Designers Create Symbols to Show Way in Hospitals // Sep 12, 03:20 PM
Lisa Cornwell did an article for AP describing the project our class worked on last year under Prof. David Middleton. The article was picked up by many news outlets.
Hospitals can be tough to navigate, especially for immigrants who speak little or no English. So students at four colleges have designed a series of navigation symbols – from a large white tooth to show dental services, to a head with gears inside depicting mental health services – as a way to help guide immigrants through the daunting mazes of hospital hallways and buildings. [...] The design students attend the University of Cincinnati and Kent State University in Ohio, California Polytechnic State University and Iowa State University.
That’s us! And here’s the link.
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