| Abstract |
| Recently, Busan Metro (urban railway) continues its technical and cultural effort to improve public services including replacement work of guide signs. The space of subway is a representative place which can be a barometer of the level of the public welfare of the city. While the number of users of the subway of Busan from home and abroad including the transportation vulnerable is continuously increasing, achieving public design in accord with this tendency is all the more emphasized.
This paper is a primary study on the public design of the space of Busan Metro primarily aimed at examining the current condition of guide sign design and diagnosing its utility. Analysis of data collected from field investigations of Busan Metro Line 1·2·3·4 and Busan Gim-hae Light Rail Transit currently running and surveys conducted targeting Metro users were synthesized to elicit areas to improve and pointers to future directions. And based on the instances of urban railroad being used for various purposes, the directions for guide sign design were illuminated that would satisfy both its function as station and its utility as public space.
The significance of the data for this study could be found in that they could be reference materials for public design improvement projects for the Busan urban railway which is to be built henceforward, and by enhancing the status of Busan Metro as a landmark, they could also be used as resources for city brand marketing. |
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| Key Words |
| 도시철도, 공공디자인, 안내디자인, Urban Railway, Public Design, Guide Sign Design |
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