Author: marco
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Whybrow Pedrola becomes Whybrow Studio
As of mid June 2023, Whybrow Pedrola is renamed Whybrow Studio, now that they’ve fully embraced the move to Margate on the north Kent coast. The Whybrow Pedrola studio opened in Margate when the pandemic hit in 2020. It was a positive move, and the team have made it home. Whybrow Studio retains its desk…
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Designers: GA::kit Open Source Software now available
GA::kit has been created by American firm Gallagher & Associates (G&A), experts in the field of building community experiences. It’s an Open Source Software toolkit for developers and creative technologists on experience design teams, to quickly develop interactive experiences. This can be at any point in a design process, from a brief proof of concept,…
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Endpoint’s wayfinding solution of the National Museum of Norway wins gold at 2023 Viseult Awards
Congratulations to Endpoint whose wayfinding work for the iconic National Museum of Norway recently won gold at the 2023 Visuelt Awards ceremony, held on 11 May in Oslo. Statsbygg – the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property – appointed Endpoint to design and develop a wayfinding system that would enable museum visitors to easily…
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Wellington Place, Leeds
This content is limited for members only Within our member-only pages we provide a wide range of useful information resources including: Recordings of our talks Presentations Academic research papers Case studies Guidance on standards and good practice Project opportunities Join the SDS today to access our priviliged member-only information. SDS members and other registered site users: to…
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Making Borough Yards happen: the SDS twilight tour
On 23 March, the SDS held their first in-person event of 2023. Wesley Meyer and Jamie Trippier of f.r.a. gave a tour of their work on Borough Yards in south London. It was a dark and stormy night … no, it really was a dark and stormy night. So much so that people were calling…
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Houses of Parliament
ABG DESIGN Project Name: Houses of Parliament – Visitor Signage Client: Houses of Parliament and the Palace of Westminster Sector: Visitor attractions Location: London, England The role: ABG Design won a competitive tender in conjunction with Donald Insall Associates (conservation architects) to design all visitor facing signage across the Parliamentary estate. This included main visitor-facing areas for all tours,…
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Teaching information design to undergraduates, a Peruvian perspective
How could information design help to improve people’s quality of life? That was the starting point from which I decided to shape an elective course for graphic design students at the Faculty of Art and Design at PUCP (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) in my hometown of Lima, Peru. This course was launched in August…
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Delta Hotels Rebrand
Astley Project name: Delta Hotels Rebrand Clients: Delta Hotels by Marriott Sector: Retail & leisure Location: Various sites across the UK Role: Project encompassed the manufacture and installation of a variety of branded assets for Delta by Marriott, as well as the provision of site-specific signage packs to ensure consistency across the locations. Brief: Astley had the pleasure of…
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The Gilbert Open
ASTLEY Project Name: The Gilbert Open Client: Brookfield Properties Sector: Retail and leisure Location: The Gilbert, London (UK) The role: Project encompassed the design, manufacture and install of an interactive golf course to promote the Gilbert building in London. The brief: Astley were thrilled to be approached by Brookfield Properties with an open brief to create an…
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f.r.a. tops up its awards count!
SDS member, f.r.a. has boosted its bulging trophy cabinet with yet another prestigious award for their work on Borough Yards, a new dining, shopping, workplace, and cultural destination in the medieval heart of London’s Southwark. On 22 March they picked up the Gold Transform Award Europe trophy in recognition of excellence in creativity, for best…