I lived in Paris for three months of my life. While I don't visit Paris often, when I lived there, I visited these places every day and it felt like home. I think that the whole city of Paris has great wayfinding design. Every street has uniform street signs and street names. Every block has large signs with labeled arrows that indicate the direction of major attractions, streets and buildings. They also include distance to these places. The metro stations have large signs that say "Metropolitan"above them. Each metro map is uniform and coded with destinations so the traveler can easily navigate where he or she is going. Paris has great wayfinding design because it is uniform, systematic, and organized. The city is also set up in different arrondisiments, or districts, which makes it easy to navigate. In addition to these practical wayfinding techniques, the design is also visually pleasing, which creates a strong emotional attachment. While living in Paris, my main form of transportation was the metro system. I choose this as my wayfinding design example because it was the first thing I thought of, and I have a strong connection to Paris.

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