ABSTRACT
This chapter draws upon reports assessing the first Legible London prototypes trialled in Bond Street, central London; upon subsequent evaluations of the scheme; and upon primary research conducted as part of Clark's MA dissertation at London South Bank University. It begins by outlining the factors which led to the development of the scheme. The chapter considers the ways in which the Legible London initiative has sought to 'order' wayfinding in the capital, redefining how, where and who moves by suggesting destinations to pedestrians; installing information signs which are readable at specific vantages and locating this information at particular points in urban space. It also considers the ways in which forms of physical mobility such as walking become meaningful. The chapter reflects upon the mobilisation of design by considering the travels of the Legible London scheme itself, as it has moved to become a template in a range of other cities across the globe.
