Swing Gates: A customer-centred approach to unlocking airport capacity in Australia

10th October 2024By Sarah LomasUncategorised
Swing Gates: A customer-centred approach to unlocking airport capacity in Australia

Terminal capacity is an important growth enabler for airports. With passenger numbers in Australian capital city airports forecast to more than double by 2050[1], Australian airports are facing major capacity constraints. With limited opportunities to expand terminal footprints due to spatial limitations, Australian airports are looking to advanced infrastructure and technology solutions to increase the … Read More

Repositioning Sports Stadiums

19th August 2024By Sarah LomasInsight Article
Repositioning Sports Stadiums

The unique value of sports venues lies in their ability to foster grassroots community engagement. By amplifying multi-purpose potential, former stadium-only grounds may put the spotlight on local participation and empower communities to use these spaces, leading to a sense of ownership and investment. As cities embrace denser urban living, there is an increasing need … Read More

Let’s talk bilingual signs!

15th September 2023By Sarah LomasUncategorised
Let’s talk bilingual signs!

This week in Aotearoa New Zealand is Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, or Māori Language Week. It provides the perfect opportunity to talk about languages on signs. A majority of public-facing signs in Aotearoa are presented in English, but this status-quo is being challenged. There are currently two parallel conversations occurring: Firstly, how do … Read More

The Wimbledon Way

29th June 2023By Sarah LomasUncategorised
The Wimbledon Way

Originally published in Football & Stadium Management in February 2023. How Wimbledon’s wayfinding and signage has set a new standard for experience-led sporting events

Reimagining the Motorway

18th April 2023By Sarah LomasUncategorised
Reimagining the Motorway

Our Design Researcher, Marta Golfera, talks through her ‘kit of parts’ approach to sustainable industrial design and entering the recent RIBA competition ‘Gantry for National Highways’     About me With several years’ experience in industrial design, I joined Maynard at the end of last year as a Design Researcher, a role in which I’ve been able to … Read More

Bacon’s Law

25th October 2021By Sarah LomasInsight Article, Product Design
Bacon’s Law

In the summer of 2017 whilst visiting family in the UK, I had decided to meet up with some old colleagues from my time working in London, and also visit a company called Maynard who had recently won a Metro project in my home city of Melbourne. I found myself sat across the meeting room table from Julian … Read More

Stevenage: Looking back to the future

15th July 2021By Sarah LomasWayfinding
Stevenage: Looking back to the future

Stevenage Borough Council commissioned Maynard to design a bespoke wayfinding system for its historic Town Centre, supporting the £1bn regeneration programme that will bring the town back to the forefront of modern urban development in the 21st century.

The Airport Experience in a post Covid-19 World

1st July 2020By Sarah LomasWayfinding
The Airport Experience in a post Covid-19 World

For many Australians, air travel is an essential part of our life – whether to see family, an interstate commute for work or the holiday of a lifetime. The absence of a viable intercity rail system coupled with the sheer size of Australia, has meant that air travel has become embedded within our national identity; two of the busiest air routes in the world are found in Australia, with each Australian flying 2.9 times per year as compared to 2.4 flights per year for the average American citizen.

Meet the team

16th March 2021By Sarah LomasWayfinding
Meet the team

Get to know our team. From favourite projects to superpowers, lessons learned, or the books currently on our bedside table.