diploma project

Signage and way finder system for the museum 'Vivek Darshan'

The project began with understanding the history and evolution of signages and symbols. Different practices and pictograms were studied. Case studies were done for cities, institutes, hospitals, etc. Media intervention and new inventions were examined; besides Global Positioning Systems, electronic navigation systems, inertial navigation systems.

The team visited Khetri, where explorations were based on palatial architecture. metal cast signs and everyday life –developed as Victorian silhouette portraits, finalised as the main theme. Explorations with form refinement and typography went along with user testing, to evolve a suitable pictorial language. Help was taken from NID’s Hindi department for vocabulary. Material exploration was done for creating a prototype with stone, terracotta, wood and brass. Essentials and limitations were understood and simplified. Final layouts of printable signages were explored with color schemes, patterns, positions. Material and method explorations were done with solid surface (for inlay techniques) and Aluco bond (for cast vinyl techniques).¬

class room project