Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding


NeXt provides Environmental Graphic Design (EGD) services. Simply put, EGD is the concept, design, and implementation of graphic elements in a built and/or natural environment. neXt designers provide complete design and programming of your graphic packages. We employ a time-tested, five-phase approach to developing EGD and wayfinding projects.

Phase 1: Research, Planning and Analysis
Phase 2: Schematic Design and Programming
Phase 3: Design Development
Phase 4: Contract Documents
Phase 5: Construction Administration

 

neXt designers also create and implement wayfinding systems.  Wayfinding is the ability to navigate a (usually complex) space in order to get to a specific destination. Effective wayfinding is essential in large, complex environments such as hospitals, airports, convention centers, educational institutions and corporate campuses. neXt examines, qualifies, and documents the weaknesses and strengths of existing and/or newly constructed facilities and environments for their ability to navigate users within their surroundings efficiently. 

Partial list of EGD and wayfinding services we perform:

• Wayfinding Master Plans

• Analysis of Sign System ADA Compliance

• Analysis of Messages & Verbiage

• Planning Reports

• Implementation of Wayfinding Systems

• Wayfinding Research and Questionnaires

• Logical Facility Numbering

• Map Design

• Monument and Identity Signage Design

• Complete Sign System Programming

• Complete Sign System Design

• Donor Recognition Design

Graphic Design

Whether informational, promotional, or educational, corporate information must support and articulate a corporate message for today’s targeted audiences. The design must communicate a company’s corporate vision, values, persona and potential.

neXt strategically considers the needs of each client and the objectives at hand. The solution is client focused and customized to that particular need. Often, these solutions serve to advance the wayfinding objectives. Our staff provides corporate identity services such as identity creation, stationery collateral, corporate standards, branding development and theme generation.

• Identity creation

• Stationery and collateral design

• Corporate standards

• Branding development