Visualvoice has commenced design on a new integrated pedestrian & public transport signage system for the Inner Melbourne area. The system will be rolled out across four local council areas, Melbourne, Port Phillip, Stonnington and Yarra, with a coordinated methodology. The system aims to encourage sustainable travel use and in particular encourage greater inter-precinct walking. The project is due for installation in mid 2009.
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Royal Park is a major inner city park in Melbourne. Visualvoice designed a series of new maps to convey the full extent of the park and it’s facilities. The maps integrate with the existing signs throughout the park and provide a birds eye view, communicating what and where facilities are located and how to get around the 170 hectare park.
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Parramatta City Council, NSW recognized the need for improved signage for residents & visitors following an audit of the existing signage. JA Grant Associates & Visualvoice jointly prepared a comprehensive signage strategy to encourage greater levels of walking between the key visitor domains within central Parramatta. Prototype signs were publicly evaluated by over one hundred people through street interviews. Feedback was then integrated into the system. The new signage system comprising 53 signs, will help people better understand how to access the city on foot. It will also enable Parramatta City Council to remove over one hundred out of date signs, in the process de-clutter the urban space
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The new Transport Access Guide (TAG) highlights the walking, cycling and public transport options in and around central Mandurah, Western Australia. Following the success of the new trainline which has exceeded the projected patronage figures within months of opening, the City of Mandurah recognized the need to provide better information about the sustainable travel options from the new station. The information previously presented on signs, maps and timetables was difficult to read and uncoordinated. The TAG ties all the information together in an easy to read and understand pocket guide for students, residents and visitors.
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Visualvoice produced a series of co-ordinated, easy to read Transport Access Guide's (TAGs) for Willoughby City Council, Sydney, NSW. The pocket sized guides are available at the centers they serve and directly from the Willoughby Council. The aim of a TAG is to raise awareness of the sustainable transport options available at key locations. Activity Centres, Leisure Centers and Parks etc are major trip generators and provide an opportunity to increase sustainable transport use getting to and from these destinations.




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A single prototype sign utilising a new highly durable printing technology was installed today at Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria. The sign is the first in a series of new pedestrian wayfinding signs which are to be installed across central Footscray in early 2008. Visualvoice worked with the Maribyrnong City Council to develop the 'heads-up' maps and colour coded directional signs.

The signage system was developed from the Footscray Pedestrian Signage and Walkability Report prepared by John Grant. JA Grant & Associates


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Article from The Bendigo Advertiser. "A new set of maps is about to make it much easier for pedestrians to navigate around Central Bendigo."
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