EXPLORING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECTIONAL SIGNS USING MEDICAL PICTOGRAMS AND BILINGUAL INSCRIPTIONS FOR AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (ABUTH), SHIKA-ZARIA

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dc.contributor.authorKAHNGE, KANGE RAYMOND
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-14T09:52:27Z
dc.date.available2014-02-14T09:52:27Z
dc.date.issued2012-10
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNen_US
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the state of the directional signs in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. The aim was to develop bilingual signs using English and Hausa languages and supporting pictorial symbols that would be capable of impacting visual meaning on the target audience – especially towards easing wayfinding challenges for patients, caregivers and visitors. A survey method was applied to examine subjects of the population. An interview was conducted to ascertain the development of the existing signs; questionnaires were also administered on clustered samples from which 50 responses were elicited. The results revealed that in spite of the fact that there are existing directional signs at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, patients, caregivers and visitors were still confronted with navigational difficulties as they moved through various health service units of the hospital. Regardless of their literacy status, majority of those interviewed could recognize 90% of the visual symbols developed for this research. The conclusion was that a well-planned navigational or wayfinding sign system that incorporates standardized pictorial symbols, display fonts, and adhered to appropriate principles and elements of design would guarantee optimal directional needs in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. The study finally recommended that further research on bilingual sign design incorporating other language groups across Nigeria was highly desirable.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1514
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectEXPLORINGen_US
dc.subjectDESIGNen_US
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENTen_US
dc.subjectDIRECTIONALen_US
dc.subjectSIGNSen_US
dc.subjectMEDICALen_US
dc.subjectPICTOGRAMSen_US
dc.subjectBILINGUALen_US
dc.subjectINSCRIPTIONSen_US
dc.subjectAHMADUen_US
dc.subjectBELLOen_US
dc.subjectUNIVERSITYen_US
dc.subjectTEACHINGen_US
dc.subjectHOSPITALen_US
dc.subjectSHIKA-ZARIAen_US
dc.titleEXPLORING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECTIONAL SIGNS USING MEDICAL PICTOGRAMS AND BILINGUAL INSCRIPTIONS FOR AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (ABUTH), SHIKA-ZARIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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