It’s clear that the Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance will be special, right down to the details of its custom-designed signs. North Carolina Dance Theatre has selected SouthWood Corporation (www.southwoodcorp.com) to design, manufacture and install the entire signage program for the Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance, including all exterior… Continue reading SouthWood Signs Will Lead the Way to N.C. Dance Theatre
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The Mint Museum Receives SouthWood Signage Grant
SouthWood Corporation (www.southwoodcorp.com), which provides image-conscious signage and graphics for clients nationwide, has awarded a $5000 “Identifying Our Community” Grant to The Mint Museum. The grant includes the design, fabrication and installation of signage at the Mint Museum of Art on Randolph Road in Charlotte. The timing of the signage is ideal, as the collections… Continue reading The Mint Museum Receives SouthWood Signage Grant
Making an Impact – How Signage Affects the Guest’s Experience
In the September/October 2009 issue of Resort Trades’ Management & Operations, Ernest Dwight has an article titled “Making an Impact – How Signage Affects the Guest’s Experience” published. The article discusses and details the experience of three SouthWood clients’ unique layouts and signage needs – Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY, Marriott’s Grande Vista… Continue reading Making an Impact – How Signage Affects the Guest’s Experience
What Is Environmental Graphic Design and Why Should You Care?
People want to identify with the community in which they live, work or play in; they want to feel comfortable with their surroundings and a part of the environment. As a result, there is tremendous value in enhancing brand identification and emphasizing your property’s sense of place in context with the natural and existing environment.… Continue reading What Is Environmental Graphic Design and Why Should You Care?
CREW Network Convention 2009
SouthWood will be attending and exhibiting at the upcoming CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Network’s National Convention. This year the convention is being held September 30 – October 3rd at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Charity Kimmel, Account Manager, and Ernest Dwight, President, will both be representing SouthWood at Wednesday evening’s CREW Network Marketplace.
Signage 101
Good signage for a your property often results in more traffic and lease agreements. Let’s start at the beginning so you know what you’re talking about when planning signage. There are four basic types of signs: Identification signs that name a facility or location; Directional signs that guide people to a facility or location; Informational… Continue reading Signage 101
Attention Nonprofits! SouthWood Signage Grant Application Deadline September 15
Free signage and services from SouthWood Corporation (www.southwoodcorp.com), the Charlotte-based image, identity and signage specialists are available to Mecklenburg County nonprofits that apply for SouthWood’s Identifying Our Community Grant Program. The application deadline for the next SouthWood Identifying Our Community Grant is September 15. Introduced in 2008, the program will grant a total of $100,000… Continue reading Attention Nonprofits! SouthWood Signage Grant Application Deadline September 15
Units Magazine
SouthWood was recently published in the July 2009 edition of Units, the official publication of the National Apartment Association. The article discusses how a well thought-out sign program (from design through implementation) can create a positive reinforcement of the community’s image and increase traffic. To read the article in it’s entirety, click here.
High Density Urban Living
As development trends shift back towards urban cores, older neighborhoods and abandoned factories are breathing new lives as infill communities. Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood has gone through a tremendous amount of change and renovation over the last several years. One such development in the area is the King Plow Arts Center. Comprised of buildings dating back… Continue reading High Density Urban Living
FAA 2009 Education Conference & Trade Show
SouthWood will be exhibiting at the upcoming Florida Apartment Association’s annual conference. The event is being held August 26-28 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL. SouthWood Account Executives Trish Furr and Meredith Gaddy will be in booth #518. Stop by to see them!
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