THREAD-Airport Wayfinding                              Laura Chen/Spatial Media

Concept

        Following the threads, tourists can reach their destinations without confusion.

Context

Compared to traditional “sign” direction, which is static and disconnected, and sometimes tourists have to imagine and mentally fill up the disconnection between each signs, projecting continuous threads onto ceiling enable tourists follow the direction blindly and without confusion.

Content

        - Projectors

set along the path, and project continuous threads onto the ceiling.

        - Threads

divided into 2 categories, differentiated by shapes/types

within same categories, differentiated by colors and labeled with texts

                        - Functions: Customs, restroom, stores, Info kiosks, Exit, etc.

                        - Flights: boarding gates, change planes, etc.