Citizen commentary
Posted in Government, Where We Work on August 24th, 2009 by Mark VanderKlipp – Be the first to commentThis was submitted today on our Web site’s contact form. Always great to hear from the people using our wayfinding systems!
Dear Corbin Design folks,
I moved away from TC about 15 years ago. When I got to Bloomington, Indiana, my next town, signs I recognized as a Corbin project popped up all over downtown, then I found them in Indianapolis. Two months ago, I move back to Michigan, specifically to Ann Arbor, and within a few weeks, lo and behold—more Corbin wayfinding signs!
I came to the site … to say that the downtown Ann Arbor signs are gorgeous (and helpful, especially to this new-to-towner)!
Thank you—and congratulations on another excellent project!
Yours,
Ellen
Our work has been showcased as part of a series on “Placemaking” within Northwestern Michigan’s Second Wave online magazine. The article features several projects from our portfolio, and an explanation of the phrase “Good design goes unnoticed.”
We came across this gem on YouTube, an interview with our client Arthur Mullen, Director of the Mount Clemens DDA. Among the comments featured in this interview*:
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