Abstract: This paper aims at proving that indirect orienting identification may increase the path finding efficiency and enhance effect on some specific orienting tasks by series of researches. We employ the semantic differential method to make a contrast research between the spaces with and without indirect oriented identification design. Obviously,the results demonstrate indirect oriented identification designs play an important role in achieving greater efficiency. With the increasing of user's familiarity with spaces,some different landmarks will become their steady and reliable orienting elements,while the dependency with general orienting systems gradually decreasing. Therefore,the paper puts forward some indirect orienting design techniques on the aspects of color,light,space,shape,decoration and style,as well as its systematical and standardized application. It also proposes that indirect orienting design should be carried out based on thorough-going investigations,and the design process should restrict indirect orienting elements,corresponding to the main special theme of the contexts.