Musical Swings
Now on tour
Shortcut Shuffle
Cantigny Park, Illinois, US
How do you bring a long long long pathway to life?
Where
Cantigny Park, Illinois, US
Imagining new choreographies
Painted graphic pattern systems turn long urban stretches into expressive pathways, encouraging interaction between pedestrians.
Created in collaboration with designer Rami Obeid, each pathway has its own character, inviting you to meander, jump, or dance, alone or together.
Each design incorporates three layers of interaction, offering diverse ways to engage with the patterns. Choose a colour and see where it takes you, follow a winding path through the artwork, or create optical illusions with others from afar.
Ways to play
The pathways build on pattern design as a conceptual foundation, using geometric shapes inspired by different ways of moving through space. This approach enables the creation of intricate, playful designs while maintaining a repeatable structure.
Background
Shortcut Shuffle was commissioned for Cantigny Park, a vast garden with many paths and destinations. A total of 3 miles of graphic pathways transformed 4 strategic asphalt segments that are particularly long for visitors, creating visually striking invitations to explore.
3 key segments had their own pattern and way to play. This helped wayfinding across the site, while enriching interaction during transit time between one site attraction and the next.
The fourth segment, a circuit connecting all the pathways, offered a chance to playfully combine the three pattern designs, and guide visitors to our touring Musical Swings installation.
Credits
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- Commissioned by Cantigny Park
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- Created by Daily tous les jours.
- Creative Direction
- Mouna Andraos
- Melissa Mongiat
- Production
- Stu Wershof
- Lilian Laucoin
- Graphic Design
- Rami Obeid
- Interaction Design
- Ariane Dörig
- Installation Lead
- Rubén Aguirre
- Studio Coordination
- Rafine You
- Video Production
- Cantigny Park
- Special thanks to
- Mallory McClaire
