Catt Lyon Design

Public Library
of Cincinnati and
Hamilton County
Cincinnati, Ohio

Assignment
Design a new identity and wayfinding system for this 525,000 sq. ft. downtown main library and branches. The project combined construction with renovation of an existing structure.

Implementation
Developed a new identity and wayfinding program, which establishes graphic standards for the main library and 36-branch system.

The new logo was the cornerstone for the Library’s identity program. Signage and print materials were unified through a system of colors, typography and proportions.

Signage throughout the main library has been adapted to the branches to create a system-wide identity. The system was designed to offer librarians maximum flexibility to update signage easily and inexpensively.