Public Design
Bigger (and smaller) design work for the public realm
↓ Examples: Educate Together, RDS, Wicklow County Council &c.
Exhibitions, signs, direction & wayfinding.
Often called environmental design, exhibitions or any other number of names, these pieces defy a single category per se, but it made sense to collect a few representative pieces on this page.
The purposes of the pieces below vary. Some are branding or information exercises, others are to transform the purpose of a space, while yet others are to assist users & visitors.
Exhibition Design
One size fits... One
A Worthy Cause projects are all created from the the most basic elements, with an eye to detail and craft.
The 2023 RDS Horseshow exhibition theme was jumping & the project began with a survey of historical materials from bygone eras of horse jumping. The title lettering was drawn by hand, based on these sources and converted to digital.
A finishing icon was drawn to match.
Commemorative Exhibition
Jennie Wyse Power
The 4 exhibition colours come from joining the two tricolours that represented the Suffragette and Irish freedom fighter.
The woven portrait and poetry were commissioned from Sarah Bracken Soper and Jane clarke.
The type is a new face by an Irish desigenr, Dominic Stanley.
Annual Exhibitions
Annually Since 2016
A Worthy Cause has designed the summer exhibitions in the RDS for the past 8 years. Along with horse themes, to integrate with the Dublin Horse Show the topics have been as diverse as the future of sustainable farming and the 1853 Great Exhibition.
Local Heritage Groups
A Worthy Cause designed, illustrated and project managed a collaborative project in Arklow Public Library. Combining the work of a team of local historians, a sign-painter and signage makers, alongside illustration we built a permanent display and created a guided walk.
Working with Local Groups
Quiet please, not all signage has to shout
Public bodies might not want to scream they are privately funded. But they need to state it prominently nonetheless.
National Gallery of Ireland
Bronze and cut aluminium lettering and signage on new school in Dublin
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An intentionally confusing map, designed to make visitors to an exhibition wander
Another exhibition map - in opposition to the above, very exact, pinpointing student artists' pieces within a large open space
Map design, content creation and research for a map showing the Viking World. Produced for Arklow Maritime Museum. Typeset using Reforma, amongst others, a typeface designed for educational institutions by Pampa Type.
Information signage, particularly in frequently visited tourist spots, must work beyond language, to be readily understandable. The message must be immediately clear. These were designed for closer reading than directional signage on roads and could list examples of frequent theft.