Environmental Design

You can’t separate the use of products or purchase of services from their physical setting.  No matter what that setting is, a medical facility, retail outlet, bank, library, service centre - you name it - the design of that setting plays a role in users’ experiences and has an effect on the effectiveness of usage.  signage

Akendi extends its Human Experience Design Process™ to environmental design to ensure that a physical space assists customers, clients and users so that their interactions within your space are all you want them to be.

How We Do It

Through onsite research and spatial analysis, we determine how users are currently interacting with the physical space. We consider the user’s wayfinding researchbehaviour and needs, traffic flow patterns, signs and labels as well as the context of the interaction – all elements that comprise and influence the environmental experience.

We then create a design for the space that helps you meet your goals, improve traffic patterns, optimize the floor layout or product placement, or create a better system of wayfinding (signs and labels). The proposed design will focus on ensuring that users can easily find what they need, navigate efficiently through the space, and find their way intuitively.

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Please contact business@akendi.com or 1.866.585.1660 x1 for questions or more information about environmental research, design & environmental graphics services.

About Us
Akendi is an informed design, usability research & product strategy firm. We are passionate about the creation of intentional product and service experiences – whether those experiences involve physical products, software products, face-to-face, web, or bricks-and-mortar interactions. We work closely with our clients to research, design, and validate all aspects of the experiences they deliver.
Leading firm in environmental graphics & environmental design: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Canada; Boston.
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