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1/2 ROSETTE BICYCLE RACK Rosette Bicycle Rack at Peabody Square, Peabody, MA, Painted steel, 42” x 72” Back to Portfolio

1/8 THE TOWN OF HUDSON, MA Another Central Massachusetts mill town, the Town of Hudson has had a Renaissance in its downtown and appeal as a residential community. It has developed a very strong commitment to local businesses through its Community Improvement District. The branding developed reflects this. Back to Portfolio

1/8 THE TOWN OF IPSWICH, MA For the Northshore Town of Ipswich, the historic Choate Bridge was chosen a town symbol. This is underscored by the tagline Bridging History that was developed by the town’s wayfinding and branding oversight committee. With an extensive historic background, the largest employers and highest taxpayers in Ipswich are high tech, new science companies. Back to Portfolio

1/10 THE TOWN OF WAKEFIELD, MA Working with an extensive community committee and Wakefield’s Main Street Program, a branding and wayfinding system was created as well as informational kiosks were developed and installed. Additionally, a Style Guide was created for all official communications. Back to Portfolio

LOCAL RAPID RECOVERY PLAN The Internationally recognized Local Rapid Recovery Plan (LRRP) Program was a statewide project to revitalize downtowns, respond to the effects of COVID-19 on local businesses, and prioritize actions and strategies in 2021. Favermann Design worked on 11 of the 124 plans for cities and towns. It was focused on providing every municipality in Massachusetts the opportunity to develop actionable, project-based recovery plans tailored to the unique economic challenges and COVID-19 related impacts to downtowns, town centers, and commercial areas across the commonwealth. Back to MP/SP Back to HOME

EASTHAM REPORT This final report represents the types and varieties of studies, reviews and reports that Favermann Design completes for our clients. All of the completed investigations, plans or research for public clients is available online. Back to HOME Back to MP/SP

Chelmsford.graphic CHELM AB Chelmsford.Tree Chelmsford.graphic 1/9 THE TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MA Working with the Town of Chelmsford’s Economic Development Committee, Community Development Directorand the Board of Selectman, a total branding, wayfinding and street furniture program was created. Back to Portfolio

1/3 CLINTON STEEL SIGN Sign inspired by the Clinton Community Brand, Cut-out Steel Back to Portfolio

1/5 THE TOWN OF STURBRIDGE, MA For the Town of Sturbridge, a comprehensive branding project was created based on the fact that the town is at the crossroads of Massachusetts and New England. An appropriate and very graphic weathervane was found as a symbol. Back to Portfolio

1/5 PHOENIX SUNDIAL In the mythology of many cultural traditions, the Phoenix is a long-lived bird that cyclically regenerates or is reborn. Symbolic of the Sun, it obtains new life by arising from the darkness into light. Its association with the Sun is reflected in its vibrant fire colors. Here the sundial's gnomon or shadowcaster is the red and orange Phoenix while its surrounding seven dropped yellow/golden feathers are hour markers. Back to Portfolio

1/3 SOCCER FIELD GATEWAY Soccer Field Recognition Gateway at Skyline Park, Brookline, MA, Painted Steel and Molded Bronze Castings, 18’ x 12’ Back to Portfolio

NEWS Favermann Design has been designated as a Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. “The Birds of Audubon Circle,” part of the City of Boston’s Public Art Collection, was installed 20 years ago in 2005. 2026 is the 25th Season that Favermann Design has been a consultant to the Boston Red Sox! Mark Favermann received the Journalism and Communications Award for his decades of writing on the built environment and Public Art from the American Planning Association, Massachusetts Chapter in 2024. Mark Favermann was recognized by the Mass Cultural Council as a Creative Individual Artist for his sculpture. Please follow Mark Favermann’s sculpture portfolio at Instagram: markfavermann. ABOUT Favermann Design is a creative urban design practice specializing in human scale design solutions. We are heavily involved in strategic placemaking, graceful civic branding, vital streetscapes and functional public art. Our focus is on sense of place and sense of arrival translated into community imaging and applying it to identity, accessibility, streetscape enhancement, sustainability, social equity, public art and social media. Creating memorable places and sustainable spacesthrough the creation of community images and civic icons. We apply creative tools and methods to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for our clients be they corporate, commercial, institutional or civic. Our staff brings a broad vision of urban design to each project while applying the specific details of architectural methodologies, experiential design approaches and urban design strategies. Our firm’s mantra is that community branding underscores a city, town or neighborhood’s essential character. We use our skills and experience to help create quality storefront and façade enhancement, unique wayfinding, beautiful, functional streetscapes and strategic public art to develop a sense of place along with the notion of a sense of arrival and shared visual and environmental experience. Also, we can tell an appealing story by illustrating complex ideas simply and creatively integrating a unique civic narrative into a strong community signature through inventive placemaking. OUR CREATIVE TEAM Our award-winning senior individuals include urban designers, graphic designers, industrial designers, transportation designers and urban planners. They are all highly skilled and expert in their specific areas of concentration. Each brings a highly refined set of technical and aesthetic tools to every project and commission. View PORTFOLIO