
UMass Boston Wayfinding
UMass Boston Wayfinding
The heritage buildings of UMass Boston vary widely in style, scale, and function, but needed a cohesive wayfinding system to navigate the sometimes knotty hallways and through the overall campus. OverUnder utilized a standard sign panel that could accommodate a variety of information—floor number, wayfinding directions, mini orientation map—and that could easily be tiled for more complex needs. Using UMB's "Beacon Blue" as a base color helps unify signs across campus, and is the perfect midpoint between highly legible and discreet.
Building directories and a campus map were drawn from scratch to ensure compatibility with the new sign system and to maximize their flexibility over time.
The heritage buildings of UMass Boston vary widely in style, scale, and function, but needed a cohesive wayfinding system to navigate the sometimes knotty hallways and through the overall campus. OverUnder utilized a standard sign panel that could accommodate a variety of information—floor number, wayfinding directions, mini orientation map—and that could easily be tiled for more complex needs. Using UMB's "Beacon Blue" as a base color helps unify signs across campus, and is the perfect midpoint between highly legible and discreet.
Building directories and a campus map were drawn from scratch to ensure compatibility with the new sign system and to maximize their flexibility over time.
The heritage buildings of UMass Boston vary widely in style, scale, and function, but needed a cohesive wayfinding system to navigate the sometimes knotty hallways and through the overall campus. OverUnder utilized a standard sign panel that could accommodate a variety of information—floor number, wayfinding directions, mini orientation map—and that could easily be tiled for more complex needs. Using UMB's "Beacon Blue" as a base color helps unify signs across campus, and is the perfect midpoint between highly legible and discreet.
Building directories and a campus map were drawn from scratch to ensure compatibility with the new sign system and to maximize their flexibility over time.
Client
University of Massachusetts, Boston Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability
Location
Boston, Massachusetts
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