In this course, you will guide students in exploring a range of approaches to wayfinding design and placemaking, integrating contemporary design skills with socially engaged practice focusing on community‑centred principles and designing with place. You will guide students in how to design place-based systems that help people navigate and interpret physical environments through signage, maps, and tangible touchpoints. The course also involves teaching students how design can contribute to creating accessible, safe, and engaging public spaces, with respect for the diversity of past, present, and future communities.

Guide students in exploring and applying wayfinding design and placemaking concepts through assignments, projects, and discussions. Teach how to develop place-based systems, signage, maps, and tangible touchpoints that help users navigate physical environments. Provide instruction on designing accessible, safe, and engaging pu...