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THE SPECTRUM OF PROJECTS We believe that the designer should be able to design anything, “from spoon to the city” because the basic discipline of design is one, the only things that change are the specifics. lella and massimo vignelli, design–vignelli
During the past forty years, as the
environmental graphic design profession
matured, the range of wayfinding projects rapidly expanded. In the 1970s the early
professional practice of architectural graphics mainly entailed designing signs for architects’ and developers’ buildings. Today almost every type of public space
and most private complexes
require a wayfinding scheme. The clients
who commission signage systems for these venues—together with the designers and
fabricators who create them—belong to a dynamic, creative industry.
learn about
Different types of clients who hire wayfinding designers and the kinds of projects they commission
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