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Wayfinding phase 1: concept sketch

My process was to play with some of the graphical 2-D layouts to begin to understand the schema of the space and the context of the building, and then begin to layer on digital information to make fine-grain detail available about navigation and activities.

Right now this sketch relies on a main display, a web-based system that visitors can access, and individual dynamic door signage to highlight individual research -- the overall idea is to link visuals of the Media Lab research with particular spaces to make navigation easy and interesting for visitors, and to provide an integrated forum for building inhabitants to share information and collaborate across research groups.

good analysis

Sarah - Good analysis of the space and statement of the problem. I'd like to hear more about the relationship between the larger displays and the office screens. I think you are quite right that there is a relationship between navigation and temporal events. I have the same comment for you that I had for another project - how do you represent all of those labs that occupy two floors. How do the vertical adjacencies effect navigation? Looking forward to seeing some more screen designs and possibly some animation. This especially about the small screens.