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Wayfinding

AFH creates interior murals, both large and small scale, as well as graphic murals, from corporate storytelling, branding/wayfinding, to inspired abstract and engaging cityscapes, and graffiti art.

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Murals: Indoors

Designed, fabricated and installed a new wayfinding system for the Guild’s two-story day/residential facility. The system was designed to guide people through the physical environment and enhance understanding of and experience with the space, taking into consideration both the residents/students with disabilities and behavioral health challenges and visitors alike. It includes graphic murals that denote the varied 'neighborhoods' or wings of the building.

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Our Graphic Design Studio offers a full range of services, from large-scale graphic interiors/exteriors, wraps (bicycles, cars and even buildings), to designing a visual story for civic campaigns, book designs, apparel and accessory graphics.

Teens are immersed in the design process—discovery and research, creating and presenting mood boards to clients, and by applying the fundamentals of design, (typography, layout, color systems, etc.), turning concepts into fully realized designs.

Graphic Design

AFH has an extensive collection of art that it draws from to curate customized exhibitions. We work closely with businesses to assess their artwork needs in relation to their vision and physical space. All the artwork is created by teens. Through their paid employment at AFH, teen artists gain guided exposure to real world clients.  AFH’s EpiCenter is host to one of the largest collection of youth-created works in the country, and we organize 50-75 public exhibitions annually at public and corporate sites.

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Leased Exhibitions

Curated and installed a collection of teen created artwork for Beth Israel Lahey Health's new administration offices. The goal: to help build a visually engaging environment that inspires strategic healthcare planning and delivery.

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Visual Engagement

AFH partnered with Boston Community Pediatrics (BCP) to exhibit teen created artwork for the community they serve. The exhibit features a 17-piece collection of mixed media and paintings for their reception room and a series 10 large-scaled painted murals for their façade.  In response to the pandemic, the teen artists at AFH created a series of portraits titled “Facing the Future” to raise awareness on staying safe and strong together. The masks are a symbol of unity for a greater cause. AFH is happy to support BCP through this collaborative exhibition and grateful to the residents of 1850 Condominiums for their support. 


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In partnership with

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Partnered!

**“This is one of those places that truly bridges that gap.” - Nia Grace, Owner**
Located at the crossing of Roxbury-South End, The Underground Café + Lounge houses a rotating exhibition of AFH artwork created by current teen artists as well as AFH alumni artists. The space is intentional about creative representation—serving as the “go to” space for live entertainment, community meetings, and much more—creating a bridge to diverse communities and cultures, connected by delicious cuisine and a relaxed vibe. 


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An Exhibition with a Mission

Dove and Donkey pop-up store in The Street at Chestnut Hill showcases art created by teens at AFH alongside their consciously crafted home textiles and unique home essentials. AFH retains 100% of the proceeds from the sales while shoppers who purchase AFH artwork will receive a 10% discount on Dove and Donkey home textiles. 

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Pop-Up Store

Faber partnered with AFH on a 6-month rotating art exhibit in their office space. Faber is committed to engaging the community in a meaningful way and passionate about the arts and the stories behind the teen artists’ works. 

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Meaning and Passion

AFH works with existing businesses and start-ups to re-brand, re-fresh or build from scratch a company's visual identity system and associated assets/collateral. The studio team engages the design process—from discovery and research, conceptualization to fully realized designs—they create and present, applying client feedback with each step in the process.  A standard brand/visual identity package includes a logo, alternate marks and guidelines for usage, including typography system and color palette. Additional collateral can be added, such as letterheads, social media assets, monument signage, and more!  Ask for what you need to bring your brand to life, and we will deliver!

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Branding / Logo Design

AFH designed and developed BAA/BAAF's  first professionally-designed website and we’re proud to say it’s getting rave reviews!  The site is highly functional, offering an array of features to meet the needs of their diverse user base of students, parents and donors. We’re proud to have joined forces with another non-profit that’s passionate about supporting Boston youth.

> **"In all my years, I’ve actually never seen a website project be run so well or move along so smoothly. There will always be issues, delays, etc. on a project this comprehensive, but I’ve been around a lot of website projects in my career and this one stands out as the best in class example of how to do it."**

*~ Jeff Rosica, Chair, Boston Arts Academy Foundation and Chief Executive Officer & President, Avid Technology*

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Inspired Website

Designed the visual identity for The Guild for Human Services, a school with a mission to educate, encourage, and empower individuals with intellectual disabilties. The identity is inspired by their letter G in braille.

Collateral

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Visual Identity

Designed a Unicorn bike wrap for Bluebike’s celebration of 10 million trips taken as a system since its 2011 launch. A promotional postcard was created to mark the achievement, its design inspired by the Unicorn bike's cool fender wrap, also designed by AFH.

Dimension

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Unicorn Bike Wrap Collateral

A selection of AFH designed logos, some of which were part of a larger visual brand identity system package.

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Logos

We teamed up with the designers at NOBULL to design the Artists For Humanity Collection of sneakers and accessories. The collection was inspired by one's journey to reach the defined "target" or "bulls-eye," knowing that what is most important is 'pushing on' while reflecting on and evolving the goal or path to achievement. An added bonus! 100% of net proceeds from the collection donated to Artists for Humanity, America Needs You, and the Majira Project.

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The Artists For Humanity Collection

Design and fabricated an exterior, sculptural monument sign as a prominent feature to the entrance of Zinc Luxury Apartments. Informed by Zinc's brand, the design was inspired by an AFH teen bringing the letter "z" to life through the power of origami.

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Monument Signage

Created illustrated graphics that serve as the centerpiece for unique package designs for Preserve’s cause-marketed toothbrushes, made from recycled materials. The packaging includes a “shout out” to AFH for the package design.

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Product Packaging

Designed a series of study guide books for users to learn more about BLO’s seasonal play prior to going to the actual performance. There were four issues: Pagliacci, Fellow Travelers, Norma, and Giulio Cesare. All four live on a digital publishing platform called Issuu.

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Brand Collateral

THIS IS NOW! Over three consecutive evenings, teen-inspired art from our Voices of the Future
collection was projected on well-known Boston landmarks and live-streamed for public viewing. The talent, feelings and concerns of AFH fine artists, designers, and animators was shared for all to see! Our “intersectional” times call for our teen voices to be raised in response. Our first Community Arts Initiative, the project kickstarted our new Creative Technology Studio. Our Graphic Design Studio designed the event logo. 

**Sponsors:** National Grid, Highland Street Foundation, and AFH Community Arts Initiative
**Partners:** Masary Studios, 42 Degrees North Media, The Strand Theatre, Haley House Bakery Cafe, and J.P. Licks

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This Is Now!

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Artistic Bike Racks

In partnership with Boston College, Brighton Main Streets, the Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation and some volunteer community members, AFH designed, fabricated and installed a series of functional, artistic bike racks for the Brighton streetscape. The eight racks not only celebrate notions of the socio-historic story of the Brighton community, but also enhance the public realm as vehicles of public art and expression.

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Brighton Bike Rack Series

Designed, fabricated, and installed four artistic bike racks along Washington Street in collaboration with the community organization Washington Gateway Main Street. The design was inspired by the iron filigree embellishments found on the street’s historic architecture.

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Filigree

Designed and fabricated four bike racks that artistically brand a heavily traveled area of “The Fenway.” The designs serve not only as functional street furniture/security for bicyclists, but also as sculptural art that celebrates the neighborhood as a destination for activity and commerce. The racks are strategically situated in the vibrant Brookline Avenue/Boylston Street corridor.

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The Fenway

In collaboration with Allston community organizations—Allston Village Main Streets and Allston—Brighton Community Development Corporation, designed four unique bike rack designs and fabricated and installed 16 racks in strategic locations around Allston. The designs are driven by the City’s vision of a space enhanced by sustainable goals, thoughtful transportation, and arts and culture. 

Locations

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Allston Bike Rack Series

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AFH’s Painting Studio designed and executed a customized mural for Kensington Luxury Condo’s indoor dog relief area. The mural was designed to welcome dog owners into the space.

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Dog Park

Designed and executed a custom mural highlighting different modes of transportation for the SBWTC bike storage room. This mural welcomes bike riders as they park their bikes at an otherwise utilitarian space.

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Bike Storage @ T-Stop

Designed, printed and installed two graphic murals for office space at 263 Summer Street. The buildings and architecture of the office’s surroundings inspired the cityscape design, including the 263 Summer Street’s neon sign roof feature.

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Cityscape

This mural was commissioned by TA Realty for the lobby of their property at 131 Dartmouth St. located in Back Bay.  The printed image, approximately 60'w x 10'h commencing 12' off the lobby floor, was recreated from the fine art painting titled "Eastgate" by AFH teen artist Brennan Commisso. 

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"Eastgate"

In partnership with Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, AFH designed and executed a large-scale mural on a prominent wall in the lobby of the Bank’s new Boston branch, located in the converted Panera Bread at 450 Boylston Street. Visible to passersby, the mural reflects the value of community—showcasing people and places in the Back Bay, with a series of  “Polaroid photos” emerging from the background. AFH is also delivering a 60-90 second ‘making of’ video demonstrating the process and positive impact resulting from AFH Teen participation.

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People & Places

AFH works with a variety of fine art and industrial tools and materials, with a special focus on reclaimed materials, to transform clients’ ideas into vibrant decorative and functional mixed media art forms. Our mixed media collection ranges from large-scale sculptures and interior wall and ceiling installations, architectural details, eco-friendly furniture, recognitions and more!

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Mixed Media

Designed and fabricated ‘ICIC 100’, Special Recognition, and Hall of Fame awards that
recognize and celebrate the fastest-growing businesses located in America’s inner cities. The design included an elaborate backdrop, allowing for a ‘reveal’ as awards were distributed during ICIC’s 2019 National Conference.

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Annual Awards

Commissioned by NY-based art consultant Museum Editions, AFH created artwork for
18 featured walls, spanning four floors of Nixon Peabody’s new office in Boston. Here an original AFH photo by teen artist YanYing "Yvonne" Chen printed on triple-layered, custom-designed aluminum sheets, by our 3D Design Studio.

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Metal Print

AFH licensed up to 40 art images for use as a cover for ‘invitation box’ vessels each carrying a special code for customers to access an online gift market. Each box cover repurposes as functional stand-alone art (wall hanging or self-standing) with an art label that highlights the teen artist and AFH mission.

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Cover Art

Inspired by our reVision furniture line, AFH custom-designed and built 18 tables incorporating the company’s print collateral. This line features surfaces constructed from recycled materials set in an eco-friendly resin.

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Vertex Tables

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