Tangram Design

  1. City of Bethlehem, PA – District Wayfinding

  2. City of Monroe, WA – Welcome Sign

  3. Paine Field Airport – Everette, WA – Airport Wayfinding

Firm Details

Connecting people to places by creating better and safer environments for people now and in the future.

Tangram Design is a creative design firm that specializes in the planning and design of signage systems, branded environments, interpretive/exhibit design, and placemaking. Since its inception in 1996, Tangram has worked on a variety of branded wayfinding signage projects ranging in size and complexity for governmental, institutional, transportation, recreational, commercial and municipal clients across the country. Their commitment to execute with excellence and apply innovative strategies and design solutions improves the social, economical and environmental well being of the communities they serve. Intertwining their passion for design and the desire to improve local and global communities, Tangram fosters partnerships with government, business, and community representatives to promote environmental improvements, social responsibility, and stewardship initiatives.

They use design to solve problems, evoke emotions, build communities, and create environments that communicate and increase the quality of the human experience. Balancing form, function, visual communication, and technology with project goals, they adapt and tailor design solutions to meet the specific needs of the project, community, and the environment. With their emphases on clear understanding of human behavior, code regulations, and ADA guidelines, ensures that every project is holistically explored, designed, and managed to be successful.

Tangram realizes that each client is unique and each project has its own story to tell. Utilizing the power of storytelling, Tangram creates spaces in the built and natural environment that distinctly transform a clientʼs story into an engaging place of understanding, awareness, interaction, and access. From concept to construction, they design and produce solutions that generate an authentic, meaningful experience which connects people to places.

Tangramʼs design team consists of an eclectic mix of creative designers, wayfinding strategists, technical specification experts, social health and safety researchers, community planners, writers and artists. With a diverse and innovative staff, Tangram provides a fun, welcoming, and passionate work environment. Collectively, the unique talents and insights of their team provides a creative culture that collaboratively explores, imagines, creates, heals, and unites.

If you like to learn more about Tangram Design please contact us at:
Ideas@tangramdesignllc.com

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Practice Area

Branded Environments, Exhibition, Placemaking, Strategy/Research/Planning, Wayfinding

Focus Area

Brand, Destination Experiences, Exhibition, Graphic, Interpretive, Signage, Smart Cities

Industry

Corporate, Cultural, Education, Museums, Recreation, Retail, Transportation, Urban + Civic, Visitor Centers, Workplace

Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park

Located off the beautiful coastline of Commencement Bay in Washington, and designed within the back-drop of a Chinese garden, the Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park is a culturally-sensitive project that tells the tragic story of how the City of Tacoma forcibly expelled its Chinese community in the late 1800s. 

Established by city and community activists, the park is designed to educate and acknowledge a devastating historical event and to help prevent further prejudice against the Chinese population in the area. Tangram Design worked with the city,  local historical societies, community representatives, and the Chinese government to create the most accurate and politically sensitive memorial space for telling this story to the public.

“Oso” Mudslide Memorial

On the morning of March 22, 2014 on a normal day in Snohomish County the unthinkable happened. At 10:37am, the deadliest mudslide in US history occurred along SR 530 “Oso” in Snohomish County, WA. The massive mud flow covered an area of about 1 square mile, included in the devastation was 49 homes and the tragic death of 43 people. Although the slide devastated the valley, rescue and recovery efforts began almost immediately when community members chose to ignore warnings to not go into the slide. They waded into the mud minutes after and pulled out 11 survivors that first day. Over 900 responders worked alongside volunteers, families, and neighbors. The search went on for months, only ending in July 2014 when the last of the 43 victims was pulled from the debris. 

For the Tangram Design team, it was an incredible honor to be given the trust and responsibility of telling this story of tragedy, hope, resilience, and most importantly highlighting the strength and emotional connection we as humans can have for each other.

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