Design That Cares

JANET R. CARPMAN, PhD, is partner in Carpman Grant Associates, Wayfinding Consultants, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The firm specializes in the analysis, planning, and design of wayfinding systems for health care facilities. Prior to establishing her own firm, Dr. Carpman directed the Patient and Visitor Participation Project at the University of Michigan Medical Center for six years. She is the recipient of national design research awards from Progressive Architecture magazine, Industrial Design magazine, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Dr. Carpman is the author of more than 35 publications and a former member of the board of directors of the Environmental Design Research Association. She holds a PhD in architecture and sociology from the University of Michigan, an MCP (master of city planning) from Harvard University, and a BA in sociology from the University of Rochester.
MYRON A. GRANT, MLA, is partner in Carpman Grant Associates, Wayfinding Consultants, Ann Arbor, Michigan. A landscape architect by training and a wayfinding system analyst and designer by practice, he specializes in design based on information about the needs and preferences of facility users. Mr. Grant was assistant project director of the Patient and Visitor Participation Project at the University of Michigan Medical Center for six years. He is the recipient of national design research awards from Progressive Architecture magazine, Industrial Design magazine, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He is a member of SEGD, the Society for Environmental Graphic Design. Mr. Grant holds an MLA (master of landscape architecture) and a BFA (bachelor of fine arts), both from the University of Michigan.