Airport wayfinding — A design system


University Final Project — 2008

Project objectives

  1. Detailed signage system.
  2. Electronic flight information boards.
  3. Gate numbering and zoning.
  4. Transport pictogram set based on the best of current systems.
  5. New typeface based on principles from great fonts used across systems.
  6. Wayfinding app for internal environments.

Final Thesis

User Research



Passenger flows and types of user


Understanding current and proposed visual noise





Passenger Routes through airports






Zoning Areas




Sketchup 3D models





Archicad Models







Grid system




Fruvetica Typeface Design

I created ‘Fruvetica’ a hybrid typeface, based on the best principles from both Helvetica and Frutiger. Two of the most successful typefaces used in signage systems.



Design system elements