The recognition industry evolved past heavy brass plaques years ago, requiring us to think outside-the-box.

Today, as the needs of our clients and donors evolve, we realize thinking outside-the-box isn’t enough. It’s time to think beyond-the-wall.

We’ve simplified our image while expanding our strategic capabilities. We’re thinking in our clients’ shoes while staying a step ahead in our industry. We’re providing strategic partnerships even if it means we don’t get the “job”.

Our clients’ best interest is our true north.

Multispecies Animal Learning Complex (MALC) at The Ohio State University

OVERVIEW | Eleven Fifty Seven partnered with The Ohio State University to create an engaging environmental graphics and donor recognition program for the Multispecies Animal Learning Complex (MALC) at the Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory.

The 100,000-square-foot facility supports hands-on education, research and community engagement in animal agriculture, bringing together learning environments for dairy cattle, equine, poultry, swine and ruminants. Eleven Fifty Seven’s scope included the design, fabrication and installation of environmental storytelling, wayfinding and donor recognition elements throughout the complex.

RELEVANT PROJECT DETAILS
• Environmental storytelling
• Wayfinding
• Donor recognition
• Design, fabrication and installation

OVERVIEW | Eleven Fifty Seven partnered with Children's Home Society of South Dakota to develop a series of environmental graphics, historical displays, and donor recognition elements at its Rapid City campus. With an emphasis on trauma-informed design, the project focused on creating a welcoming and meaningful environment that celebrates the organization's history, recognizes its supporters, and reflects its mission of preventing, treating, and healing trauma.

A prominent feature of the project included a custom suspended installation of colorful resin cranes, introducing color, movement, and visual interest while contributing to an uplifting atmosphere. A complementary historical display tells the story of the property and organization's evolution, incorporating archival photographs, dimensional graphics, and the original Tully House sign, preserving a tangible connection to the site's roots at Broken Arrow Ranch. Additional donor recognition elements were integrated throughout the facility, including recognition signage positioned above ADA-compliant room identification signs.

RELEVANT PROJECT DETAILS
• Custom installation incorporating trauma-informed design principles
• Environmental graphics reinforcing the mission, history, and identity
• Preservation and integration of historical artifacts

OVERVIEW | Altru Health System’s new hospital in Grand Forks, ND, represents a bold, community-driven vision for modern healthcare—one that brings the healing power of nature indoors and celebrates philanthropy through meaningful, interactive storytelling. Eleven Fifty Seven was chosen as a trusted partner to help bring this vision to life through a recognition program unlike any other. From the outset, Altru’s team sought creative solutions that pushed beyond conventional donor walls. 1157 delivered with immersive, out-of-the-box concepts designed to foster connection, gratitude, and serenity—all while honoring donor impact in a fiscally responsible way. The final result is a vibrant, living story that reflects the heart of Altru and the generosity of those who support it.

RELEVANT PROJECT DETAILS
• Strategy, design, fabrication, and installation
• Custom recognition and interactive storytelling across the new hospital campus
• Collaborative approach, innovative concepts, and ability to deliver creative solutions across a range of budgets

OhioHealth Neuroscience Center at Riverside

When the Neuroscience Wellness Center opened in 2021, it proves it’s a facility unlike any in the nation. The assembled experts created exercise, education, and emotional support programs to help people living with neurologic conditions and their caregivers build strength, health, and community. The high level of care, professionalism of the team, focus on nature and overall wellness needed to be reflected in the space. The ever-growing acquisition and expansion of hospitals resulted in disparate donor recognition, lack of consistency and left the Foundation’s brand at risk. Serving as strategic ally, we developed an overall strategy for a consistent, cost-effective approach across their system, including an audit of existing recognition, look-and-feel development, and guidelines with protocols to ensure consistency of future recognition.

RELEVANT PROJECT DETAILS
• Naming and recognition throughout the 28,000 sq. ft building
• Strategic system covers various spaces and multiple campuses
• Emphasis on natural surrounding and natural lighting