Xibitz (Grand Rapids, Mich.) partnered with Lord Cultural Resources on the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The project team conducted four visioning workshops with the institution and about 70 stakeholders, developing an interpretive plan and concept design revolving around themes of freedom, immigration, human agency, and culture and identity.

Century Sign Builders (Albuquerque) has been granted a U.S. patent for its Snap-N-Place fixture that allows users to easily update the information on their signs without creating new signs. The Snap-N-Place fixture is available on many of Century Sign Builders’ standard product lines: Alloy, Basic, Basic Plus, Texture, and some custom interior signage applications.

Poulin + Morris (New York) designed a comprehensive environmental graphics and wayfinding sign program for the renovation of the ABC News headquarters located at West 66th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Along with bringing the headquarter’s sign program into code compliance, the designers created an environmental graphics program that celebrates the varied aspects of ABC News production, including editing, production, and broadcast.
 

Cloud Gehshan Associates (Philadelphia) designed digital storytelling walls as part of the $5.7 million renovation of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The walls are located in the redesigned and refurbished lobby of the HSP building. Using images from HSP’s archive of more than 21 million documents, the digital walls serve as a renewable showcase,
 visible from the street.