EXPERIENTIAL GRAPHIC DESIGN
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COOPER CARRY
Since 1960, Cooper Carry has been dedicated to designing spaces that connect people to place. Inspired by our founder, Jerry Cooper, we approach every project with curiosity—asking the right questions to uncover the best solutions for our clients and the communities they serve. Our leadership team consists of both advocates and experts, empowered by decades of experience to shape environments that prioritize placemaking, civic space, and the well-being of communities, tenants, residents, and visitors.
Cooper Carry’s Mixed-Use Ecosystem
Ecosystems bring many diverse contributors together to create something far beyond the capacity of one. They create and capture new and greater value. At Cooper Carry, we approach our work as a collaborative ecosystem. We have multiple studios and services that mix and match daily to provide each project the depth of expertise it needs to meet business objectives. Our breadth of experience goes far beyond broad building types. We offer a deeper level of expertise, engaging in more possibilities and offering more creative solutions. The mixed-use ecosystem allows us to help our clients create the platform on which tenants and target audiences can flourish.
The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry
EXPERIENTIAL GRAPHIC DESIGN
We seek out stories that evoke emotions in people. These stories and our ability to convey the narrative create memorable experiences that set our clients’ brands apart.
Our graphic design services, combined with your stories, create highquality user experiences that expand your brand beyond print and digital platforms into the built environment. We go beyond typical graphic services, providing expertise with signage, wayfinding, placemaking, interactive design, museum design, programming, and art integration that resonates with your audience on a personal level.
The Experiential Graphic Design Studio at Cooper Carry provides services focused on the unique needs of higher education, office, hospitality, retail, restaurant, civic/cultural institutions, sports and entertainment venues and is delivered by experienced professionals trained in graphic design, industrial design, interior design, architecture, and exhibit design. Our team’s diverse backgrounds allow us to communicate and collaborate effectively across various disciplines within the firm, seamlessly incorporating graphic design into physical spaces. The result is a more immersive, performance-driven outcome for our clients.
What is Experiential Graphic Design?
Branded Environments
Integrating graphic design within physical spaces, we create a sense of place through signage, wayfinding, and art, all carefully coordinated with a unifying narrative.
Storytelling
We design dynamic content that promotes rich interactions between users and information.
Wayfinding Systems
ADA Standards for Accessible Design
We help people find their way through physical spaces with thoughtfully designed and choreographed signage programs.
We create directional and identification signage items that are functional, legible, and accessible for all users while reflecting your project’s brand.
01 RETAIL & ENTERTAINMENT
KINGSLEY
FORT MILL, SC
RECOGNITION
2020 ICSC NORTH AMERICAN DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
AWARDS: GOLD, MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
2019 AIA CHARLOTTE DESIGN & SERVICE
AWARDS: CITATION, URBAN DESIGN
UNION SQUARE
HICKORY, NC
LEGAL REMEDY BREWING CO.
ROCK HILL, SC
INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE
RENOVATION + REPOSITION WAIKIKI, HI
RECOGNITION
2019 ULI GLOBAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
2018 ICSC GOLD FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS
2018 ICSC SILVER MAXI FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC RELATIONS
2017 ICSC GOLD MAXI FOR EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING / PUBLIC RELATIONS GRAND OPENING / REDEVELOPMENT EXPANSIONS / RENOVATIONS
2017 NAIOP KŪKULU HALE AWARD FOR NEW PROJECT OVER 40,000 SQ. FT.
Designed in collaboration with JPRA Architects.
MALL OF SAN JUAN
SAN JUAN, PR
LENOX SQUARE MALL SIGNAGE REBRAND
ATLANTA, GA
02 OFFICE & MIXED-USE
MIDTOWN UNION
ATLANTA, GA
RECOGNITION
2023 ATLANTA MAGAZINE’S GEORGIA
DESIGN AWARDS, OFFICE, GOLD
GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATIONS
FITWEL ONE STAR CERTIFIED
LEED V4 BD+C: CORE AND SHELL, SILVER
PARK CENTER, STATE FARM REGIONAL HUB
DUNWOODY, GA
RECOGNITION
2022 ASID DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS, BRANDING OR GRAPHIC DESIGN PROJECT, GOLD
2021 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE, BEST IN ATLANTA REAL ESTATE AWARDS, DESIGN
2021 GEORGIA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE, MOST INNOVATIVE PROJECT OF THE YEAR
THE BORO TYSONS, VA
DISCOVERY AT PERIMETER PARK
MORRISVILLE, NC
RIO WASHINGTONIAN GAITHERSBURG,
MD
MILTON CITY HALL
MILTON, GA
MILTON CITY WAYFINDING
MILTON, GA
101 WEST PONCE
ALLY CHARLOTTE CENTER
CHARLOTTE, NC
LOWE’S GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER
PARKING GARAGE
CHARLOTTE, NC
03 RESIDENTIAL
CAPITOL VIEW
NASHVILLE, TN
RECOGNITION
2021 ICSC GLOBAL DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT AWARDS, NEW DEVELOPMENTS MIXED-USE PROJECTS, GOLD
2020 ULI NASHVILLE EXCELLENCE IN DEVELOPMENT AWARD
2019 BEST OF NASHVILLE, 500 11TH AVE N., BEST NEW OFFICE BUILDING
CARLYLE CROSSING ALEXANDRIA, VA
AMLI LENOX
ATLANTA, GA
RECOGNITION
2021 IIDA GEORGIA BEST OF THE BEST AWARD, LIVE, BEST OF MULTIFAMILY
2020 MULTI-HOUSING NEWS DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD, MULTIFAMILY HIGH-RISE CATEGORY
GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION
LEED GOLD®
THE MURRAY
SUMMERVILLE, SC
CHARLOTTE, NC
HIGHLAND MILL LOFTS
SUMMERVILLE, SC
WILDLIGHT
YULEE, FL
04 HOSPITALITY
BARNSLEY RESORT INN & CONFERENCE CENTER
ADAIRSVILLE, GA
allow signs to become guest immersed in the
FINISH INSPIRATION
CONCEPT INSPIRATION
THE HOTEL AT AVALON ALPHARETTA, GA
HILTON COLUMBUS DOWNTOWN
COLUMBUS,
OH
RECOGNITION
2023 BUILDING COLUMBUS AWARDS, PROJECT OF THE YEAR
2023 AGC BUILD OHIO, NEW CONSTRUCTION OVER $100 M 2022 COLUMBUS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION HARRISON SMITH AWARD
GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION
LEED GOLD®
05 EDUCATION
GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS CENTER
ATLANTA, GA
RECOGNITION
2025 AIA ATLANTA AWARDS FOR ARCHITECTURAL DISTINCTION, MERIT AWARD, EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH FACILITIES
SOUTHERN MARYLAND AUTONOMOUS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (SMART) BUILDING
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALIFORNIA, MD
RECOGNITION
2022 AIA CHESAPEAKE BAY EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARDS, MERIT AWARD
GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION
LEED GOLD®
TALLEY STUDENT UNION
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH, NC
RECOGNITION
2016 ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK INSTITUTE
NATIONAL AWI AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
2016 ENR SOUTHEAST AWARD OF MERIT
2016 ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE
UNION INTERNATIONAL (ACUI)
FACILITY DESIGN AWARD
GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION
LEED GOLD® (RECERTIFICATION)
DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH DUDA|PAINE ARCHITECTS
WE HAVE IDEAS TO SHARE
BOULDER | DENVER
1360 Walnut Street Suite 102
Boulder, CO 80302
720.565.0505
CHARLOTTE
508 West 5th Street Suite 250 Charlotte, NC 28202
704.348.7000
WASHINGTON, DC
625 North Washington Street Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.519.6152
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