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Van waarschuwing naar oriëntatie: visuele systemen in noodsituaties

Safety Design – Gelieerd onderzoeksproject

Designing Safety was conceived as a research project on the visual, spatial and behavioural conditions that make safety signage legible under pressure. It examined signs as part of a wider safety system, shaped by colour, typography, form, placement, density and lighting conditions, in relation to the cognitive load of people acting in situations of stress.
The project aimed to connect expertise from visual communication, information design, spatial design, architecture, psychology, semantics, emergency management, organisational science and law. Through case studies such as Zurich Airport and a nuclear power plant, it explored how signage can support rapid orientation, collective movement and harm prevention, while strengthening accountability and trust in critical environments.

Institute for Design research, Design2context, Zurich University of the Arts, 2005-2006