Brief: To design a set of pictograms for galleries and facilities at Reading Museum to enable ease of wayfinding; they needed to be suitable for both adults and children. Each pictogram was based on a strongly identifying aspect in each location. The designs work together as a set whilst also remaining unique and memorable.
Mockup of the Bayeux Gallery pictogram in context.
The set of pictograms (6 galleries and 2 facilities – this distinction is made via the use of colour).
In order to complete this project to a good standard, I had to familiarise myself with the Reading Museum space and galleries for which I was designing the pictograms. Throughout the project I visited the museum multiple times.
Each gallery in Reading Museum is fairly unique and contains items which are in some cases quite specific, and in others, quite generic. This made for a challenge. I chose artefacts from each gallery which I thought were the most striking, noticeable or representative of the space, and based my pictograms on these (you can see some of these above).
Mockup of the Silchester Annexe pictogram on the Reading Museum website.
Mockup of the Window Gallery pictogram on the Reading Museum website.
