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Month: November 2019

Braille on Handrails

Published by Corey Timpson on November 20, 2019

The braille affixed to this handrail (at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul) is a great way of surfacing information, such as location and orientation within designed wayfinding systems.

Looking from above a braille label is on a handrail of a staircase, with yellow foot braille in the top step.
Metallic blue and white braille label on handrail of stairs at the National Museum of Korea.

Elevator Seating in Sweden

Published by Corey Timpson on November 12, 2019

It was great to see the inclusion of low profile foldable seating inside this elevator in Malmö, Sweden. An excellent example of an in-elevator seating affordance.

  • View of a folding seat in an elevator. The seat is folded down for use.
    Elevator seat folded down for use.
  • View of a folding seat attached to the wall of an elevator. The seat folded up.
    Elevator seat folded up.
Foldable seating in an elevator that can provide the seating affordance when needed and folds up neatly when not in use.