Morningstar Corporate Headquarters

In 2008 Morningstar relocated its corporate headquarters to 22 West Washington in the heart of downtown Chicago. In collaboration with the corporate design team, I led the environmental branding component of the build out, including signage, environmental graphics, and digital messaging. The visual theme of overlapping halftone patterns expresses the idea of energy, movement, and light.

Morningstar’s corporate headquarters at 22 West Washington Street, Chicago Illinois.

Morningstar’s corporate headquarters at 22 West Washington Street, Chicago Illinois.

Halftone moire pattern that served as the visual theme for the environmental graphics.

Halftone moire pattern that served as the visual theme for the environmental graphics.

Custom typeface for meeting rooms and wayfinding

Custom typeface for meeting rooms and wayfinding

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Dimensional logo installation in the ground floor elevator lobby.

Dimensional logo installation in the ground floor elevator lobby.

Digital displays for company communications at tea point stations for each floor

Digital displays for company communications at tea point stations for each floor

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Animation stills of Floor ID’s at each tea point. The warm–cool gradation in the color palette suggests a sunrise.

Animation stills of Floor ID’s at each tea point. The warm–cool gradation in the color palette suggests a sunrise.

Animation stills of the Morningstar logo.

Animation stills of the Morningstar logo.

Additional communications that displayed at each tea point: market barometer, call center volumes, global locations, announcements, and market information.

Additional communications that displayed at each tea point: market barometer, call center volumes, global locations, announcements, and market information.

Morningstar Canada elevator lobby logo installation.

Morningstar Canada elevator lobby logo installation.