Digital signs are used to display schedules and other dynamic content.
Coming together
Most of the signage elements were manufactured by WSI Sign Systems in nearby Bolton, Ont., which also installed them in July and August of 2011. The WFLC opened shortly thereafter, in October. The only exceptions were the custom-designed distraction markers, which were instead fabricated and installed by Marvel Sign & Display, based in Vaughan, Ont.
“I just want to say how elegant the design is and, above all, how beautifully visible it is,” said one associate at the AGO Design Studio.
As it turned out, that same month, Entro Communications announced it had acquired G+A. Most of G+A’s associates moved over to the newly combined company, Entro G+A, which ensured continuity for both the AGO and HPA as the WFLC project reached completion.
At press time, a main donor recognition wall is still being planned, pending fundraising updates. It may be completed and installed by the end of January 2013.
Udo Schliemann is principal creative director at Entro G+A, a design firm specializing in branding, EGD and wayfinding systems. He worked on the WFLC project with Tobias Mikl, Darren Rodenkirchen, Ian White and Emese Unger. For more information, visit www.entro.com.
