This is a scheme of tactile floor plan symbols, for use in information panels; for the blind and visually impaired. The colour black represents raised elements, so that this would be inverted on machined metal panels; where the raised elements are white metal and the background is either black or a dark colour. Some of …Read More
16/07/14 (updated 21/07/14) Alastair Somerville and I (working together as Acuity Design) were contacted by Fraser Randall Ltd; with regards to a commission for their client, the Imperial War Museum. Acuity Design had been recommended as one of the few providers of accessible signage and information, for the blind and visually impaired/partially sighted, able to …Read More
The purpose of my design, for a new disabled sign, was to address several perceived shortcomings with the existing form. As you will see from the comparison below, I have attempted to depict the wheelchair user in a more dynamic manner. Rather than sitting still and leaning slightly back in a rather passive manner, the …Read More