This signage system was designed for Taiwan's National Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU) by Hand Heart Design, a Taiwanese design studio. The brief was tough: The school asked for a wayfinding system that could be delivered on a tight deadline, and at a low cost.

HHD's solution was to mass-produce metal plates with a grid of holes drilled in them. This was cheaper and less time-consuming than ordering individually printed plates; the "graphics" were instead provided by a template and lengths of rope.

The signs are powder-coated and the ropes are wax-coated, so the signage is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.

"Working within a very limited time and budget, the design team transformed seemingly unremarkable limitations into design highlights, selecting modular perforated metal as the base material and selecting waterproof and resilient wax rope to weave various icons from the humanities, sciences, and art through a connection of dots and lines."

"In addition to conveying the spirit of research, the reusable and sustainable material also provides a modular solution for subsequent maintenance and development. This breakthrough design finds infinite possibilities for expansion in the extension of dots."