Neon: Past, Present and Future

A unique glow emerged on the American landscape in 1923 with the unveiling of the first neon signs and quickly spread across the country as sign manufacturers and popular culture embraced the new phenomenon. However, starting in the 1970s that glow began to fade as other signage medium took its place. That trend continues today as businesses are more likely…

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Bob Lowe Presents at Boston V-Ray Architecture Day

V-Ray Architecture Day Boston will kick off this year’s event with V-Ray Next demonstrations, a special session on V-Ray’s ray-tracing power directly in Unreal, guest keynotes, and a panel discussion on the latest challenges for visualization in AEC. June 11, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Boston Society of Architects/AIA, 290 Congress Street, Suite 200 Boston, MA 02210 Learn more and…

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Arrowstreet Selected to Renovate the Children’s Room at Thayer Library

Arrowstreet was selected to design the renovation of the Children’s Room at Thayer Public Library in the Town of Braintree. This project blends the firm’s extensive experience in our Learning Environments, Graphic Design, and Interior Design studios. This active space in the library is in need of updating to accommodate growing demands, expanded programming, updated technology, and a flexible environment…

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Environmental Graphics at Blackstone Valley Prep

Arrowstreet is currently designing a new high school for Blackstone Valley Prep (BVP), a charter school located in Cumberland, Rhode Island. When it came to the design, BVP wanted an environment that was colorful and inspiring, but didn’t look or feel like a traditional high school. Turning to BVP’s own culture for inspiration, our graphics studio developed a series of…

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Blackstone Valley Prep Scholars Shadow Day

Last week, we had the privilege of participating in Blackstone Valley Prep High School’s Shadow Day. Four amazing scholars came to our office (all the way from Cumberland, RI) and spent the entire day as honorary Arrowstreet employees. They met with our interior design group, tested out our virtual reality work, and had a roundtable discussion with our graphics team. Best of all,…

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AR / VR in Action Roundup

Augmented reality is often associated with Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass” where Alice crosses through the mirror into a bazaar imaginary world. At the Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality in Action Conference it was easy to believe far more than “six impossible things before breakfast”. The number of applications and demonstrations was impressive and inspiring. The roles for AR…

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Arrowstreet at SEGD XLab

Arrowstreet’s graphic design studio is headed to New York City for SEGD XLab. The conference is part of New York Digital Signage Week and features a series of educational sessions and tours.

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