Navigating a vast and expansive Universe.

Working closely with GitHub and Tinsel, the esteemed event designers, Volume helped to realize the theme and overall experience of GitHub’s annual Universe conference. We then devised a wayfinding system to help attendees navigate the expansive Fort Mason site in San Francisco, a much larger footprint than conferences past.

Inspired by past World’s Fair and other historical expos, we channeled the conference brand (designed by BUCK) to create a system that is functional and exuberant. And, since Universe ‘25 will be in the same location, GitHub can reuse the steel structures for whatever system is devised next year.

Universe Plaza featured a promenade of anniversary columns that celebrated highlights and accomplishments from GitHub’s past.

No, we didn’t keep this Sartrean moment for the actual conference. Thanks to Tinsel for some of this photography!