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 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.
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.
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2021 marks a new era of thinking and living. The Maynard 2021 Trends explore topics in experiential travel, pandemic-proof urbanism and sustainably responsible design.
At Maynard, creating a high-quality user experience lies at the very heart of what we do. Across all of our projects, engaging directly with stakeholders and the end-user is a fundamental component of our design process. But what happens when the ‘luxury’ of face-to-face engagement is suddenly no longer a legitimate option?
The city as we know it, is changing. Amidst the global pandemic of COVID-19 our cities, our neighbourhoods and our people have had to adapt to a new way of being. Physical distancing restrictions have changed the way we communicate, connect, interact, move and function within both our public and private worlds.
The ‘new normal’ is a hot topic. Whilst it’s not yet clear exactly what this will be, it’s clear that our travel behaviours post-Coronavirus will be different to those before it. As a regular commuter I’m already starting to think about how my daily journey to London might change when lockdown is eased or ended.
A design response to the rapidly emerging demands on future cityscapes and the evolving behaviours of their inhabitants.
Placing passenger experience at the heart of a new wayfinding system for the rapidly expanding Gold Coast Airport has required a novel approach.