Placemarque to map out York signage
Consultancy firm Placemarque has been appointed by the City of York Council to undertake a six-week consultation into the future-look of the city’s signposts.
Thursday, 23 Oct 2014 12:59 GMT
The signage will be placed around York’s city centre
The consultation focused in particular on how the wayfinding signage can benefit people with disabilities or dementia. The initiative is also supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) charity, which helps fund UK-wide research and development programmes.
Various prototype signs and maps have been designed as part of the consultation, which began on September 1st and ran until October 13th.
The consultation will focus in particular on how the wayfinding signage can benefit people with disabilities or dementia”
Philly Hare, who manages JRF’s programme ‘Dementia without Walls’, comments: “We know that clear signage and other clues for way finding can help people at the earlier stages of dementia to continue making the most of their community, and to get out and about with confidence. City of York Council has been a key player in helping to create a dementia-friendly York, and this new scheme could make a huge difference.”
