Adaptive Typography
Reading signage along hospital corridors can be a real challenge for many vulnerable users. The adapted signage project aims to better understand these issues.
Navigation in complex environments such as hospitals relies mainly on visual signage, which runs along endless corridors. While standards do exist for the design of visual signage, they are largely based on an average-sized, disability-free user, and take little account of the specific spatial context of these environments. For example, an elderly person with certain visual deficiencies and a need to maintain his or her posture, is less likely to perceive these signs, which can lead to stress when visiting a clinic.
The Adaptive Typography project is interested in using technologies such as eye movement tracking and virtual reality to better understand how signage is perceived by different types of people. By striving to create as realistic an environment as possible, the aim is to gather valuable information on the visual attention paid to reading signage in complex corridors. This project will provide input for discussions on updating the standards currently in use.
