Making an Illustrated and Lit-Up Directional Chart for Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Takoradi, Ghana. “Using New Wayfinding Design Solutions in Healthcare Settings to Make It Easier for People to Find their Way Around and Communicate Visually”

Justus Edem Kwaku Tsar; Johnson Wor

doi:10.63363/aijfr.2025.v06i05.1722

Making an Illustrated and Lit-Up Directional Chart for Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Takoradi, Ghana. “Using New Wayfinding Design Solutions in Healthcare Settings to Make It Easier for People to Find their Way Around and Communicate Visually”

Author(s)	Mr. Justus Edem Kwaku Tsar, Dr. Johnson Wor
Country	India
Abstract	Handmade signs became popular on the Gold Coast in the early 1900s. Colonial governments and merchants brought signs with text and graphics into the area, and local craftsmen and artisans replicated them. This taught them how to letter and stencil, which ultimately became a local craft called sign writing. The art did well until Ghana got computer graphics and digital printing. Anecdotal evidence indicates that these developments have not been comprehensively recorded, resulting in a considerable deficiency of genuine historical data regarding the progression of signage technology in Ghana. The project aimed to conduct empirical research on the developmental trends of signage technology in Ghana and to record these findings for future reference. The study was limited to Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in the Takoradi city and employed a prototype. The study utilized qualitative research approaches. The Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital used doctors, nurses, estate managers, and other hospital workers and visitors for research. More than fourteen blocks were employed to improve the research because the buildings are old and the layout is not apparent. The study employed unstructured observation, an unstructured interview guide, document analysis, and still photography to gather data. The information was written down by hand and stored electronically. The pictures were planned, organized, and changed. The artwork was enhanced, reproduced, transcribed, coded, and examined in alphabetical order. It was also well-lit and had pictures to make it simpler for workers, hospital patients, and visitors to read at night. The results showed that the Gold Coast was the first place to deploy lit and pictorial directional signs in the 1930s. People from the area who are skilled in crafts and art from Takoradi Technical University worked on it. Since then, the craft has made a lot of progress in technology. However, the arrival of computer graphics and digital printing in Ghana in the 1990s and 2000s, respectively, has made labor-intensive signs considerably less relevant in Ghana. The study therefore promoted the empowerment of communication design departments, graduates, and students in Ghana to explore diverse aspects of communication design across the nation and to record their findings methodically. Local sign writers who don't know how to utilize computer graphics should learn how to do it so they can stay in business.
Keywords	Wayfinding, Illustrative Design, Illuminated Signage, Hospital Navigation, User Experience
Field	Computer > Design
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 5, September-October 2025
Published On	2025-10-26
DOI	https://doi.org/10.63363/aijfr.2025.v06i05.1722
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g974z3

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