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• 03 Nov 08
  

  Ben Gilmore

  ux psychology wayfinding

• 03 Apr 08
  

  jeanjordaan

  While living in Japan, I discovered an approach used as part of the way-finding system of Tokyo’s rail network that has a number of interesting implications for user interface design.

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• 20 Mar 08
  

  Egon Bianchet

  ambient-signifiers design usability users webdesign

• 25 Aug 07
  

  Kenneth Starzer

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• 12 Dec 06
  

  Andre Malheiro

  user experience sound multimedia article

• 18 Nov 06
  

  Alex Ko

  imported

• 20 Oct 06
  

  anthony wheeler

  'Ambient signifiers' : design elements that communicate subtly as part of the environment's ambience. Examples here are the chimes on the Toyko Rail Network are unique for every station and the 'digital patina' on the bbc.co.uk website.

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• 08 Oct 06
  

  Klaus Silberbauer

  Persuasive_design ambient_clues ux web IA webdesign

• 02 Oct 06
  

  rafael apocalypse

  design articles usability

• 27 Sep 06
  

  Mike Stenhouse

  Ambient signifiers, on the other hand, are more constant and low-frequency in nature, working on a more passive and subconscious level without any effort from the user. Because of their low frequency, they can communicate effectively irrespective of the c

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• 22 Sep 06
  

  Steffen Ørsted

  toread navigation webdesign design

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  Guy Carberry

  Users don’t have to look anywhere—ambient signifiers are felt everywhere.

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• 21 Sep 06
  

  DougR Rosenoff

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  dulcineax

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  Fogday Studios

  "While living in Japan, I discovered an approach used as part of the way-finding system of Tokyo’s rail network that has a number of interesting implications for user interface design."

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• 20 Sep 06
  

  Are Halland

  "How I Learned to Stop Getting Lost and Love Tokyo Rail" om bl.a.a ambient lyddesign på det japanske t-banenettett. Leser du dette, Jostein!? (Ross Howard - Boxes and arrows)

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  Joel Price

  design article blog usability wayfinding web

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  Jorge Maestre

  information interaction webdesign

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  • simple chime melodies sounded on each platform as the train was waiting for passengers to get on and off. I noticed that these melodies were different for each station
  • ambient signifiers: design elements that communicate subtly as part of the environment’s ambiance
  • the more you visit the BBC Sports section, the darker the Sports box on the homepage becomes

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