Placemarque

Testimonials

Emeir O’Connell, Manager of Wicklow’s Historic Gaol

"It’s more of a bespoke piece of art that acts as a curiosity and photo opportunity than an information sign. The design appeals to tourists as it is Celtic in nature and the colour scheme is warm and earthy, and it lures the tourist to it. Tourists are regularly seen huddled around the sign, reading the information and posing for photographs."

Ireland’s Ancient East

Failte Ireland
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Sinéad Roche, Dundalk Tourist Officer

"The Ireland’s Ancient East Orientation Signs are a wonderful resource. Visitors and locals alike are drawn to it by the vibrant colours and captivating images."

Ireland’s Ancient East

Failte Ireland
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Sean Connick, Manager Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience

“We love the distinctive look of the design. People are engaged and we’re seeing the benefits of the cross promotion of the various attractions in our area. The quality of the signage enhances the Ireland’s Ancient East brand and it’s great to see the roll out of the signs across the region.”

Ireland’s Ancient East

Failte Ireland
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Liam Bowe, Wexford County Council

“The [sign] contributes to an enhanced heritage experience to our visitors, a prolonged stay in our diverse region, and the consequent socio-economic benefits that flow to our people”.

Ireland’s Ancient East

Failte Ireland
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Luke Skerritt, Museum, Arts & Heritage, Boston Borough Council

“The team understood our requirements and developed an innovative and cohesive scheme that was complementary to the existing street scene and historic environment of Boston. They delivered a unique solution that reprioritised and redecorated existing waymarking finger posts, developed a new town centre map and installed a number of physical orientation and interpretation monoliths. Their design toolkit has helped inform future signage and interpretative schemes."

Boston

Boston Borough Council
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Mark Durham Economic Development Programme Leader, Leeds City Council

“We commissioned Placemarque in 2016 to work with us to extend the “Legible Leeds” map and wayfinding system to new parts of Leeds city centre. Placemarque also updated our base map suite of online and printed walking maps, including the development of new maps. The team was easy to work with, and were delighted with the work produced and the quick turnaround of artwork“

Leeds City Centre

Leeds City Council
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Sarah Leach, Marketing manager, Oxford City Council

"We were extremely happy with the way the design was developed, providing a Contemporary, unique and cost-effective solution for the project, which complemented the historic environment and was well supported by stakeholders. We’re working with the team again on designs for other areas of the city!”

Oxford

Oxford City Council
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Emma Thornton Head of Tourism & City Centre Management, Cambridge City Council

"We’re very satisfied with the service and design skills of Placemarque and in particular their collaborative design process and good communication."

Cambridge

Cambridge City Council and Grosvenor Estates
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Catherine Lunt, Group Head of Marketing, Bruntwood

“Placemarque’s team is very organised and made things easy for us. They made a complicated wayfinding strategy simple – if only I’d known them before!”

Alderley Park

Bruntwood
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Karen Hoy, Head of Communications & Administration, Kings College London

“Placemarque are subject matter experts who suggest things I wouldn’t think to consider. I’ve never had a negative experience and enjoy working with them from design to commissioning of a project.”

King’s College London

King’s College London
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Lisa Rawlinson, Strategy & Partnership Lead for Growth & Prosperity, Lewes & Eastbourne Council

“Placemarque delivers a great product and fantastic service. They made us part of the process, bringing all our stakeholders into the concept. I was inspired by working with them – they have so much knowledge and are always on the ball.“

Eastbourne Town Centre

Eastbourne Borough Council
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Kate Smith, Regeneration Officer, Lancaster City Council

"Placemarque led on designing, producing and installing a family of wayfinding signs to strengthen the physical connectivity across the town and encourage movements between the historic quay, castle and canal. The signs successfully conveyed the message that while Lancaster is physically small there is much to explore. The signs will be an enduring feature of the city’s landscape."

Lancaster

Lancaster City Council
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Satbir Kaur, Team Leader, Central Area and Project Management Team Transport Strategy, Planning, Development and Transportation. Leicester City Council

"Placemarque met the brief with great creativity and their understanding of our requirements was excellent throughout the process Sophie and Sue have been great to work with and are always open to discussing ideas and change. The monoliths and fingerposts designed by Placemarque are proving to be a great asset to the city’s tourism and the bespoke designs are well liked by visitors and the citizens of Leicester."

Leicester

Leicester City Council
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