Axia Branded Wayfinding Compendium 2016

Axia Branded Wayfinding Compendium

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Axia is an award-winning visual communications company with offices in Florida and Calgary. We specialize in Wayfinding and Branding to help transform communities and urban centers into memorable destinations. We achieve this through strategic branding, thematic wayfinding and compelling visual communications.

We help destinations become more visible and findable by developing brands that set them apart from their competitors. We help them deliver the right message to the right audience through print and web media. We plan, design and implement wayfinding programs that bring people to communities and help create an experience of place.

Axia is a place where great ideas take flight.

We believe that there are no bad ideas, just steps in the process of creating winning solutions. Our clients are always encouraged to participate in the design process.

Our motto is simple. “Provide the best creative solutions for the best clients for the best results– and have fun doing it�.

TODD MAYFIELD - Group Creative Director Todd Mayfield is a principal and Group Creative Director and leads the design team. He has over 30 years of design experience. He is also an accomplished fine artist and illustrator. Todd has earned numerous awards for design excellence and profound respect among his peers. His work has been featured in various industry magazines and books such as Print, Signs of the Times and American Corporate Identity.

STEPHEN SINCLAIRE - Program Director Stephen is a principal of Axia Creative in Calgary and leads Canadian projects. In his 25 year career, he has become highly recognized for his advanced skills in brand identity and experiential graphic design. His meticulous attention to detail, advanced knowledge of production and diplomatic demeanor is evident in his successful project history and long list of satisfied clients.

Sample Programs

Since 2003, Axia along with our strategic partners, has been providing a great product – Creativity. It is at the center of everything we do. Whether you call it “thinking out of the box”, “taking one step beyond” or simply “dancing on the edge of reality” it all adds up to one thing – Success. When we engage with a client, we aim for a long term relationship. We choose our clients as much as they choose us.

We’re all about making sincere connections with each client, their partners, the services and experiences they provide. This helps us develop successful and sustainable solutions.

The following are examples some of our work.

Russian River Resort Area Sonoma County, California Regional Branding & Wayfinding The scope included a formal branding of the Russian River Resort Area and a comprehensive wayfinding program. The wayfinding program included region, town and hamlet gateways, vehicular and pedestrian guides, information kiosks, park and facility identities, street banners and regulatory signs.

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City of Gulf Shores Alabama Wayfinding Following a comprehensive branding initiative which included the development of a logo, tagline and markerting strategy, a regional wayfinding program was designed for the City of Gulf Shores.

The wayfinding system included city and district gateways, vehicular and pedestrian guides, beach access identities, information kiosks, regulatory signage, street banners, street and intersection identity signs, facility identities and digital message displays.

Gulf Shores represents an on-going relationship of ours which has rendered several branding and wayfinding assignments beyond the original contract.

City of Leduc Alberta Wayfinding Both Florida and Calgary offices collaborated on the design and development of a brand-supportive wayfinding program for the City of Leduc, Alberta.

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The project is currently in the documentation phase and on schedule for a mid Summer tender release.

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Alexandra Arena

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Civic Ctr/Library

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Splash Park

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Telford House

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Grain Elevator

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Civic Centre City Hall | Public Library William F. Lede Room

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Town of Canmore Alberta, Canada Wayfinding Axia designed a wayfinding system to support a new brand for the Town of Canmore in Alberta. The project included primary, secondary and district gateways, vehicular and pedestrian guides, bike and hiker trailblazers, parking guide and identity signs, regulatory signs, pedestrian directory maps, bike fix-it stations, identity monuments for the Rocky Mountain Legacy Trail and temporary event signage.

The gateway phase of the program has been completed. The 2nd phase is now being tendered.

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Visitor Centre

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Centenniel Park

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Downtown Gatlinburg Tennessee Wayfinding & Brand Enhancement The Gatlinburg program included a brand enhancement with refinements made to their existing logo.

A comprehensive wayfinding system was designed and implemented for their downtown retail district which included vehicular and pedestrian guides, information kiosks, bus shelters, art trail guides to local galleries and studios, parking guides and street banners.

In collaboration with Roger Brooks International

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Downtown Bothell Bothell, Washington Branding & Wayfinding The city of Bothell underwent a robust roadway realignment and redevelopment of their downtown district. Axia and their strategic partner, Roger Brooks International, developed a new name for the downtown, logo and support graphics for marketing.

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The wayfinding component included city and district gateways, pedestrian and vehicular guides, information kiosks, street banners and park regulatory signage.

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Terrebonne Parish Louisiana Branding & Wayfinding Axia worked with Great Destination Strategies, Total Destination Marketing and The Graham Group to brand Terrebonne Parish.

The brand rendered a tagline, parish identity and various visual communications.

The entire project included parish branding, City of Houma identity & regional wayfinding.

A sub brand was developed for the City of Houma and the Houma Convention & Visitor’s Bureau.

A regional wayfinding program was developed for Houma and smaller communities throughout Terrebonne Parish. The system included parish, community and district gateways, vehicular and pedestrian guides, information kiosk/maps, street banners, bayou bridge identity signs and regulatory signs.

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Axia partered with Cygnet Strategies and Old Town Creative to develop a wayfinding program for the Town of Whitefish, Montana. The project included gateways, vehicular guide signs, parking area guides trail markers and pedestrian directory maps.

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Coos County New Hampshire Wayfinding Axia partnered with Roger Brooks International to develop regional tourism-oriented wayfinding for Coos County.

Each chamber of commerce within the county received companion branding treatments and all participated in a comprehensive campaign.

County wayfinding signage was designed to help visitors find places that were otherwise off the main routes and to support visitor centers with self serve kiosks. The system was adopted by the New Hampshire DOT and is being considered as a state-wide program.

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City of Green River Wyoming Wayfinding Axia provided the City of Green River a simple wayfinding program which included refinement to their existing identity.

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Please be sure to lock your car. The City of Green River is not liable for any theft or damage to your car.

Visitor Parking Rates: $5.00 Per Day

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After you park your vehicle, go to the pay station and insert your payment. Remove the receipt and place it in the corner or driver’s side dash.

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Town of Bracebridge Ontario, Canada Wayfinding The program included town gateway signage, vehicular and pedestrian guides, information kiosks, bike and walking trailblazers, parking guides and facility identification.

In collaboration with Roger Brooks International

Town of Barrie Ontario, Canada Wayfinding The program included downtown and retail district gateways, vehicular and pedestrian guides, parking guides and regulatory signage In collaboration with Roger Brooks International

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US Botanic Garden Washington, DC Branding, Wayfinding & Interpretive The project included Identity design, wayfinding & Interpretive displays.

The scope included facility identity, pedestrian guides, interpretive experiences, directory maps and exhibit and room identity signs for two properties of the National Garden: The Conservatory (glass atrium) and the exterior gardens.

In collaboration with the Douglas Group DC

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City of St. Albert Alberta, Canada Wayfinding The program included a retail district gateway, vehicular and pedestrian guides, information kiosks, bike and walking trailblazers, parking guides and identification and a block numbering system.

In collaboration with Roger Brooks International

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To find out how Axia can move people in your direction, call 561-282-6205 ext 101 in the US, 403.201.3428 in Canada or send us an email at connect@axiacreative.com.

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