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Hildreth Elementary School Mural
Arrowstreet’s Graphic Design Studio worked closely with the architectural team and staff at Hildreth Elementary to design a large-scale mural in their new building in Harvard, MA. This 82’ long mural in the heart of the school continues the theme of nature, mainly native species of Harvard, and is central to the entire signage and graphic program. The architecture naturally…
Sustainability in EGD
SUSTAINABILITY IN EGD Arrowstreet prides itself on its commitment to the environment, prioritizing building performance and sustainability as key components of every architectural project. Although small in comparison, signage, wayfinding, and environmental graphic design (EGD) also have an impact on our carbon emissions, but information and guidance for this niche industry is scarce. While there are several white papers on…
Arrowstreet Appoints Lauren Haggerty Director of Graphic Design
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Lauren Haggerty to Director of Graphic Design. Haggerty brings more than 15 years of graphic design experience to this role, in which she will manage Arrowstreet’s talented graphics studio, renowned for its work with environmental graphics, wayfinding, and signage. Haggerty will apply her talent, leadership, and experience to deliver high-quality design for…
Boston Public Library Book Mosaic
As part of our work at the Boston Public Library’s Central Library in Copley Square, our graphics team designed a mosaic featuring an interpretation of the City of Boston created entirely out of hardcover books. After developing a template to determine sizes, colors, and quantities, we sourced over 1000 books, which were purchased from a local used bookshop, or donated…
Smart Tips for E-newsletter Design
We’ve received a number of compliments on our quarterly e-newsletter, which is a way for us to directly share some of the news and expert content we produce on our blog with our contacts. When designing it, I used these helpful tips from the experts at Emma.com: 80% of people will delete an email if it doesn’t look good on…
The Children’s Library Design Process
We were excited to serve as the graphic design consultants to William Rawn Associates Architects (link) for updates to the Boston Public Library; one of our primary tasks was the development of the environmental graphics in the Children’s Library. The Children’s Library is a small part of the major renovation, but it was one of the top priorities for the…
Conversation Series, Part II: Graphic Design
Last week, we had Part 2 of our Conversation Series on “Project Delivery & Design Process,” which featured our graphic design studio’s work at the Boston Public Library. Our in-house graphics team works on a variety of environmental graphic design projects and comprehensive wayfinding programs. In addition to working on projects with the architecture team, we work independently on outside projects,…
BPL Unveils its First Phase of Renovations
The grand opening of the Phase 1 renovations of the BPL’s Central Library took place on Saturday, February 21st. Arrowstreet Graphic Design served as the signage and environmental graphic consultants to William Rawn Associates. We had so much fun creating the wall graphics in the Children’s Room (including the illustrations that inspired the brownstones built by Mystic Scenic Studios and…
Mural Graces Globe Cover
The mural we designed and created in the storefront windows at 255 State Street for Pembroke Real Estate graced the cover of the Boston Globe today. This is not the first time the mural has been used to depict a rainy day in Boston – the silhouette of an umbrella-wielding Bostonian appeared in the Globe last June and in April 2011. After hand placing 900 pounds of tumbled recycled glass to create the mural, we’re always happy to see a photo of it in the media!