NBBJ Proposes Wayfinding System for Crisis Management

NBBJ has published a timely blog and developed an open source system of temporary signage to help hospitals with patient organization and wayfinding during the pandemic.

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Due to the ever evolving and critical aspect of time during the fight against COVID-19, hospitals around the world are having to rapidly adapt their facilities to accommodate testing, infection control, and inpatient care. Eric LeVine and his team at NBBJ have proposed a wayfinding system for COVID-19 to help direct patients to the right place.

John Scheffel Appointed VP of Visual Design at api(+)

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Multidisciplinary design firm api(+) has promoted John Scheffel to Vice President of Visual Design where he will continue to actively lead and elevate creative design at the firm, while additionally collaborating with executive leadership to drive firm vision, strategy and culture, advancing the business forward.

Urban Sign on the Forefront of Coronavirus and Fabricator Support

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Architectural fabricator, Urban Sign, is dedicating resources to help donate masks and intubators that they produce to BronxCare and New York Presbyterian, two hospitals that could potentially run out of necessary PPE without support.

Wayne Hunt Reacts to the Iconography of Social Distancing Around the World

Wayne-Hunt, Principal Hunt Design Associates, Past President of SEGD

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In an interview with Quartz, prominent wayfinding designer, founder of Hunt Design, and SEGD Member, Wayne Hunt, explains how graphic cues are a necessity in some environments and yet can fall short of functional in others if not carefully executed.

api(+) Unveils Design of Lee's 4th West

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api(+) announces new store design for urban flagship store Lee's Market, called Lee's 4th West. The space is a small urban concept that is now open within a high-end apartment building in downtown Salt Lake City.

Meet HOK Experience Design Group's Newest Creative Director

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HOK's Experience Design group's new creative director, Jeff Lancaster, brings more than two decades of experience in creating compelling brand experiences for clients in retail, technology, workplace, and higher education to their Los Angeles studio.

New Exhibit Exploring Opioid Crisis Opens at Indiana State Museum

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The Indiana State Museum opens a new, thought-provoking exhibit, FIX: Heartbreak and Hope Inside Our Opioid Crisis, which was designed by museum staff with assistance from more than 50 community partners. Luci Creative was hired as a vendor to provide expertise on exhibition design and flow, along with media producer Richard Lewis Media Group.

Designtex Launches Collection of Wellness Upholstery

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Designtex announces official launch of Designtex Celliant upholstery. Designed in collaboration with Hologenix, the inventor of Celliant®, this collection has been clinically proven to harness and recycle a person's energy, revitalizing and improving wellbeing.

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Provis Graphic Converts 3D Printing Capacity in Response to COVID-19

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Provis Graphic™, a wholesale manufacturer of precision LED-illuminated signage, has converted its 3D printing capacity—normally used to produce illuminated signage—to produce face shields to protect healthcare and law enforcement professionals fighting the war against COVID-19.

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