Drawing on his extensive experience as a successful CEO, one that spans 20 years in the corporate, private and public sectors of New Zealand and Australia, Bryan Pearson has developed a niche business that provides strategic leadership and support to CEOs. His brand identity, created by design and advertising studio Strategy, is informed by the personal skills and experience that defines his business, and...
Torrefacto is a Russian coffee roasting business founded in 2011 in response to what they describe as the difficulty of sourcing freshly roasted coffee beans in Moscow, and the time and trouble associated with importing it. Torrefacto prides itself on batch production and hand roasting processes, good consumer relations – which sees its owners personally answering letters and addressing website comments – and...
Austin Fraser is a UK information technology and engineering recruitment specialist with an open and transparent business practice. Established in 2007 it has gone on to win a variety of awards and recently opened its first international office in Munich with another office planned for Austin Texas this year. Described as dated, parochial and not reflective of Austin Fraser’s ability or ambition,...
The Stow Brothers is an estate agent working within the area of Walthamstow, a place where urban London meets the Epping Forest, and is described by the estate agent as a rapidly expanding community of like-minded people looking for a place with a strong sense of community, plenty of culture, good food and a decent pint. UK-based graphic design studio Build worked with The...
Pablo & Rusty’s is a small-batch coffee roaster, wholesaler, retailer and cafe with four locations in and around Sydney, and a company culture passionate about sustainability and the pursuit of perfection. San Francisco based studio Manual created a visual identity for Pablo & Rusty’s that would better reflect their values, was sensitive to local coffee culture and is described as having a level...
Bray & Slaughter is a UK based regional contractor with over 100 years of experience in the construction industry and an extensive understanding of the education, healthcare, commercial, heritage, conservation and residential sectors. Following industry and company changes, Bray & Slaughter commissioned design studio Mytton Williams to create a new visual identity that would better reflect their growth and move from ‘local builder’ to ‘regional...
Neat Confections is a San Pedro-based pastry shop creating handmade biscuits and cakes using organic spices and fruits, are absent decoration and specifically developed as a wine or tea accompaniment. Neat Confectionery’s brand identity and packaging solution, designed by Anagrama, draws its inspiration from the theme of perfection and craft, which is then visualised through what the studio describe as a “pureness” of their...
The Counter Press is a letterpress studio and workshop located in an old chocolate factory in the East End of London. They work exclusively with hand set wood and hot metal type on antique presses to create contemporary typographic design, artwork and limited edition prints. While taking on small outside projects, founders David Marshall and Elizabeth Ellis are keen to stress they are not...
Carin Wilson is a renowned furniture maker, sculptor, design educator and leader of the New Zealand craft movement throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s. As well as precisely crafted functional furniture, Carin also creates pieces that look to explore narrative through alternative form — check out his work Royal Pain in the Arse — and are influenced by his Maori heritage. Carin Wilson’s...
Peter Dibdin is a photographer who brings creativity, technical knowledge, professionalism and a personal approach to both studio and location shoots for clients working within the commercial, private, arts and editorial sectors. Following a recent move to a studio in Edinburgh’s creative hub of Summerhall, Peter commissioned long-term collaborator O Street to refresh his brand identity in a way that would reflect his...
Design studio Bunch worked with Rush Talent, a London based public relations company, to develop a visual identity, this included monogram, logotype and stationery design. Rush Talent describes itself as at forefront of the factual and lifestyle television scene and represents emerging UK broadcasters working within the fields of fashion history, sports, science, architecture, food and art, and includes the likes of Amber...
MHM Architect is the studio of independent Canadian architect Maxine H. Marcovitch who, working with a team of professionals, trade and closely with clients, creates “beautiful, innovative, and unconventional architectural spaces.” The studio’s new brand identity, developed by 26 Lettres and which included a logotype, blind embossed business cards, portfolio with open stitch detail and website, delivers a familiar but appropriate...