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Orange walls in Resene single-pack waterborne options like Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss or ReseneDaredevil, yellow walls in Resene Wild Thing and other walls and Enamacryl gloss or opt for two-pack Resene AquaLAQ if an even morecapacityandthisimpactstheirexperienceofthebuiltceilings in Resene Quarter Rice Cake. Design by GHDWoodhead robust finish is needed. The exterior wall is painted in Resene Uracryl 402environment, as the human visual system naturally undergoescreativespaces, www.creativespaces.co.nz. Build and painting by semi-gloss. Design by AW Architects, www.awarchitects.co.nz. changes as we age. Specifically, luminance (light-dark) contrastFletcher Construction, www.fletcherconstruction.co.nz.Build by Apollo Projects, www.apolloprojects.co.nz. Images and colour sensitivity decline from middle age onwards. This isImages by Adrian Hodge, www.adrianhodge.photography.by Baptiste Marconnet, www.baptistemarconnet.com. Resene compounded by issues like macular degeneration and cataracts, Resene QuarterResene Resenetop tip Galliano which are often experienced by older people. role in allowingRice Cake Wild Thing DaredevilEffective colour contrast plays an integral people to easily differentiate contours, depth, shape and objects. Match printed graphic wayfinding elements like maps and otherInthecontextofbuiltenvironments,itcanmakeitpossibletop tipsignage to your Resene paint colours by providing your graphictodifferentiatedoors,fixtures,fittingsandimportantdesign designer with a link to your chosen hue in the free online Resenedetailswhich is particularly important for those with visual andFor visual cues on flooring, such as painted guide lines, Colour Library, where they will find the recommended colourcognitiveimpairments.Wherethetonalvalueandsaturationdirections or pathways, the right product to use depends values (RGB, CMYK, Hex, etc.) that are the nearest match. Thelevel of different surfaces in a space are too similar, it can make iton what your substrate is made of and where it is located. nearest RGB value for most Resene colours can also be found onchallenging to navigate the space as it will be difficult to distinguishAlways use Resenes recommended floor coatings to the back of its colour card or swatch. Use Resene A4 drawdownwhere the floor meets the wall, pick out columns or obstructionsmaintain the safety of your floor, as using products only paint swatches (order from www.resene.com/drawdowns) toand locate doors. And cognitive overloadsuch as too manyintended for vertical surfaces on horizontal surfaces can check for colour consistency in the finished product.competing patterns and fussy details within the field of vision become slippery when wet and require more maintenance. can result in the misinterpretation of design details and features. Resene Non-Skid Deck & Path is designed for both Cueing the basics interior and exterior walking surfaces for a non-grit slip so that they are useful for all age cohorts, cultural groups, etc.Other peoples shoes resistant finish. Resene Walk-on is suitable for interior WayfindingstrategiesneedtobeimplementedsothattheyWhile every situation is different, engaging one or more experiencedIf a space is open to the public, no matter how large or small theand exterior flooring also, with a less grit texture which attract attention in a clear, unambiguous way, and designed so aswayfinding consultants that bring an analytical understanding ofproject, you can pretty much bank on a base level of wayfindingcan be enhanced with the addition of Resene SRG Grit.to be quickly and easily perceived and understandable irrespectivehuman psychology and behaviour, colour psychology, the abilitybeing required: to help visitors find bathrooms and emergencyIts recommended for light to medium-duty settings. For of age, visual capacity, cognitive capacity and language. toanticipateuserneedsandgoals,aswellasevidence-basedexit routes. In buildings that have multiple dwellings, businesseshigher traffic areas inside, use Resene Uracryl.Sometimes, designers make choices under the belief thatknowledge of best practices can be very helpful for many projector functions, you can count on a few others, too, such as signage they can and should design anything and everything to do withtypologiesbut especially in healthcare, where poor wayfindingon doors to number or mark whats beyond them and in lobbiesleft: Painting graphic typographic labels on doors representative of their project; that the knowledge of basic design principles and particularly where there are liftsto help guide people to thetheir class or programme can help students find their way to the right the ability to use graphic design software will get the job ofcan impact peoples safety and wellbeing. It can be easy to overlookcorrect floor and suite. room in a university building without worrying about disturbing others wayfinding done. There is also a pervasive idea that if a buildingthe diverse and differing needs of others when you are a healthy,AsZenaexplains,environmentalvisualliteracyisdefinedby accidently opening the wrong door. At the Victoria University of has been designed well, wayfinding simply takes care of itself.able-bodied person, but no ones health holds up forever. Ouras the ability to read and make sense of design cues that areWellingtons Computational Media Innovation Centre, these labels Othershavetheideathatwhenwayfindingworksproperly,populationisaging,andwithcognitivediseaseslikedementiaembedded in the built environment in a meaningful waywhichare painted in Resene Plum to coordinate with other eye-catching above: Different coloured exam rooms make it easier for patientsincreasing at an alarming rate, designers need to pay close attentionfeatures in Resene Plum. Guide lines painted on to the floor and to find their way back to the correct space if they need to leave andusers wont even realise itbut this is much, much harder toisdependentonfunctionalvisualperceptionandcognitivewalls help students navigate their way between different labs within return during a check-up, like these rooms at In Good Hands Physio.accomplish than it might seem. to ways projects can better accommodate these needs. processing. These cues can be active, passive or a combinationthe same programme. Timber slat wall stained in Resene Colorwood Left room in Resene Limerick, right room in Resene Red Hot andEffectivewayfindingstrategiesneedtomovebeyondOne of the best approaches to effective wayfinding that Iof the two. While they can sometimes be achieved through theRock Salt, walls, doors and ceiling in Resene Black White with select hallway walls in Resene Black White. Design by Michael Cooperaesthetics and be formulated using evidence-based informationobservedoccurredatAucklandHospital,whereateam-baseddesign of the built form itself, things like sensory cues and signageaccent walls, bulkheads and guide lines in Resene Black. Design by Architects, www.mcooperarchitects.co.nz. Build by Colabb Build Ltd.which is underpinned by research into human visual perceptionapproachinvolvedevaluationandassessmentofwayfindingare often much more effective. Designgroup Stapleton Elliott, www.dgse.co.nz. Build by McKee Fehl Image by Mark Scowen, www.intense.co.nz. and human-environment interaction studies. What may seemstrategies by a range of different people with visual and physicalI have seen some great examples in airports overseas whereConstructions Ltd, www.mckeefehl.co.nz. Image by Mark Scowen.Resene Resene Resene to be clever design can actually translate into ineffective designchallenges, dementia, varying age groups and other experientialeffective visual wayfinding devices including coloured pathways/ Resene Colorwood Resene ReseneBlack White Limerick Red Hot when implemented, Zena says. differentiators, says Zena. Effective colour design is imperativesignage and coloured landmarks are imperative to enable peopleRock Salt Plum Black56 blackwhitemag.com blackwhitemag.com 57'