by Katie Osborn | Apr 19, 2023 | Collective Insights
Post-pandemic travel has shifted in many ways; from how and where, to the age of the average traveler, to our expectations of service. We are seeing new trends in the way people travel and what they expect from airports. At this year’s AAAE/ACC Airport Planning,...
by Katie Osborn | Mar 14, 2023 | Collective Insights, Transportation
Grand Central Madison is open for business! After decades of planning, design, and construction, we are thrilled to see that Grand Central Madison, previously referred to as East Side Access, now brings Long Island Railroad service to Grand Central Terminal. The...
by Katie Osborn | Oct 13, 2022 | Collective Insights
There are a variety of reasons why the navigation of a site may change; construction of new or existing buildings, the unexpected closure of an entrance, a broken elevator, or a pandemic. In all these cases, planned or unplanned, wayfinding systems often need to adapt...
by Katie Osborn | Sep 2, 2022 | Collective Insights
There’s a new phrase popping up in project proposals recently: customer experience. Katie Osborn, Principal of Via Collective, often speaks about Wayfinding as a Customer Service issue so we’re thrilled to see this shift in approach, however, there are new...
by Via Collective | Aug 15, 2022 | Collective Insights
Earlier this year we discussed the evolving landscape of wayfinding and the importance of universal design, topics that are precursors to a subject that is close to the Via Collective heart: inclusive design. Though tangentially related, universal design and inclusive...
by Via Collective | Jul 15, 2022 | Collective Insights
Typography is having a renaissance. Once limited to a specialized group of individuals with knowledge of letterform design, the advent of the digital age has opened the door to a flood of enthusiasts, and typography as a discipline has exploded in popularity....