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Background

 

Carpman Grant Associates has pioneered wayfinding analysis, wayfinding planning, and wayfinding design in complex and confusing facilities. Established in 1986, the firm is nationally recognized for its innovative and pragmatic approach to this often vexing design and management issue.

Partners Janet R. Carpman, Ph.D. and Myron A. Grant, M.L.A. have worked together since 1980 to expand knowledge about wayfinding problems and solutions in complex facilities. They have worked on hundreds of wayfinding projects for more than 60 client organizations responsible for healthcare, educational, cultural, and other types of facilities.

CGA’s typical wayfinding projects include:

  • Brief, onsite wayfinding analyses
  • Detailed wayfinding analyses & masterplans
  • Studies of users’ wayfinding experiences
  • Wayfinding-related design review of architecture and planning
  • Sign location planning
  • Sign message schedule planning
  • Wayfinding sign design
  • Handheld map design
  • You-Are-Here map design
  • Wayfinding operational planning
  • Website wayfinding analyses

CGA is known for involving users in wayfinding analysis and planning and is proud to have worked with approximately 8,000 to date.

Carpman and Grant are authors of the award-winning book, Design that Cares: Planning Health Facilities for Patients and Visitors containing two chapters on wayfinding. A third edition is underway. They are also at work on a new book that will help directionally challenged people and others learn wayfinding skills.

 
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