Orange County Sheriff’s Department Museum and Technology Center Graphics
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department selected OLE to design, theme, and install exhibit space and environmental graphics in its new state-of-the-art 120,000-square-foot Technology Center in Tustin, California. This $110 million facility is an investment by OCSD to compete with the capital-backed firms of Silicon Beach, and it needed a sleek, modern, and personalized design to match. OLE created and executed wowing designs and spaces to appeal to potential hires, dignitaries, and the everyday worker roaming the building.
Conducted extensive stakeholder interviews and research to gain a deep understanding of the pride and loyalty of the department
Concepted exhibit theme of “Inside the Badge” to showcase the history and future of technology in keeping peace in Orange County
Custom designs signage and graphics that impact wayfinding and foster collaboration and a sense of identity within department groups
TURN-KEY DESIGN-BUILD MANAGEMENT
TURN-KEY DESIGN-BUILD MANAGEMENT
Environmental Signage & Graphics
The OCSD Technology Center houses three distinct divisions for enhanced operation efficiency. Each division needed its own identity while cohesively fitting into the larger department. OLE used color coding and graphic lines to showcase and differentiate each division badge.
“Inside the Badge” Exhibit & Experience
A space dedicated to preserving and honoring the history of the Department while looking forward to whats in store for its future.
A fifty-foot timeline detailing facts about the department's over one-hundred-year history, and the County it protects lines this hallway, which trainees and recruits heavily traffic.




