Detour Design Studio

ACH Group Health Studio 50+
We partnered with ACH Group to create a signage and wayfinding strategy for their new Health Studio 50+ at Rostrevor.

While the immediate outcome was a tailored solution for the Rostrevor site, we also developed a broader strategy that can be applied across future Health Studio 50+ projects. This ensures a consistent brand expression, positive user experience and seamless navigation for both clients and staff.

The strategy included:
Internal signage and wayfinding: graphic illustrations/screens, instructional and information icons, mandatory and directional signage.
External signage: brand integration and wayfinding strategy.

All elements were designed to reflect and align with ACH Group’s refreshed brand and Health Studio 50+ guidelines.

33 Years of Design

In August, we quietly (but proudly) marked our 33rd birthday. From day one, we set out to build a studio on collaboration, creativity and resilience. Three decades on we’ve weathered change, outlasted trends and stayed true to the values that guide us today.

The tools may have shifted - from bromides, paste-ups and Letraset, to floppy disks, cibachrome prints and now AI - but our belief has stayed the same: design is more than decoration. It’s about ideas, strategy and solutions, created in true partnership with clients.

Here are a few favourite analogue projects from the archives - crafted with imagination, community and plenty of hands-on experimentation (long before algorithms and templates!)

McLaren Vale Sea + Vines Festival imagery (no animals were harmed in this photoshoot)

Corfu Jeans - celebrating the art of body painting

SA Icons Calendar - Hills Hoist homage, shot on a 4x5 monorail camera with polaroid transfer

Banksia Annual Report - good old-fashioned photocopying and hand assemblage

33 years in, our work is proof that while tools change, great design endures.