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Orange County Parks Selects Hunt Design

Continuing our work for parks, Orange County, California has selected Hunt Design to create signage and graphics guidelines for their dozens of parks and beaches.

Great Street Sign

Santa Barbara, California is a great place for many reasons – historic architecture, terrific beaches, wonderful downtown, perfect weather, etc. But, sometimes it’s the little details that catch the eye. Like the elegant bronze street name signs in the pavement at each of the intersections along famous State Street. In… Read more »

Wayne Hunt EG Magazine Guest Editor

To mark the 40th anniversary of SEGD, the organization asked Wayne Hunt to select 40 great moments in the history of environmental graphics. View Article

Supergraphic Storage Tank

An early example of public art, this colorful storage tank still delights drivers on Massachusetts I-93 expressway.  The artwork by the late artist Corita Kent was first painted in 1971. 

The Ultimate Sign–No Words Needed

Evolved from surgical signs dating back to the Middle Ages, the striped barber pole is recognizable on thousands of barbershops around the world. Whether spinning, static or even flat, the red, white and blue diagonal stripes signal a specific service.

The Case for a City Wayfinding Program

A great example of out-of-control city signage. Six mismatched signs, all clinging to a single light pole. Different fonts; different font sizes; mismatched arrows; random sign panel sizes; haphazard installation. If there was ever a case for an organized city wayfinding program, this is it.

Life Imitates Art?

A distracted man, oblivious to his public art companion, seen in Walnut Creek, California.