Geelong Botanical Gardens
Geelong Botanical Gardens
Client, City of Greater Geelong
Design, manufacture and installation (2016)
Main arrival signage features large laser cut lettering with decorative background motif that reflects the existing fence design. Complimentary freestanding arrival signage features corporate branding and orientation map. Corporate logos and map artwork were supplied by the City of Greater Geelong.
Mary MacKillop Trail
Mary MacKillop Trail
Client, Southern Grampians Shire Council
Design, manufacture and installation (2010)
The canonisation of Mary MacKillop was a significant event in 2010. A number of communities in Western Victoria collaborated to plan and implement a touring trail of significant sites in relation to Mary MacKillop’s life and work. Challis Design designed and manufactured fourteen interpretive signs that covered Mary MacKillop’s early years in Hamilton, Penola, Portland, Robe and Port Macquarie. The signs were manufactured using materials relevant to the region, including basalt in Hamilton and Portland and sandstone in Robe.
National Rhododendron Gardens
National Rhododendron Gardens
Client, Parks Victoria
Design, manufacture and installation (2009)
A pedestrian-focused system with a consistent hierarchy for orientation, identification and interpretation. A distinctive design that complements the surrounding environment, with the rhododendron motif providing a link across signage types. With bold and creative use of timber elements, laser cut patinated metal and graphic motifs, this signage strategy was adapted and themed across four additional gardens within the region.
Balmoral Township Signage
Balmoral Township Signage
Client, Balmoral & District Development Association
Design, manufacture and installation (2016)
To help promote the Balmoral township, Challis Design developed orientation signage, designed to help visitors navigate their way through and around the township. A key orientation map highlights the town’s tourist attractions, key facilities and accommodation sites, while a secondary regional map showcases the broader region. Fabrication consists of laser cut, angled, corten panels with bold, digital print graphics.
West Wimmera Branding and Signage
West Wimmera Branding and Signage
West Wimmera Shire Council
Design, manufacture and installation (2016)
West Wimmera Shire Council required a brand refresh and a range of boundary and township signage. To provide a fresh, clean and consistent feel the brolga motif was simplified, the typography updated and a limited colour palette was adopted for the logo and signage hierarchy. Illustrations were also developed for the Edenhope and Kaniva arrival signs, to help promote these key townships.
Colac Environmental Signage
Colac Environmental Signage
Client, Colac Otway Shire
Design, manufacture and installation (2012)
Three, free-standing road signs and three, smaller, wall-mounted signs were designed and installed to help educate and engage the travelling public on the rare and threatened species in the local region. The simple design allows the species to be the focal point, with the use of black allowing the bright colours to attract attention. This simple layout was particularly important for the road side signs, in order to allow motorists time to view all the information.
Commonwealth Games Markers
Commonwealth Games Markers
Client, Melton Shire Council
Design, manufacture and installation (2006)
These vibrant signs are a celebration of the achievements of local athletes and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Construction consists of aluminium sheets over steel frame, painted in automotive paints with mask and spray artwork.
Two Towns Trail
Two Towns Trail
Client, Baw Baw Shire Council
Design, manufacture and installation (2013)
The Trail is an eight kilometre walking and cycling path linking two West Gippsland towns, Drouin and Warragul. Two key threatened species — the Giant Gippsland Earthworm and the Burrowing Crayfish – provided inspiration for the form and content of these interpretive structures. In keeping with the already completed Two Towns Trail wayfinding signage, the same materials and graphic styles were adopted to ensure consistency.
Old Beechy Rail Trail
Beechy Rail Trail
Client, Colac Otway Shire
Design, manufacture and installation (2011)
Interpretive signs were developed to complement existing signage, with a similar artwork style, content and colour scheme, yet remain distinctive in their own right. Nine key station signs and 15 interpretive signs, with screen printed graphics, were developed for points of historical interest along the trail. Seven environmental signs, with digital print graphics, were developed, which highlight significant types of vegetation along the trail.
Stead Park Wayfinding Signage
Stead Park Wayfinding Signage
Client, City of Greater Geelong
Design, manufacture and installation (2012)
Arrival signage features a layered curved structure and dynamic, abstract graphics to reflect the parks’ sporting facilities. Structure consists of a duragal steel frame, sheeted in aluminium with 2 pack automotive paints and digital print graphics. Directional signage was also installed within the park and is consistent with other directional signage we have installed throughout the Geelong area.