more updates #2

 soo some progress has been made! NO LONGER doing a totem pole wayfinding structure. It became too much and too complicated and Franc and I decided it didn't suit the space well with all the different floors and rooms and information that Hatcher has. Instead I'm going to focus on creating maps for each floor (both north and south) that will be on each floor to show all that exists on a single floor with some navigation for how to get to other spaces. For ex. all the floors on North will show the walkway that connects to Hatcher south on the 2nd floor.

Currently in Hatcher there are no maps that I've seen so I think this will be helpful! I am also going to tackle the call numbers for book stacks and some navigational/arrow signage as one moves through the building (currently this already exists but desperately needs a redesign). I am continuing to stick to my north and south branding because this is still not differentiated clear enough when someone enters the building. 

I'm currently finalizing my map for Hatcher north first floor and then once this is 100% done I can use it for reference. Here is the most updated map




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