All About Placement.
Placement is a full-service creative placemaking firm providing diverse site planning, design, and project management services. Rooted in creativity, sustainability, and innovation, our work integrates tactical design and multisensory experiences to transform everyday places into vibrant, engaging destinations.
Placement crafts immersive, art-driven spaces that spark connection, curiosity, and community vitality. Using the magical science of nature, sound, and color, Placement breathes life back into everyday spaces.
From interactive wayfinding systems and downtown decor programs to pocket parks and waterfront plans, we collaborate with businesses, downtown organizations, and districts to reimagine public realms as walkable, active, and inspiring.
Our Services
Placement provides a wide range of virtual and in-person services nationwide for:
Retail Businesses, Restaurants & Property Owners
Facade Design & Improvements
Signage & Lighting Design
Murals & Curation
Attractions & Experiences
Outdoor Seating Plans
Project Funding
Branding & Re-Branding Campaigns
Wayfinding & Signage Plans
Outdoor & Seasonal Lighting
Public Murals
Public Events, Attractions & Experiences
Outdoor Seating Plans
Outdoor Landscaping & Beautification
Outdoor/Seasonal Decor Programs
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)
BIDs, SIDs, Historic & Cultural Districts
Private Institutions & Developers
Wayfinding & Signage Plans
Lighting Design
Environmental Graphic Design
Experiential Signage
Creative Placemaking
User Experience Design
Art Installations
Public Events, Attractions & Experiences
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Seating Plans
Landscaping & Beautification Plans
Outdoor/Seasonal Decor Programs
Placemaking in Schools
Experiential Learning
User Experience Design for Schools, Museums, Planetariums, Theatres, Community Centers, Libraries, etc.
Place Branding & Destination Marketing
Venue Design
Cities, Municipalities & Planning Partnerships
Landscape Design, Greenery & Floral Design
Interior Design/User Experience Design
Alleyways Transformations
Shade and Urban Canopies
Offices, Break Rooms, and Common Areas
Green Transitions
Property Improvements
User-Centric Public Space Planning, Design & Redevelopment
Urban Recreation
Urban Greening
Downtown Tourism & Economic Development Strategy
Public Art & Cultural Planning
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Place Branding & Destination Marketing
Urban Mobility/ Multi-Modal Transportation Accessibility Plans
Downtown Tourism Campaigns
Public Space Design
Public Amenities Plans
Urban Greening & Green Infrastructure
Creative Placemaking
Cultural Preservation
Historic, Cultural & Arts District Design & Programming
Biophilic Design
Placemaking for Public Health
Brownfield Remediation
Our Impact
33
Cities
26
Districts
27
Spaces
5
Events & Experiences
7
Public Art Installations
Storefront Design Framework
Placement designed and applies a custom storefront design framework called BRIGHT Design. Learn how we can help your business apply BRIGHT Design.
BRIGHT Design
Brand Identity
Storefronts should clearly express a business’s story, mission, and character through cohesive color palettes, typography, materials, and signage. A strong brand presence helps connect emotionally with the community and reinforces a sense of place.
Relevance to Context
Design choices should respond to local architectural language, applicable regulations, streetscape rhythm, and community identity. A BRIGHT storefront feels authentic — not imposed — and complements its surroundings while enhancing neighborhood cohesion.
Inviting Access
Physical and psychological accessibility matter equally. Entrances should be barrier-free, well-lit, and intuitive to approach, with clear sightlines and visibility from the pedestrian zone.
Green Integration
Use of greenery, planters, and sustainable materials fosters environmental stewardship, comfort, and biophilic connection. Green elements also soften façades and invite longer pedestrian dwell times.
Holistic Lighting
Lighting should enhance both nighttime safety and brand expression. Layered illumination (ambient, accent, and signage lighting) creates an inviting 24-hour experience that celebrates the storefront’s best features without overwhelming the streetscape.
Temporal Design
Storefronts should evolve with time — adapting to seasons, holidays, or local events through flexible displays and modular design. This reinforces vibrancy, relevance, and a sense of community participation.
Is Your Storefront BRIGHT?
Take the 2-Minute BRIGHT Design Quiz
Find out if your storefront shines — or needs a little polish!
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At Placement, our work is rooted in creativity. We embrace and are led by imaginative and innovative thinking, masterfully blending the arts, light, sound, color, and multisensory design into our work.
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Placement remains committed to advancing sustainability, conservation, and preservation. Our work blends nature-based solutions and green elements into public space design at every opportunity to create livable, breathable, and sustainable spaces.
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At Placement, we believe in pushing the boundaries of design to re-imagine public spaces through innovative problem-solving, policy, and systems-level changes.
