Philip Leblanc

About Philip Leblanc

As the founding member and president of Formation, Philip is committed to designing elegant, inclusive, and future-looking systems and experiences for complex environments. With over 20 years of experience designing large-scale experience master plans and wayfinding systems, Philip approaches each endeavor with a genuine delight for problem-solving and a finely-honed sensibility for appropriate response. He is a natural leader who challenges himself, his team, and his clients to look beyond established best practices and embrace iteration in order to marry vision with execution.Philip believes in the power of design as an engine for intentional change that functions intuitively and gives voice to the user’s needs.His work has been published in numerous industry and design publications including Communication Arts, Graphis Design Annual, and has won a Global Award with the Society of Environmental Graphic Designers.

Experience

1. Founding Principal at Formation

   Formation

   May 2006 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   As the president and a founder of Formation, LeBlanc specializes in complex wayfinding environments ranging from professional sports stadiums, retail developments, to healthcare campuses. His expertise includes the master planning and implementation of educational, healthcare, research campuses. Philip has collaborated on numerous projects for clients across the nation, developing a deep knowledge of wayfinding for large, complex facilities.LeBlanc’s work also includes orchestrating visitor experience master plans, wayfinding audits and comprehensive updates of the destination nomenclature. He has established himself as a trusted advisor in the environmental graphic design profession and has served as the Texas Regional Representative of the Society of Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD). Philip has been recognized internationally for his work on numerous projects.

Education

• Lamar University

  Graphic Design

  1990 — 1992

• University of Houston

  Bachelor of Architecture - BArch, Architecture

• University of Houston

  BArch, Architecture

  1992 — 1997

Skills

• Retail Design
• Graphics
• 3d Visualization
• Furniture
• Sustainable Design
• Design Research
• Architectures
• Architecture
• Comprehensive Planning
• Space Planning
• Interior Architecture
• User Experience
• Product Design
• Residential Design
• Concept Development
• Leed Ap
• Sketching
• Space-Planning
• Architectural Design
• Concept Design
• Drawing
• Environmental Graphics
• Bim
• Indesign
• Wayfinding
• Leed
• Submittals
• Rendering
• Sketchup
• Interior Design
• 3d Rendering
• Architectural Drawings
• Mixed-Use
• Design Management