Index

Pop & Pac is a multi-disciplinary Melbourne design studio renowned for their expertise in crafting intelligent, original, and often surprising solutions to the challenges of successful brand building. With a meticulous approach, the studio leverages their experience and creative expertise to design flexible real-world solutions that drive brand buy-in and engagement.

another design is a transmedia visual design team. Their multidisciplinary approach empowers them to challenge the traditional way of thinking, push the boundaries of design language, and explore the diversity of design across various fields. Specialising in design strategies crossing culture and business, the team is dedicated to providing professional services and innovative strategies to their clients by striking a balance between cultural and commercial programmes.

Loksophy is a design studio based in Macau, founded by Hong Ka Lok in 2018. The studio specialises in creating branding, print, packaging, exhibitions, and advertisements, providing intellectual, passionate, and precise design solutions to create unique advantages in both cultural and commercial domains.

Some Days is a creative studio focused on ideas, brands, and experiences that are distinct and enduring for the people who encounter them.

OlssønBarbieri is an internationally award-winning design studio, specialising in developing future-oriented brand identities with a focus on food and beverages. They have worked with a diverse range of clients, from ambitious startups to established companies, delivering conceptual and progressive design solutions with a high tenure of craft to help articulate their unique stories and establish meaningful relationships with audiences. They work with clients who share their values of forward-thinking, ethical responsibility, and a growing demand for products and experiences that are long-lasting, beautiful and meaningful.

Pràctica is a full-service design studio with offices in Barcelona and New York. They believe that design, regardless of how it is created, is both an intellectual and an emotional process. Their approach aims to balance the two ends of the spectrum: analytical, contextual, yet intuitive and expressive.

Indego Design is a brand visual image design team that specialises in providing unique targeted designs for clients in the commercial and cultural field. With a focus on corporate identity, event image, packaging and multimedia design, they are actively exploring the multitude of different possibilities in visual design.

Independent Designers Collective is a Swedish design duo consisting of Niklas Rosén and Gustav Nordebrink. They specialise in crafting digital designs and establishing brand identities for clients worldwide.

A strategy and design firm based in Montreal, Principal brings together branding and digital professionals to help organisations define and express their identity. They have developed an integrated design approach that reinforces the cultural, reputational and financial value of an organisation while leaving a positive, lasting mark on the world.

20(SOMETHING) is a strategy, design, and communications company set up to grow with the changing world. A world of new ideas from a new generation: navigating the new internet, questioning convention, and reimagining culture. They explore those without partners, helping solve problems and guiding them towards today's most exciting opportunities.

RELATED DEPARTMENT is an independent graphic design practice established in Shanghai in 2017. With a proactive approach, the studio focuses on post-Internet and post-colonial contexts within image-making processes and typographic presentations. Through deconstructing the entanglement between design, intention and spectatorship, RELATED DEPARTMENT engages in collective reflections on social discourses. By utilising various media, conducting academic research and undertaking design experiments, they strive to continuously redefine the imaginative boundaries of their discipline.

A design consultancy based in Hong Kong, Third Paragraph provides bespoke services with a focus on book and print design. With their expertise in strategic design and printing craftsmanship, they seek to create innovative designs that set themselves apart from the rest.

Based in Seoul, Studio Werk is a graphic design practice specialising in identity design and digital and printed materials for brands, institutions, and businesses since 2019. The practice was founded by Jaehoon Choi and delves into the exploration of standardised objects and symbolised schematic images, based on his interests in typological subject matter and industrial objects.

Workbyworks is a multidisciplinary design studio based in New York and Shanghai, founded by Han Gao and Wenbo Yi. Working with clients around the world, they provide creative direction, branding, visual identities, packaging, website, and book design. In response to the ever-changing creative design context, Workbyworks Studio shares flexibility in projects across a wide range of different fields, with its influence taking on various forms at large and small scales.

FCKLCK Studio rejects luck in favour of talent, hard work, and passion. Amidst the monotony of the design industry, they believe that creativity conquers all. Embracing the new and taking risks, their work may not appeal to everyone, but when it does, it leaves a lasting impact. As newcomers with experience, they craft bespoke brands that defy generic norms, valuing misfits as the best fit.

.Oddity Studio is a team of independent interdisciplinary design practitioners with a focus on brand identities and user experience development. Their works stand out with authentic concepts that are closely tied to the project context. The team blurs boundaries between disciplines and challenges the status quo in the creative process by taking risks that lead into brand new meanings.

Baillat Studio pushes brands beyond the boundaries of modern communication, driven by their intuitive sense of experimentation. They value close and collaborative relationships with both clients and their network of emerging artists. These long-standing partnerships are built on trust, curiosity, and mutual respect. With an open-minded approach, Baillat Studio fully explores the power of design to create transformative, human-focused experiences.

HOUTH is a creative studio based in Taipei that focuses on brand strategy and design. The team believes in creating value by exploring the boundaries between art and business, generating surprises from logical processes while implementing intuition and creativity into unexpected possibilities.

Founded in 2011, rice is an award-winning creative studio based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. With an ethos that embraces the belief that anything is possible, the studio helps to propel brands, places and people into opportunities for future growth and success through purposeful design.

Founded in 2013, STUDIOWMW is a Hong Kong-based multidisciplinary design studio. They specialise in branding, print, products, packaging, exhibitions, installations, and websites, with a core focus on community, culture, and commerce.

Anak, which means "child" in several Southeast Asian languages, is a global brand practice driven by one singular purpose: to create brands and products that inspire the next generation. Born from a calling to design a better world than the one we've inherited, their brand practice is home to creators, clients, and partners looking to take charge of our collective future.

Christopher Doyle & Co. is an independent, globally-recognised team of strategic, idea-led creatives. They specialise in brand identity, creative direction, digital design, and campaigns, collaborating with leading creatives in a variety of fields to help transform companies, products, and brands.

Meat Studio is an international design studio based between Toronto and Beijing, with a focus on creating meaningful visual identities that bridge cultures and people.

Wedge is a strategically-backed creative boutique that focuses on developing distinct brand identities. The boutique works with progressive founders and businesses to evolve, clarify, and build their brand, helping them move on to the next stage of growth across strategy, identity, packaging, campaigns and more.

XXIX is a design and technology studio based in New York City working globally. The studio was founded over a decade ago and currently comprises a team of about 30 people. XXIX collaborates with teams redefining their respective industries, typically working with founders and growth-stage startups, large technology-focused companies, and for-good organisations.

Kurppa Hosk is a global brand agency supporting clients in decisive business shifts through solid insights, qualified strategy, purposeful design, and well-governed experiences.

OMSE is an independent branding studio working with like-minded businesses to create meaningful and inspiring brands. They believe any organisation can look good while also making an impact on the world around it – whether it's an up-and-coming tech company, an eclectic music venue, or even a 200-year-old church in Hackney.

Vrints-Kolsteren is an Antwerp-based design studio founded by Vincent Vrints and Naomi Kolsteren. They work locally and internationally, offering services in creative direction, photography, and graphic design. The studio engages in ongoing partnerships and creates a network of creative talent through collaborative efforts.

studio fnt is a Seoul-based graphic design studio founded in 2006. The studio's three partners, Heesun Kim, Jaemin Lee, and Woogyung Geel, collaborate with a number of designers on various projects. Their capabilities include branding for corporate business, graphic design for exhibitions and cultural arts events, and other projects in various fields, sizes, and media. The studio specialises in collecting fragmented and straying thoughts, transforming them into relevant forms.

Polar is where what is identified around people, brands and spaces is designed. Both a studio and shop, Polar brings together professionals from different specialities who see projects as a means to provoke new perspectives. Internationally acclaimed, the studio works with diverse projects and clients willing to collaborate and build with a purpose above all.

CTHDRL is a design and experience studio that navigates the ever-changing cultural currents of the digital world. With a focus on the intersection of community, culture, and commerce, CTHDRL creates experiences that push boundaries while striving to make the internet fun again.

Aino is an independent design and technology agency based in Gothenburg, Sweden that explores the creative playground of code, design, and branding for ambitious clients in Scandinavia and the world.

DIA is a branding and graphic design studio specialising in kinetic identities and typographic systems. With headquarters in NYC and Chamonix, France, the studio has developed a new approach to designing identity systems where motion is foundational, and creative tools always accompany brand guidelines. The generative tools and autonomous design systems employed by DIA empower internal teams and simplify oversight.

Seachange is a brand and design agency based in Auckland, New Zealand. Driven by bold creativity, exceptional craft, and enduring partnerships, their work is thoughtful yet unexpected and often described as category-breaking.

M — N Associates is a creative design firm based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. With a strong specialisation in branding, they work with clients to develop and execute strategies for design, content, customer experience and art direction to help them achieve their goals and make a meaningful impact.

low key Design Company is an independent design studio based in Shanghai, specialising in graphic design that helps brands build connections with their audience.

Bedow is a design and branding studio based in Stockholm. For nearly two decades, it has earned a reputation for its progressive work and a roster of international clientele. Its work moves beyond the oft-lazily categorised "Scandinavian style," combining hand-drawn details, design craft, and artfulness to create simple, thoughtful, and practical designs that are easy to engage with and comfortable to have around.

Practice Theory is a branding and design agency founded in 2015. They are a diverse group of designers, strategists, art directors, and creative producers with offices in Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City. Across capabilities that encompass branding and strategy, digital experiences, printed matter, and moving images, their work is guided by the belief that design can instigate meaningful change and shape culture in enduring ways.

Daily Dialogue is a creative consultancy founded in 2015. With a focus on design, development and cultural productions, they specialise in art direction and identities for brands and publications in the fields of culture, fashion and architecture. Global issues such as diversity and social justice are integral to their works.

MoreSleep is a creative agency based in Berlin and Los Angeles that generates value for a networked culture. As diverse as their creative process may be, everything they do is about long-term thinking, more fun, and MoreSleep.

Fix Studio is a collective of creative thinkers committed to making things smarter, newer, and more memorable. They believe that function is the substance of aesthetic experience. Guided by this principle, Fix Studio creates clearer user interfaces, stronger branding devices, and more cohesive design systems.

A graphic design and art direction agency based in Paris, ZOO is known for their expertise in crafting distinct visual universes for a range of digital and print projects. With a diverse clientele spanning various industries, the team of seven strives to elevate communication through tailored, functional and aesthetic messages.

M35 is an international design consultancy based out of Sydney. From category defying startups to publicly listed icons, the studio partners with ambitious clients to launch new brands, reimagine established ones, and accelerate growth. With a research-driven, human-centred and holistic approach, M35’s core expertise lies in brand origination and identity, products and packaging, publishing, physical environments and beyond.

Thinking*Room is a branding and design company based in Indonesia, committed to helping brands grow with a clear voice and a story worth telling. Putting together craft and thinking into their work, Thinking*Room brings about ideas that deeply resonate with people.

The Lab is a launchpad for thought-provoking creative projects across disciplines and industries.

Tino Nyman is a Helsinki-based designer who specialises in creative direction and graphic design, with a passion for branding and culture. His practice spans both the commercial and creative worlds, focusing on printed publications, the creative direction of branding and visual identities, and the creation of captivating imagery concepts.

Jingqi Fan is a graphic designer and art director based in New York. Her work balances distinction with familiarity and an eye for detail with a playful soul.

Universal Favourite is a design studio that crafts refreshing brands for an ever-changing world, working from Sydney to San Francisco and Seoul.

Alex Hunting Studio is an award-winning creative agency based in London. Serving a global clientele, the agency provides creative consultancy, art direction, editorial direction, and content for cultural institutions, luxury, lifestyle, and media brands. Specialising in editorially driven design solutions for print and digital media, their work include visual identities, campaigns, publications, moving images, and websites.

Play is founded on the belief that original, impactful work is best made using processes that do not feel like work. Based in San Francisco, they partner with visionary teams to build brands, campaigns and experiences using their combined capabilities in art direction, brand strategy, experiential design, illustration, and more.

PLANT is described as a multidisciplinary design studio that “wakes up in Reykjavík and goes to bed in São Paulo”. Led by Bruno Oppido, João Linneu, and Paula Obata, PLANT specialises in the conceptualisation of art direction and design across various industries. With a strong emphasis on concept development, they have the ability to create distinctive and impactful designs for clients of any size, from global market leaders to independent artists alike.

Alphabet is a branding agency catering to individuals with global ambitions, valuing bold and brave ideas that are delivered with a refreshing sense of simplicity.

Local Remote is a design consultancy based in Taipei City, Taiwan. The focus of its work is to create the future of brand experiences. They help brands convey core values by creating innovative, immersive, experiential, and multi-sensory storytelling across virtual and physical platforms to engage key audiences. Local Remote believes that design has the power to connect and inspire.

Sitoh inc. is a Tokyo-based design consulting firm with a core focus on communication design. Dedicated to identifying and maximising their clients’ philosophy and principles, the firm aims to creatively build up a corporate stance that embodies its unique worldview.

Mint Design Lab focuses on branding, culture, and art, providing professional services such as visual strategy, brand positioning, brand design, visual design, packaging design, space design, exhibition design, etc. Design and business being prerequisites for each other, Mint Design Lab hopes to bring the most outstanding value to life through prudent design thinking.

Studio Lotta Nieminen is the award-winning creative practice of Lotta Nieminen, specialising in branding, art direction and graphic design for a wide range of global clients. With a multi-disciplinary approach, the studio brings concept-driven visual identities to life through thoughtfully crafted printed and digital implementations. Based in Helsinki, Studio Lotta Nieminen works closely with a network of collaborators to tailor the right team for the needs of each project.

Studio NA.EO is established in 2015, with its core members comprising Liu Zhizhi, Mazzybox, and Zhang Qi. The team at Studio NA.EO consists of diverse creative individuals with distinct design orientations, each possessing strong interdisciplinary capabilities. They engage in a wide range of graphic design disciplines, including illustration, interactive interfaces, publishing, exhibition planning and more. Their work encompasses various fields such as art, fashion, product design, architecture, media, internet, music, literature, education and beyond.

O.OO™ is a visual design laboratory founded by two graphic designers. With their experience in Risograph printing, the studio adopts a flexible and dynamic approach to design that creates plenty of innovative visual works.

Foreign Policy Design Group is a brand and design bureau that creates unforgettable brands and experiences. Helmed by founding partners Yah-Leng Yu and Arthur Chin, their team of designers, problem-solvers, storytellers and strategists delivers breakthrough ideas, sustainable growth and meaningful impact for a wide range of clients, including arts and cultural institutions, luxury fashion and lifestyle brands, fast-moving consumer goods brands and international consultancies.

Based in New York City, Gander is an award-winning creative agency founded by Katie Levy and Mike McVicar in 2013. Together with their team of creative individuals, they have helped in creating some of the most challenging brands in the food and beverage industry.

Toby Ng Design is an award-winning independent branding and design studio formed by creative communicators. The studio works closely with clients to amplify their voices, communicating with value and substance that puts people first. They believe in the power of simplicity, distilling ideas to their essence and creating compelling messages that last.

Bito is the pioneer of motion design and creative narratives in Asia. Specialising in crafting emotional and unforgettable experiences, Bito utilises a full spectrum of design — motion, branding, and experiential — to evoke emotions and captivate audiences. Bito's mission is to push the existing boundaries of design by bridging innovative technology with emotionally resonant experiences, all while empowering creative talents to impact the world.

Helmed by Shy Trutwein and Jasmine Gallagher, After Hours is a brand-building agency that creates identities, websites, packaging, products and more for a diverse range of clients, including brands, companies and people on the internet. They partner with emerging and established brands alike, combining playful sensibilities and strategic methodology with innovation and motivation to create things that matter.

Serviceplan Innovation (SP.IO) combines design, technology, and innovative thinking to develop products, services, and communication. They exclusively work with organisations that apply innovation to address one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. SP.IO prioritises collaborations with startups, research groups, and similar organisations that haven’t yet fully leveraged creative innovation, due to their size or focus.

Caserne is a design studio known for its sense of entrepreneurship and initiative. Their determination to turn ideas into action and create iconic brands springs from their clients’ unwavering trust.

Hugmun is a small and independent design studio that specialises in creating meaningful brands and human-centred designs through enjoyable collaboration. The studio approaches each challenge individually and values the opportunity to thoroughly get to know a brand before crafting tailor-made solutions. From the initial idea of a name to the development of thoughtful visual identities and brand experiences, Hugmun works with clients from all over the world as a trusted partner from start to finish and beyond.

A Black Cover Design (ABCD) is a global branding agency founded in 2015 by Guang Yu and Nod Young, with offices in Beijing and Los Angeles. Specialising in branding, visual identity, product packaging, user interface, printed matter, and design strategy, ABCD caters to clients and audiences worldwide. Known for their systematic and targeted design concepts, ABCD has garnered recognition from a wide clientele and won numerous international and domestic awards.

PORTO ROCHA is a New York-based design studio with a focus on developing creative and strategic work that engages deeply with the world we live in. Working closely with people and companies to craft branding systems, products and experiences, PORTO ROCHA seeks to provoke meaningful change through their work, from large-scale projects that reach significant audiences to socially and culturally-motivated initiatives.

Studio Oker is a Norway-based design studio that collaborates with emerging and established companies to deliver compelling brand experiences through a strategic and visually driven approach.

The New Company is a branding and marketing company based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Working across brand strategy, design, and content creation, their goal is to create work that better articulates a brand's story through creative executions that resonate in culture.

Established in 2014, Requena Office offers dedicated services in branding, packaging, art direction, naming, creative copy, as well as editorial and web design. The company is built on a compact format to enhance the complicity between the client and studio while maintaining control over the processes, resulting in a complete, decisive and transparent experience.

Founded in 2007, Todojunto is a design and communication studio based in Barcelona. The studio mainly focuses on cultural projects and dissemination of knowledge, working with local and international educational and cultural institutions. Todojunto’s transversal, transmedia approach to communication fields is reflected in their diverse range of projects, which include research utilising vintage printing techniques, web and exhibition design, music-related projects, and editorial design.

LEÓN ROMERO is a Barcelona-based visual communication studio founded by Jorge León and Mikel Romero. The studio adopts a collaborative approach to creative direction and graphic design to produce bold and functional solutions for culture and commerce. LEÓN ROMERO offers a diverse range of services, including visual identity, graphic campaigns, editorial and web design, packaging, and art direction.

Twist is a Sydney-based creative studio led by the creative duo of Alex and Flo, with over 25 years of combined expertise. They combine big agency experience with a more considered, agile, and personal approach, using strategy, brand design, and experience design to transform brands and organisations across various industries and markets.

Bakken & Bæck is a technology-driven design studio specialising in building digital products, brands, and businesses. The studio helps ambitious companies in identifying, exploring, and responding to new opportunities by building digital solutions from end-to-end.

Founded in 2015, Studio Bergini is a London-based graphic design practice that specialises in creating typography-driven branding, packaging, campaigns, exhibition designs, and websites for a wide range of clients. The studio values the physicality of design in the digital age, and works to incorporate tactility and the added dimension of materials and print technology into every project.

Studio Blackburn is an international brand strategy and design studio. They inspire a desire for brands and businesses that make people's lives better, more enjoyable, and more beautiful.

A Friend of Mine is a holistic design, brand, and website design and build practice based in Melbourne. Their approach to every project is characterised by intelligent thinking, creative communication, and passionate craftsmanship. They strive to develop long-lasting relationships with their clients, helping them to add value to their businesses and realise their visions. With expertise in various industry sectors and design disciplines, they adapt their creative thinking to different budgets. Their services range from developing brand identities to fitting out shops, covering everything in between.

Triboro is a Brooklyn-based studio founded by David Heasty and Stefanie Weigler. Since 2008, Triboro has created iconic design solutions for a global client base ranging from innovative startups to respected international brands.

Monozygote comprises a specialised duo of graphic designers offering services for crafting identities, with an emphasis on practicality and timelessness. What sets their creations apart is their conceptual approach, which places a focus on typography.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Valenlim Studio is a graphic design and illustration studio with experience in various fields including brand identity, print graphics, typography and illustration. With works heavily influenced by local heritage emboldened by a modernist flair, their signature style is bold, vibrant, yet executed with a fluid touch.

Post-Spectacular Office is a design studio that fuses extensive experience from the fields of architecture, exhibition design, graphic design and academia. Adopting a trans-disciplinary approach for their projects, they specialise in using a variety of mediums to construct spatial and visual narratives with the aim of creating unique forms.

Masashi Murakami is the principal of Tokyo-based graphic design studio emuni, specialising in graphic design for branding projects. His designs make use of typography and transcend conventional frameworks. In addition to his work in design, Murakami also showcases his typography-focused art in exhibitions. Throughout his career, he has participated in several exhibitions both in Japan and abroad.

Rabbithole is a creative studio based in Leeds and Glasgow, UK. Established in 2008, the studio specialises in creative direction, brand identity, and website creation for the arts and culture, music, and architecture sectors.

emuni is a graphic design studio based in Tokyo, founded by brothers Masashi and Takashi Murakami in 2012. Specialising in graphic design, the studio provides branding services for a diverse range of clients, from major corporations to traditional handicraft makers.

Accept & Proceed is a London-based design studio that has been dedicated to amplifying the power of visionaries since 2006. As a certified B Corp, the company uses its business as a force for good and carefully considers the impact of all decisions on its people, community, and the planet. The studio focuses on creating work that responds to societal challenges and drives positive impact, with a particular emphasis on urgent environmental issues.

Studio Spass is a Rotterdam-based design studio that works across identities, campaigns and spatial design projects. Founded by Jaron Korvinus and Daan Mens, the studio combines a rigorous, considered and intelligent approach with a playful sensibility. Understanding that powerful and effective design needs both original ideas and faultless execution, the team prides itself on its perfectionist eye for the little details as well as its innovative conceptual thinking.

Studio Airport is an independent graphic design and film practice exploring the progressive intersection of both disciplines. The studio was founded in 2011 by Bram Broerse and Maurits Wouters and comprises a close-knit team of creatives.

Little Troop is a creative studio that enjoys collaborating with good people on smart projects. Although their work is very diverse, their aesthetic approach often involves a distinct sense of play with the aim of putting the fun in functional. Their strategic approach focuses on distilling core messaging down to its clearest and freshest visual form in order to elevate brand offerings

Astrae Studio is a Copenhagen-based creative agency led by Carl-Emil Storm Gabrielsen. Through design and communication, the agency works closely with clients and collaborators to find and execute their distinct visual narratives.

Displaay, established in 2014, is an independent type foundry that specialises in creating retail and custom typefaces. The foundry's aim is to develop distinctive typefaces that are absent in the market. Continuously looking for empty spots in the fonts market, Displaay seeks good reasons to create new fonts with maximum responsibility. The ethos of the foundry is often inspired by specific moments of imperfection and spontaneous irregularities.

McCarthy are a full-service design studio specialising in brand identity, campaigns, and digital services. The studio creates meaningful work that comes from an understanding of their clients and their audience.

Two Times Elliott is an internationally recognised, independent design studio, contributing to and shaping the global conversation on design and creativity. For over a decade, they have striven to push the boundaries of what's possible in design. To create ideas and worlds outside the expected. As a partner in change, they collaborate with ambitious people and companies to help them design their future.

Where’s Gut Studio practises design through strategic storytelling to achieve practical, timeless, and engaging solutions. Working collaboratively with brands and organisations, the studio aims to create a visual language that communicates who they are while simultaneously providing clarity about their purpose.

High Tide is a multi-sector, multidisciplinary creative agency from New York. Specialising in all things branding, the agency blends strategy and creativity to tell stories, grow brands, design experiences, and create meaningful work.

Deux Huit Huit is a superdigital design office, specialising in a wide range of services including branding, digital design, and everything in between. Their expertise lies in helping businesses create a strong online and in-person presence that is easy to love.

Lung-Hao Chiang is a Taiwanese graphic designer and art director with a passion for coffee and food and a penchant for witty but eye-catching branding.