The Living Observatory (LO) is a field research center in Plymouth, Massachusetts, serving a consortium of university faculty and research scientists, artists, educators, and volunteers. LO seeks to document and reveal the restoration and recovery of former cranberry farms for the benefit of the academic community, restoration practitioners, the environment, and the public. 

We recently designed a report documenting the restoration of four cranberry farms—their scientific findings and overall environmental impact—in the Plymouth area. Our team created a number of informational graphics along with report design and production. Check out the complete report here: https://view.publitas.com/p222-2239/preliminary-benefits-assessment/page/1

The Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) is headquartered in Portland, Maine, but their reach is worldwide. Their mission, “…to assess emerging threats to wildlife and ecosystems through collaborative research and to use scientific findings to advance environmental awareness and inform decision makers” fits right in with RavenMark’s own mission. From creating their logo and brand to developing books, reports and brochures, we have taken comfort in knowing that the outreach efforts of BRI will result in real change in the world through environmental research and conservation.

The North Branch Nature Center’s mission is to connect people of all ages with the natural world. As stated on their website, “Our 28-acre preserve of forest and fields is nestled in a gentle bend of the North Branch of the Winooski River, just two miles from downtown Montpelier. North Branch is firefly light sparkling in a child’s eye. It is a circle of naturalists exploring the secrets of warblers and willows. And it is a quiet place to walk or ski, swim or sit, or simply relax beside the river.”

As NBNC’s programs expanded, and they were able to raise much-needed funds for a major expansion, they came to us to help rebrand their materials and communicate the exciting changes happening at the Center.

RavenMark did a complete review of the materials and developed a brand guide, redesigned all of their publications, and developed their website. The rebranded and fresh material reflects the exciting way ahead to help NBNC fulfill their mission.

Fifteen years ago we had the honor of helping Eric Sorenson and Liz Thompson create a comprehensive field guide to all of Vermont’s natural communities. We were also privileged to work with Libby Davidson’s natural community illustrations. The book became a staple in every environmental student’s book bag and was the go-to resource for anyone that wanted to know more about the lay of the land, Vermont’s flora and fauna, and history.

In 2017 Liz and Eric joined with Bob Zano to update and expand the book. At over 500 pages and many more new photos and illustrations, as well as added communities, this again became a project that required many levels of work, review, skill and collaboration. In the end we were proud to release this new edition to the world.

Paul Gruhler is a geometric abstraction artist that has been on a 60- year artistic journey. He came to me about designing a book that documents this journey from the New York City art scene in the early 1960s to his current life in Vermont.

The art that Paul creates is noted for intense and sometimes subtle color on very large canvases. Reproducing this art was going to be a challenge and so we turned to Villanti Printers to print the oversized 128-page casebound book. The result was stupendous.

Getting to know Paul and his history was yet another journey. We worked with Carolyn Bauer, Associate Curator at Shelburne Museum, to interview Paul and to capture his story. She did a wonderful job of both putting Paul’s work into historical context as well as capturing the excitement of the art word in Manhattan during those times.

This project has been a rewarding design project as well as a gift to work with such a talented artist and design team.

A new report released from Wildlands Woodlands Farmlands & Communities outlines the need for more Wildlands in New England. This report represents years of data collection and collaboration between multiple organizations and authors. The report is loaded with charts, graphs, tables, lush photography and writing that defends the importance of more Wildlands across the six New England states. “Wildlands in New England is the first U.S. study to map and characterize within one region all conserved lands that, by design, allow natural processes to unfold with no active management or intervention.”

The 108 page report was accompanied by six state summaries and an executive summary.

The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) came to RavenMark in 1998 to help rebrand the organization. VCLF is a community-based mission-driven organization that lends funding and support to small businesses that lead to healthy communities and strengthen the lives of Vermonters. They have grown to include programming in child care, small businesses (to include woman-owned and BIPOC businesses), housing, community services and agriculture.

We are proud to help further VCLF's mission through the creation of annual reports, social impact reports, ads, brochures, posters and a host of other outreach materials.