CCA Pathfinding
Stop walking until you luck into class.
- Project
- I designed first-floor wayfinding for a campus people get lost in, including me.
- Problem
- Two numbering systems and prefixes that do not match how you walk the hall.
- What I did
- I researched the scavenger hunt, then numbered rooms like an airport and put the signs in the building.
- Systems Design
- Wayfinding
- Visual Design
My role
Research, numbering system, visual language, signage
Timeline
March 2026 · Solo
Client
CCA · IXD Core: Systems
Industry
Systems design · Wayfinding · Campus
Put it in the hall, not in a vacuum
The building got a renovation. The signs didn't.
A, B, N, E, W. What does A even mean.
Students and professors. Same scavenger hunt.
When lost, people pull the portal map. Homeroom, bathrooms, and the Nave came up in almost every interview.
Number like an airport.
Kiosk, crossways, hanging signs
Reflection
Interviews showed that orientation and naming, not polish, were the wayfinding problem.
Next Steps
I want to install a full-size totem in the Nave and watch first-years at rush hour.