Eden Project Banners

29th August 2006

Eden Project has unveiled its new welcome banners on the walkways down from the car parks to the visitor centre. The banners were designed by the Sensory Trust's Accessible Information guru, Stuart Spurring.

Banners located in the planting at the left side of the walkway down to the Visitor Centre at the Eden Project.

"The design takes into account things like contrast, font size and clarity and we chose single strong images for each banner," says Stuart. " There were a few more subtle issues that we considered when creating and placing the signs. For instance, the height of the main text was designed to be comfortable and easy to read for people walking and in wheelchairs."

One of the more unusual barriers to access that needed to be overcome at the Eden Project is the problem of plants. They will keep growing! The banners have been designed with a redundant image on the lower section of each one so that nothing vital will be obscured as the planting grows.

This is an excellent example of accessible information that is both legible and attractive.

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