation systems

To ensure a good orientation, orientation systems must build a clear communication to their recipients. In order to achieve this, the design of the orientation signage served. For this purpose, worked with both Scripture and with pictograms and arrows. To ensure a good readability in a hurry and greater distances, specific criteria for the selection of fonts and the correct use of these writings must be considered. As a sign of support signs, but also beamer projections or leaflets are used in most cases.

Legibility in orientation systems

The German Institute for Standardization DIN 1450 describes a standard for displaying legible font. Things you should be mikrotypografische criteria that relate to the choice of font for a text signaling, include Use a sans serif linear antiqua, a stroke width of 15 to 20% of the x-height, low stroke contrast, open internal shapes of the characters and individual forms of characters for distinctness (eg, two -story g as an exclusion of q). Makrotypografische criteria are, inter alia, means a length of at least 0.25% of the viewing distance (eg at 2 m distance 5 mm x-height ≈ 30 pt font size), mixed case (uppercase and lowercase) for individual word shapes and sufficient to color contrast with the characters.

Accessibility of orientation systems

In public buildings, the orientation systems must be designed to be barrier -free. For this purpose, it is important to consider few things. The information must be made as large as possible, clear and glare -free. In addition, the information must tactile, so be good palpable. Also, the additional use of soil indicators can be used for expulsion of visually impaired people. The obligation to create accessible orientation systems is according to § 4 of the BGG, the German Disability Discrimination Act, prescribed. Similar provisions are contained in the Disability Equality laws of other countries.