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Ohio & Erie Canalway featured in Designing Brand Identity

Now in its fifth edition, Alina Wheeler’s Designing Brand Identity is a collection of tools and resources for branding success and best practices for inspiration. Featured in Wheeler’s book as a case study and best practice, CG’s work for the Ohio and Erie Canalway helps to enhance all areas of the Canalway as it continues to develop. CG […]

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A lively gateway to center city

Dedicated to clinical research and administrative programs, CHOP’s 21-story Roberts Center for Pediatric Research tower is a new addition to Philadelphia’s skyline. With pedestrians, bicycles and cars crowding the limited lanes, traffic bordering the site is heavy. CG’s signage allows for quick decision-making; clearly identifying the building, staff garage entrance and visitor parking. The translucent […]

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CG’s parklet wins the Golden Cone Award

CG participated in the annual PARK(ing) Day festival and won the golden cone award for originality! Our interactive parklet “Wayward Wanderers” welcomed over 300 people from all over the globe. In Philadelphia, approximately 60 volunteer teams designed, built, and installed temporary public mini-parks, or “parklets” througout the city. CG was thrilled to meet with so […]

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As part of Design Philadelphia, CG invites you to our Open House

Tour our newly renovated studio in Old City and meet our designers. See recent projects in placemaking, environmental graphic design and branding including the Rail Park, National Air & Space Museum, Pennovation Center, Boston Parks and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House. Refreshments will be served. Please join us Thursday, October 5, 2017 from 6 — 8 pm.

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Touring Brigham and Women’s Hospital

As part of this year’s SEGD wayfinding event, CG principal Ian Goldberg and CG designer Linzi Eggers led a tour through Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Located in Boston’s densely-packed Longwood Medical Area, the BWH campus is complex and was in need for an improved system of patient-focused wayfinding. Ian and Linzi’s tour demonstrated the wayfinding logic, […]

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Philly parks are now on Google street view

CG’s longtime client, Philadelphia Parks & Rec, again blazes trails; they are the 1st major city in the US to join Google street view. Park staff used Google’s Trekker backpack to hike and photograph 400 miles of trails, taking panoramic images that all can see and enjoy! Try out this fun resource!

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Jacob Javits Center expansion

Located on Manhattan‘s West Side, the Jacob Javits Convention Center is the busiest convention center in the country. The facility hosts more than 175 events and two million visitors yearly. CG is pleased to continue its 25-year relationship with Atlanta-based tvsdesign for the design of the center’s wayfinding and signage. Team lead is Lendlease Turner Joint Venture. The Javits […]

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Interpreting one of Wright’s finest achievements

Frank Lloyd Wright would have turned 150 this year; CG is tickled red to be signing the Darwin Martin House, which was one of FLW’s most significant residential commissions. The complex is currently being restored to its 1907 “year of significance” including a wonderful restored landscape. CG’s signs will interpret the groundbreaking architecture, landscape, art glass and […]

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Signage for Penn’s innovation hub

Pennovation Works brings together academic researchers, tech start-ups and industry partners. PW is emerging as the robotics hub of the east coast–the first autonomous flying robot and robot swarms were created here–other tenants are 3D-printing living cells, using plants to manufacture medicines and improving drone propulsion. CG is designing signage to better assist visitors in navigating this […]

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A modern signage system for the national university of the Catholic Church

The Catholic University of America is the national university of the Catholic Church founded by U.S. Bishops and authorized by Pope Leo XIII in April 1887. Located on one of the highest points in Washington DC, this 176-acre campus is home to 60 graduate and undergraduate programs across 12 schools and 21 research facilities. CG is tasked with […]

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