Environmental Graphic Design: Beyond the sign panel

‘Placemaking’ is the act of making 
a space one’s own. This may seem obvious and logical with relation to people in their homes, but it becomes more of a challenging task for graphic designers, signmakers, architects, planners and other designers when it is applied to public spaces, large workplaces, hospitals, educational environments and large transportation hubs like airports.

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Enchanted Quebec forest wins SEGD Award

Montreal-based Moment Factory was the only Canadian winner in the Society for Experiential Graphic Design’s (SEGD’s) 2015 Global Design Awards, earning a Merit Award for Foresta Lumina, an illuminated pathway in Parc de la Gorge in Coaticook, Que.

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Digital Signage: The Toronto Zoo’s durable displays

As one of the largest zoos in North America, the Toronto Zoo relies on a variety of media to communicate with more than 1.3 million visitors each year and improve their guest experience. In late 2014, the facility added a new series of commercial-grade, high-definition (HD) digital displays to this media mix.

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Wayfinding: Carrying on the Pan Am Games’ legacy

This summer, the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games will take place in Toronto and other parts of Southern Ontario, marking Canada’s largest international multi-sport event to date. Approximately twice the size of Vancouver’s 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the event has involved years of planning and millions of dollars in new investment.

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Retail Signage: Celebrating fans at the Jays Shop

After working closely with the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team on multiple corporate and retail branding initiatives over the years, Toronto-based design firm Shikatani Lacroix recently configured an array of static and digital signage for the new flagship Jays Shop on the first level of Toronto’s Eaton Centre.

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Illumination: Projection mapping the world

Thanks to advances in projection mapping technology, historic buildings, national monuments and even vaporized water have become fair game for digital artists to illuminate creatively at night, all around the world. From castles in France to mosques in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., many grand structures have been visually transformed into a dynamic storytelling medium.

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