Signage & Wayfinding
The Newt - Somerset
The Newt in Somerset is a country estate with splendid gardens, woodland and farmland. The core is Georgian, with limestone buildings the colour of burnt orange, the seat of the Hobhouse family for more than two centuries. Displayways were contracted to consult on the specification and methods for all signage, wayfinding and graphics. We then fabricated all metalwork and produced all printed signs and graphics. Within the project were some unusual and innovative approaches to signage. See list below.
GREY PANELS - Exterior spray finish to steel, digital print and then an exterior 8 year life lacquer applied
BRONZE COLOURED PANELS - Bronzed toned brass panels, etch and fill lettering with an exterior 8 year life lacquer applied
FIRE EXIT SIGNS - Screen printed in photoluminescent ink
TIMBER POSTS - Cut timber posts with sprayed metal signs inserted into a chainsaw cut groove and mechanically affixed
TREE TRUNKS - Chain saw used to create grooves into existing timber tree trunks, panels then mechanically affixed into the trunk.
Credit: Lucy or Robert graphic design either.co.uk
Cogges Manor Visitor Centre
Cogges is managed and staffed by The Cogges Heritage Trust. Displayways produced wayfinding and interactive graphics and signage for visitors. Metalwork was powder coated and concrete fixed into the ground then Tuffcover Embed signage was inset into trays.
• Powder coated steel units formed with trays and holes created for water ingress.
• Signage is exterior grade aluminium adhered into formed trays.
Cambridge American Cemetery
The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial site in England, 30.5 acres in total, was donated by the University of Cambridge. It lies on a slope with the west and south sides framed by woodland. The cemetery contains the remains of 3,811 of our war dead; 5,127 names are recorded on the Walls of the Missing. Rosettes
mark the names of those since recovered and identified. Most died in the Battle of the Atlantic or in the strategic air bombardment of northwest Europe.
Displayways produced over 8 sign types and 35 signs in total, ranging from aluminium framed totems with bespoke folded vitreous enamel panels to sandstone plinths with etched logos and inlaid vitreous enamels panels. We developed the original design principles into a working solution for the client undertaking all works in house through to the installation of each sign on site.
