Wide open and quiet, stretching just beyond our backyard. In the mornings, geese flew overhead. In the afternoons, bees worked their way through the wildflowers. And on summer nights, the whole field lit up with fireflies—thousands of them, blinking on and off like a fireworks display.
Take a walk through the preserve with us.
Not long after we moved, we started volunteering at the West Bridgewater Food Pantry. Partly because we wanted to be part of the community, and partly because we were both working from home, it was a great introduction to the town. After several months, we were in awe of what the pantry accomplished and how its volunteers pulled it all off. We saw a story there, one that deserved a platform worthy of the life-changing work happening every first and third Wednesday.
We took the skills we’d honed over years in creative direction, brand development, photography, and film, and put them to work telling the story of the WBFP. What began as a donated website quickly became a deeper commitment to share how a small group of volunteers was sustaining an entire community.
Through WBFP, we met other nonprofits and small businesses that were doing work that deserved a platform they didn’t have the time or resources to create on their own. That need became the lightbulb moment behind The Firefly Project—our commitment to dedicating part of the studio’s time each year to nonprofits and grassroots groups that deserve to be seen.
Through The Firefly Project, we’ve partnered with be; a community resource center where people are celebrated for exactly who they are. Together, we’ve built their brand identity, launched a new website, and created be; seen, a documentary series sharing the personal stories of LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, and differently-abled adults. We continue to work alongside them to shape messaging, launch campaigns, and tell stories that reflect the kind of belonging we all want to be part of.
With South Shore Food Bank, our work started with a website conversation and grew into something much bigger. Pam Denholm and her team are changing the way we think about food scarcity, putting dignity back into the process and shifting the concept of “handouts” to “all-hands-in.” Together, we’ve developed a refreshed visual direction, launched a new digital presence, and built The Shelf Life, a storytelling platform that shares the voices of pantry guests, volunteers, and leaders across the region. Every story proves the same point: food is never just food. It’s connection, opportunity, and hope.
