design & stuff

Rust Espresso is made up of a mother and son team from Buffalo, Laura and Patrick Anhalt.  They are the concept creators and owners of Rust Espresso.  Rust is scheduled to open the first location in Buffalo, NY in the Summer of 2016. Motivated by their passion for good coffee and eager to learn more about that […]

Freewheel is a dedicated Wi-Fi only mobile phone service launched by American cable television company Cablevision. Freewheel allows people to break free from contracts by providing unrivalled communications accessibility without large and expensive data plans and hidden fees. This is made possible by a network of over a million Wi-Fi hotspots. This branding has been created by New York based studio Collins.

Not a lot of explanation needed for this… below are the Asics 2016 Spring Campaign shots. A selection of beautifully framed photographs with some lovely use of colours from JUCO, a duo comprising of Julia Galdo and Cody Cloud based in Los Angeles. A bit about JUCO: JUCO represents the collaborative work of Julia Galdo and Cody […]

A new set of Simpsons Idents have been created by LA based creative studio, Laundry. They have been created for American TV network FX to promote all The Simpsons episodes ever made being available on the channel. They have created a mashup of Simpsons characters with an explosive energy that perfectly reflects the show itself. Combining […]

British Columbia Tourism’s brand identity was given a major facelift to reflect its unique offering. Special attention was paid to ensure that the new tools were sufficiently flexible for the specific needs of the many regions and points of contact. All communications now focus on the emotions stirred by encounters with BC’s larger-than-life wilderness and […]

Smoke & Mirrors is a salon based in San Francisco combining sophisticated design details inspired by Paris with understated industrial elements of New York City. The branding was created by San Francisco based design studio, Moniker. The branding compliments the stylish artistic vibe of the salon perfectly. Smoke & Mirrors describe themselves as a ‘premier hair and fashion […]

f32 (Los Angeles) is a highly respected trend-watching company with a reputation for finding the next artists and brands that will shape the world’s culture. The name is drawn from the setting on a camera that offers the greatest depth of field, while the identity’s subtle play of colours and finishes pay tribute to their refined, […]

Fort Point Beer Company visual identity was created by Manual, a design and branding studio based in San Francisco. Fort Point is San Francisco’s fastest growing craft brewery, Fort Point creates balanced, thoughtful beers that reference traditional styles, but are by no means bound to them. The brewery resides in a historic Presidio building that was […]

El Bolero is a Mexican restaurant in Dallas that has been branded by Mast, a small design firm based in Denver. A bolero is what they call the shoe-shiners in Mexico City. For the founders of the restaurant, this was the perfect name for the combination of authentic Mexican street food and friendly, welcoming service […]

Santa Monica Yacht Club is a bar focused seafood restaurant centred on handcrafted cocktails and small plates created by award-winning chef Andrew Kirschner.  The branding was created by Farm Design, a studio based in Pasadena – California. This included the identity, website, environmental graphics, menus and the brand voice. The architecture for the restaurant was created by […]