A tropical bottle design for Collective Arts maple syrup barrel-aged rum
Collective Arts wanted to honor the tropical origins of rum itself through art. A modernist wraparound composition of tropical birds, flora, sunrises and sunsets weaves itself around the bottle. As the bottle empties, the artwork reveals itself, becoming a keepsake that any art lover (and cocktail enthusiast) would keep on their top shelf.
Photographs by Steve St. Jean
Specialty Cocktail Recipe :
Apple Maple Dark & Stormy
• 1 oz. Maple Syrup Barrel-Aged Rum
• .05 oz. Maple Syrup
• 1.5 oz. Apple Juice
• 2 oz. Ginger Beer
• Apple slice to garnish
Lyric Video for a new song by OK Go
A Good, Good Day At Last by OK Go is about moving from darkness into light; from despair into hope. In this lyric video, illustrated by Adam G, dark and ominous artwork sets the scene of uncertainty and angst as the story transitions into something more colorful, vibrant and celebratory, becoming a good, good day at last.
Photo of OK Go by Piper Ferguson
A Modernist Banner Campaign for the UC Irvine School of Humanities Campus
UC Irvine School of Humanities wanted something artful and unique for their 2024/2025 campus banner campaign that differentiated them from all the other schools. Using an “Imagination in _” device we designed 16 vertical banners each with their own topic and modernist illustration representing various Humanities studies and wayfinding. Utilizing their updated brand identity and color palette, the visually striking banners help engage and guide both students and visiting parents on campus.
The Role of Imagination is the concept behind the campaign. Each banner is artfully abstract and invites the viewer to engage their imaginations beyond what they’re seeing.
Supporting motifs made of various geometric configurations were used to create social media posts, indoor signage, and wayfinding banners that help designate buildings on campus.
A Unique Splash Screen for Adobe Illustrator 2025
What can you “Dream Up” using the new Adobe Illustrator? “Weird Fishes” was created for the Adobe Illustrator 2025 splash screen you see when starting up the app. The artwork’s goal was to showcase a myriad of Illustrator tools and styles from typography to 3D materials, all while maintaining Adam G’s minimalist and quirky illustration style.
The process of making “Weird Fishes” from hand-drawn sketch to final art in 90 seconds.
Adobe even made this beautiful 12″ x 12″ pillow using the art. Available for sale in the Adobe Store.
Two Moons is Denver’s new hotspot for live music and craft cocktails.
Two Moons Music Hall is a live music venue located in River North Arts District (RiNo) in Denver, CO. Pearl Street Hospitality transformed this former warehouse into a relaxed music lounge offering craft cocktails, coffee, light bites and featuring a diverse array of local indie artists all week long.
The brand identity features a stylized, modernist mark where two moons become one. Supporting graphics, patterns and fine art prints were also created to compliment the visual look for use on the menus, website and announcements.
Photography by Shawn Campbell
Akris Punto‘s playful prints and knitwear featuring our bird illustrations
Akris is an international fashion house based in Switzerland that collaborated with us for their Akris Punto Resort 24 line. Pelican, Crows and Flamingo illustrations in our messymod style were turned into patterns printed on a collection of styles and on various luxury fabrics like poplin, viscose, georgette, and silk. Cashmere sweaters with bird appliqués and embroidered dresses round out the collection.
Houlihan Lokey is a global investment bank with a modern edge
Houlihan Lokey is a leading global investment bank with expertise in mergers & acquisitions. Working with their existing logo we created a visual design system with a vast library of graphic motifs and applications. Clean, modern graphics pair nicely with images of their worldwide locations. The dynamic and flexible system works across all marketing touchpoints from the website to social media.
Shapes found inside the “trinity” globe were used to create flowing waves, currents, halftone patterns and geometric and dimensional motifs. By using the DNA from the logo itself, the visual identity feels like a cohesive system and creates an abstract depiction of intangible financial concepts.
Using Houlihan Lokey’s existing brand color palette, we extended it by adding tints of the primary colors. Seen in the various graphic motifs and gradients, it helps create a depth and sophistication to their otherwise corporate colors.
The visual system allows for endless ways of combining the design elements in unique ways so that any piece of corporate communication looks and feels like it comes from Houlihan Lokey.
LinkedIn is the primary social media platform Houlihan Lokey uses for posting news. We created a library of custom, branded posts for various things like deal announcements, market report downloads and new hires around the globe.
Nature photography of mountains, bridges, roads, oceans and rivers are a great way to illustrate the ideas of global market fluctuations and increasing wealth. It’s also a nice juxtaposition to the clean lines of data charts and M&A bank information.
Working with Houlihan Lokey’s in-house developers, we designed the website to combine the graphics and majestic imagery to present their detailed information and global rankings charts in a clean, concise way that’s easy to navigate.
Thorn & Burrow Wines embraces the strange
Thorn & Burrow Wines is a natural wine company located in Vancouver, British Columbia that creates unique and unconventional wine blends found nowhere else. To pair with each blend they wanted creative and offbeat label designs that establish them as visually unique as their wines.
For the whites RG+ and RIES and the F*CK Rosé we created an organic and high-contrast family of custom typographic illustrations.
For the reds, the duo of Grumpy Cats and a Salty Pirate was used for an edgy, rebellious look that dares the consumer to try what’s inside.
A T&B monogram was designed to match the creative style for use on the back of all labels and informational materials.
More info about the ecclectic wines:
Los Angeles Times 101 Best Restaurants in LA List is Delicious
The Los Angeles Times asked us to design the visual identity for their annual 101 Best Restaurants list curated by restaurant critic Bill Addison. This year’s theme was “The Art of Food” which celebrates chefs as artists and focuses on their craft. We wanted to echo the idea of artistry and imagination through playful typography, icons and graphics and carry that theme through all print and digital materials and the live event itself.
The 101 Best List can be viewed as an interactive microsite on the LA Times website, as well as a print magazine with three different covers arriving in that Sunday’s paper.
Icons of a cocktail, fork, knife and spoon in the same Messymod illustration style were used for signage at the food event. And as a little surprise, they distinguish each of the 3 magazine cover spines.
Creative Director: Amy King
Design Director: Taylor Le
Art Director: Kay Scanlon
Motion Design: Li Anne Liew
Photographers: Mariah Tauger, Ricardo DeAratanha, Myung J. Chun, Kirk McKoy, Calvin B. Alagot, Jay L. Clendenin, Dania Maxwell, Christina House, Stephanie Breijo, Ron De Angelis, Shelby Moore, Silvia Razgova, Annie Noelker, Yasara Gunawardena, Dylan + Jeni, Carter Hiyama, Katrina Frederick
A 2nd edition of Messymod playing cards from Art of Play x TRÜF
We were thrilled to learn that our first edition of Messymod Playing Cards were so popular they sold out. We collaborated with Art of Play for a new, second edition with a new box and back design. Keeping the same Messymod theme for the cards themselves, we created a package with even more elaborate and high-end touches including red foil, hits of silver foil and embossed red elements.
Art of Play x Messymod playing cards available as an Art + Play Bundle in our messymod shop. Get a deck bundled with a fine art print of your choice of King, Queen, Jack or Ace.