The John G. & Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park is located next to The Banks development in Cincinnati. This vibrant project is transforming downtown Cincinnati by creating a major civic space at the front door of the city. It is a park for the generations—a compelling recreational, entertainment, and leisure resource for the entire Greater Cincinnati community.
As part of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s busiest season of public art yet, a team of artists from the local design firm White Bicycle will begin transforming a building at 1260 Hertel Ave. into a community-centric mural. At the same time, longtime friends and artistic collaborators Chuck Tingley and Matthew Grote will fuse their styles on a large wall at 1503 Hertel.
Following up last week’s announcement of Hannah’s appointment to the Board of SEGD – Kolar Design is proud to announce the appointment of Blake Kishler as Co-Chair of SEGD’s Cincinnati Chapter along with Grania Frueh of BHDP. We are thrilled that our next generation leadership is continuing building the legacy of Experiential Design in the region and the nation.
Kolar Design is proud to announce the appointment of Hannah Anderson to the Board of the Society of Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD). We are thrilled that our next generation leadership is continuing building the legacy of Experiential Design in the region and the nation.
Kolar Design recently participated in the always inspirational and educational 2017 Healthcare Design Conference. Three days to interact and discuss with designers from Architects to Interior Designers alongside Administrators, Researchers, and Nurses – all helping to craft the future of healthcare design.
The sun was setting over a strange, futuristic-looking inflatable structure quietly sitting on the lawn of the newly renovated Music Hall. Projection towers and pylons had been conspicuously erected in front of buildings, parking lots, and green space all across the city center. Along the banks of the Ohio River, immensely large teeter totters started to sway, chime, and illuminate.
The Village of Evendale ( located just north of Cincinnati, Ohio ) approached IBI, Human Nature and Kolar Design to develop a master plan for the aesthetics of the I-75 and Neumann Way corridors through Evendale. In October 2015, the Design Team presented the final Master Plan for the corridor to the Village Council.
Kolar is working with the City of Dublin to make it easier to find your way around Dublin, Ohio. You will soon be noticing new signs throughout the City. It is part of our Comprehensive Wayfinding System that is being implemented in various locations.
Kolar Design showcased a complementary “Enchanted Forest” environment to the, “Our Homecoming” Charlie Harper mural light projection by We Have Become Vikings, as well as large-scale inflatable rabbits by Parer Studio at the corner of E. Court and Walnut Streets during BLINK Cincinnati, October 12-15, 2017 downtown.
Thirteen students took part in a Design Thinking Workshop at Kolar Design. Students were taken through a brand development exercise with the Kolar team of designers. They were asked to think about what the CATS brand was and was not. They were asked for input on current imagery used on the CATS website and then used shoes as a metaphor to describe four categories of stakeholders.
