A year of international openings, big moves, project completions & new beginnings.
Object Magazine
Wayfinding
Life in the Antipodes
A conversation with Kate Pleban and Guy Hohmann, Associates from our Melbourne and Auckland studios.
Environ-mental design
Some cognitive neuroscientists hold that the environment we experience is, in fact, part of our mind. If that is the case, how can a single environment be a part of several people’s minds?
Fortified City
Head of wayfinding, Hayley Branston, details her evaluation and approach to Maynard’s self initiated, in-house design competition ‘Fortified City’.
Object Magazine
It seems a long time ago since we produced the last Object magazine. This past year has been an incredibly busy one with much to share. In this issue, we focus on research and innovation, profiling two projects which apply digital technologies to enhance the user experience within the transport sector.
An illustrated guide to Maynard
Maynard’s work is diverse, at any one time we could be designing architectural components for new transport projects, creating an urban wayfinding strategy or producing our own range of street furniture. We’ve created an illustrated map of our work, see how many projects you can spot!
Mud maps
Two travellers meet on a path – once the usual pleasantries are out of the way, the conversation begins to focus on important matters… Where have you travelled from? What is the condition of the route? Was it hard or easy terrain? Were there any dangerous sections or good places to stop along the way?
How design can counteract the stress of travel
Something really struck a chord with me when I interviewed a candidate for a wayfinding role and asked them why they were interested in the job: they said they remembered getting lost as a child and finding it one of the scariest experiences they had ever had.
The subtle art of signage
Simon Lee told Exhibition News about when it comes to event signage, getting visitors from A to B is an art form. It didn’t take long, however, for them to become clear that signage can influence the visitor journey round an exhibition in much more subtle and complex ways than simply pointing them in the right direction.
The pursuit of ‘smart’ design
From an urban and transport development perspective, we all strive towards the Smart City vision; one which is intent on integrating digital information and communication technology into our everyday lives whether we’re actively aware of it or not.