placedness
Our inquiry for the Placedness Project explores two simple questions: “What is it that connects people to place?”, and “What inspires them to care for the places they love?” Our simple thesis is this: the more we can connect people and place, the more places we can protect and sustain.
We all know places of special significance to us, where we go in search of inspiration, solitude or adventure. We also know how important it is to protect and sustain these special places. We have gathered our inquiries into this topic here.
Dear Future, From Quarantine
Having worked together in the field of branding and communications for 14 years, the heart of our process is asking our clients where they see themselves now, helping them to articulate their vision for the future, and providing them with the building blocks of language and visual design that empower them to activate that vision powerfully in the world. Given that the pandemic has changed our lives so abruptly these past few months, we asked ourselves the now familiar question, “what’s next?”
We realized we should extend this conversation further in order to connect, give voice, and learn from the ways we are all experiencing the world now. The visions we collected express a mixed sense of gratitude for what is and an awareness of the need for reinvention at all levels.
Wild Iris Illustration by Amie MacPhee, from her new “Sheltering” series
On Valentine’s Day 2019, we asked a small group of colleagues and friends to share stories with us about the places they have loved in their lives. The stories were wide and varied, all heartfelt. This is a collection of some of the responses we received.
We called this project “Placedness” with the intention of connecting “the sacred” with” place”, in hopes that this will inspire reverence and invite us to kneel down to the earth in gratitude, and give back to the earth more than we take. This is one thing we can all do. In fact, our life depends upon it, as does the future of our planet and all other species. We invite you to reflect on the special places in your heart, and share your stories with us.