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Design intent · Guide people with light

Guide people with projected light.

Project paths, arrows, icons, zone markers and information onto floors and surfaces — clear, reconfigurable, and without adding a single piece of physical signage. A Rosco Image Spot with a custom gobo turns wayfinding into light.

A brand logo projected onto a retail floor with a Rosco gobo
Retail floor branding projected with a Rosco gobo. Courtesy of Rosco Spectrum.
The intent

When signage would solve it — but shouldn’t

People need to be guided: to an entrance, along a route, into a zone, away from a hazard. The default answer is physical signage — but signage is permanent, adds clutter, dates quickly, and often fights the architecture it’s bolted to.

Projected light does the same job differently. A framing projector with a custom gobo places an arrow, icon, path or message directly onto the floor or wall, exactly where it’s needed — crisp and legible — then changes when the layout does, without a trace left behind.

It’s wayfinding that respects the space: information when and where you want it, and nothing when you don’t.

How it’s made

Signage made of light

Paths, arrows & icons

Any wayfinding graphic becomes a custom gobo — directional arrows, zone icons, room names or a brand mark, projected onto floor or wall.

Placed exactly, kept crisp

Framing optics and keystone correction keep the projected marker sharp and square, even from a concealed, oblique fixture position.

Reconfigurable, residue-free

When the route or layout changes, re-aim or swap the gobo — no adhesive, no holes, no dated signage to remove.

Reference project

A brand, underfoot

Projecting a logo onto a store floor is the simplest form of this idea: a bright, sharp brand mark that greets customers at the threshold and can move or change with a promotion — no printed decal, no floor vinyl to peel up.

The same technique scales to full wayfinding: directional cues in a lobby, zone markers in a car park, or safe-path indicators in a transit space — all in projected light.

A projected leafy break-up pattern used decoratively in a hospitality setting
Beau Rivage Palace, Lausanne — projected gobo pattern. Lighting: Elektra Lighting Design. Courtesy of Rosco Spectrum.
Designing it in

What shapes a clear result

Legibility underfoot depends on optics, artwork and floor conditions. CFATS can prepare the gobo and test the projection first.

Graphic & gobo type

Arrows, icons and text translate to glass or steel gobos differently. We advise on the medium for crisp, legible wayfinding.

Floor surface & contrast

Reflective, patterned or dark floors change legibility. We assess the real surface to set brightness and gobo style.

Mounting & foot traffic

Fixtures mount out of reach and out of sightline; we plan positions that stay clear of obstruction and glare.

Change management

If markers must update with events or layouts, we plan for quick gobo swaps or re-aiming from the outset.

Guiding people through a space?

Send us the routes and markers you need, and we’ll turn them into projected light — tested, specified and supplied for your Australian project.