Wayfinding Podcasts

Paul Nulty, founder of the lighting design consultancy Nulty, discusses the evolving role of lighting in architecture and the built environment. The conversation explores how lighting influences perception, movement and atmosphere, and how it can be used to support both wayfinding and emotional experience.

In this podcast episode we speak with Ian Streets, founder of About Access, about accessibility in the built environment and the role of inclusive design in creating better places. This conversation explores how accessibility goes beyond compliance, focusing on lived experience and real user needs.

Bournemouth University Professor & Head of Psychology, Jan Weiner, discuss how cognitive ageing impacts the way people navigate and understand space. The conversation explores how changes in memory, spatial awareness and decision-making impact navigation over time, and why older adults often rely on different strategies when moving through environments.

Riccardo De Franceschi, Creative Director at Dalton Maag, speaks about the role of typography in wayfinding and how typefaces influence how people understand and navigate space. The conversation explores how typographic choices affect legibility, clarity and brand expression within the built environment, and why even subtle decisions can have a significant impact on usability.

Leatrice Eiseman, Director of the Pantone Colour Institute, discusses how colour influences perception, behaviour and navigation in the built environment. She explores how colour can be used to support orientation, reinforce identity and create emotional connection with spaces.

Ralph Michels, CEO of Eyedog, discusses how digital wayfinding services are transforming navigation in healthcare environments. The conversation explores the challenges of navigating complex hospital settings and how technology can support patients, visitors and staff in finding their way more easily.

Guy Gadney, CEO of Charisma, discusses the emergence of digital humans and their potential role in wayfinding systems. The conversation explores how artificial intelligence, virtual characters and immersive technologies are changing how people interact with information in physical spaces.

Ethan Brooks, Director of External Affairs at Waymap, speaks about how audio navigation is transforming wayfinding for people with visual impairments. The conversation explores how Waymap's technology uses smartphone motion sensors and detailed mapping to deliver precise, step-by-step navigation across indoor and outdoor environments.

We speak with Eva Cheng, Product Marketing Manager at Pointr, about the evolution of indoor navigation and digital mapping technologies. The conversation explores how physical and digital wayfinding systems are converging, and how accurate indoor positioning is unlocking new possibilities across sectors such as retail, transport and healthcare.

Chris Johns, Founder of PassageWay, speaks about the role of real-time digital signage in transport and public environments. He discusses how live data can improve navigation, support better decision-making and encourage greater use of public transport.

Dubai Studio Director, Fariz Ahmad, explores the role of smart wayfinding in shaping the cities of the future and how technology can support more connected, efficient urban environments. The discussion looks at how digital infrastructure, data and design come together to improve navigation at a city scale, and how wayfinding plays a key role in making complex urban systems more seamless.

Our wayfinding design director, Alison Richings, was invited to discuss her specialist subject on writer Mark Heywood’s Behind The Spine podcast.

Hear Endpoint’s Alison Richings and Pelin Morris offer behind the scenes insights into the world of wayfinding on the Creative Intelligence podcast.