Wayfinding for the Visually Impaired in a Convenience Store

Liu, Linglin

Savannah, Georgia: Savannah College of Art and Design

2018-08

Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Interior Design

Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Interior Design

Bibliography: pages 46-48

"People rely on visual clues to speculate his or her location (Hogon, Crawfod, Simt & Smith, 2007). The visually impaired cannot receive these cues, which not only cause feelings of panic, discomfort and stress, but might also cause a severe accident (Zimrzng & Templer, 1984). As a result, the visually impaired may not experience a public space as much as they would like. The goal of this thesis is to improve wayfinding for visually impaired people shopping in a convenience store. Research focuses on how to design the signage, texture and illumination, and how to help the visually impaired quickly find help in a convenience store. These findings may help the visually impaired get what they desire, improve the designers’ approach to wayfinding and help interior designers create more effective wayfinding strategies to attract more consumers."

Keywords: visually impaired, wayfinding, convenience store, illumination, color contrast, texture change

CHAIR: Navarro, Ricardo

Caudle, Dinah (D.J.)

Abuin, Ernest

English

Interior Design

Text

PDF : 50 pages, color illustrations

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