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Eye-catching Graphics from Signs Express (Sheffield)
Wall graphics from Signs Express (Sheffield) have transformed the atmosphere of the Eye Department at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Signs Express (Sheffield) has a long-
running relationship with The Children’s Hos- pital Charity and have become the 'go-to-guys' for any signage projects the hos- pital. The latest project that the centre was involved with was in collaboration with Art- felt, The Children’s Hospital Charity’s art pro- gramme. This focuses on making sure that the spaces and walls at the children’s hospi- tal feature artwork that will engage and dis- tract the young patients. Artfelt works closely with local artists,
and for this project they commissioned Illus- trator and Graphic Designer, Nick Deakin, to liven up the space. Using bold colours and simplistic shapes, Nick has created an entire world of characters that run through the en-
tire department. Nick wanted to generate a friendly environment for the families that have to visit the wing. “Artfelt and myself de- cided very quickly that we wanted a group of friends as our characters and we carried that theme throughout the department. “When designing something like this,
you have to put yourself in the mind of a child going into, what is potentially, a scary situa- tion. I knew that I needed to create some- thing that would make the whole experience much nicer for them. Now, they can see the characters in the waiting room, and then they can follow them through their journey around the department,” says Nick. The team at Signs Express (Sheffield)
worked with Nick’s designs and spent many hours vectorising these in order to cut the in- tricate designs out of self-adhesive vinyl using a plotter. The team’s work is featured across the large waiting room, six orthoptics rooms, four consulting rooms, a treatment room, a quiet room and a visual fields room. In the orthoptic rooms the il-
lustrations serve a specific clinical purpose of giving the young pa- tients something to focus on dur- ing eye examinations. Signs Express (Sheffield) also specially turned some of the designs into window graphics as well as ceiling graphics, to give the children something to focus on.
The creative projects that we have been doing at the hospital are all purposed to make the place seem less like a hospital, so less frightening for the children who have to go there
Steve Morris, owner of Signs Express
(Sheffield) said: “The creative projects that we have been doing at the hospital are all purposed to make the place seem less like a hospital, so less frightening for the children who have to go there. We used a lot of prime colours and a special half-tone effect on the vinyl, which is created by using lots of small dots of colour. This means that the wall colour shows through and makes the design much more interesting.” The centre is 'very pleased' with the
outcome of their hard work and the special designs created by Nick have worked fabu- lously in the environment. With excellent re- ports already coming in from parents and children alike, the project can be considered a success.
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50 Sign Update ISSUE 160 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015
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