Leeds Art Gallery Wayfinding

I decided I would redesign the way finding and directions for the Leeds Art Gallery. I took a second visit to really look at the signage around the building and signage used next to displayed work to get a better idea of current signage and fresh ideas on how to change and make it better.

I looked at basic signs which pointed to general places within the Building and some signage for the use of things such as 'Push' and 'Pull' on doors and signs pointing for the actual gallery from the entrance and cafe. I found that they used basic clear arrows to make navigation easy. Yet all these signs were different from one and other and looked out of place at times, I feel that the sign

All throughout the Gallery were these signs which were not useful as they would be placed in odd places and were placed within the exhibition which was useless as it was clear that you were in the exhibition. What would be more useful is if it named some of the Artists within the room, perhaps placing signage on the floor pointing in the direction of the artists work, this is something I will attempt when I begin to design my signage for the gallery.

There was different styles of signage around the building as there were a few different aspects of the building which were hidden such as the music library and a small space within the building with computers and desks for people to work within, these all use different sizes layouts and types, theres not much consistency within the typography, the one thing to take from it is the legibility 

I looked at the gallery library which had a huge collection of books yet the signage for these book shelves were very small and could use the same treatment as the rest of the gallery such as a same style to what I will design for the other sections of the building, using clear signage to highlight sections of the library. 

I looked at the structure of the art being exhibited within the gallery to get an idea of where I would put up my signage such as here beneath this piece by Ciara Phillips, It would be clear and would not interfere with the work displayed but would be clear and help the audience know who the art is produced by simply and effectively.

Whilst I was at the Leeds Art Gallery I looked for blank spaces which weren't being used where I could place signage to make it easier to navigate around the building. Once I produce my way finding signage I will place them in to images to get a feel for how they would look and work in reality.