MRT signage

Klang Valley MRT Line 1
Design Guideline Manuals
• Book 1: Elevated Stations
• Book 2: Underground Stations
• Book 3: Ancillary & Support Buildings

Client:
MMC-Gamuda KVMRT JV

BRIEF

To complete 3 Signage Design Guideline Manuals, one each for Elevated stations, Underground stations & Ancillary support facilities to be used across all MRT lines.
Designs to be applied as standard across all current & future MRT lines.
Designs must allow for efficient / quick change in information as & when required.
Designs to match the overall industrial, sterile & clean look of the stations.
Material specifications to allow for high durability & extended longevity.
Minimize number of signs that require illumination.

CHALLENGES

No wayfinding study was conducted prior to design development.
Standardizing signage design based on unconfirmed messaging / assumed content.
Extremely tight deadline.

SOLUTION
With only 4 months allowed to complete the work, it was a daunting challenge from the get-go more so when it was discovered that no significant wayfinding study was conducted prior.

As wayfinding professionals, we would be remiss to proceed with the design stage without conducting any form of wayfinding study, the lack of which would result in situations where the content or messaging would have to fit the signage instead of the other way around.

Close & consistent communications with the client & various other stakeholders, in addition to copious amounts of strong black coffee, were paramount in ensuring all 3 manuals were completed & delivered per schedule.

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