Campus maps for the University of Exeter

Small-scale maps for use on the University of Exeter's website and in their print publications

Tasks included

• consultancy
• typography and graphic design

What was needed

The University of Exeter needed new maps for their three campuses. These maps needed to be easy to use and have a clear layout that reinforced the University’s brand values.

The project had three main stages; stage 1 was to create five small-scale maps for use on their website and print publications. In stage 2 we designed three more maps to add to the family [read the project report], and in stage 3 we designed large-scale versions of the campus maps [read the project report].

Our approach

We redrew three of the maps and created two new maps.

We refined the design focusing on legibility and clarity, and using the University’s corporate typeface. We produced a ‘prototype’ design of the Streatham campus showing features and colour choices, then designed the remaining 2 maps: St Luke’s campus map and Cornwall campus map.

We then created a city map showing the Streatham and St Luke’s campuses in relation to the city centre, and a map giving directions from the M5 to the City centre/campuses.

What we delivered

We supplied artwork for each map as a layered Adobe Illustrator eps file.

[read the stage 2 report] [read the stage 3 report]