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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Formerly Living on One, these LA-based filmmakers create character-driven documentaries exploring complex issues through human stories and new perspectives. They changed their name and wanted an identity that felt modern, clean and instantly recognizable as an Optimist film. The word Optimist is stacked to look like its rising inside a simple square.

Demarest is a unique film and television production company that also invests in technologies that create and deliver premium content across all mediums. They wanted to remove the “films” from their name and redesign their identity to better reflect their innovative business model.

As one of many LA-based film production companies, Bluegiant wanted to stand out and show their stylish and creative side. The proposed identity evokes a Mid-century modern style with geometric shapes harnessing a “blue giant” star. The look and feel combines black, dark colors and cyan with outer space, astronauts and vintage spaceship imagery that evokes style and charm.

Soren produces immersive events and visual experiences, and manages a roster of creative directors and technology artists that are pioneering experiential brand communications for big brands. Soren’s brand identity is as unique and playful as his roster of artists, starting with an artistic “S” monogram made out of quarter circles that connect in different ways.

We collaborated with Art of Play, makers of some of the finest playing cards in the universe, to bring you one strange deck. These cards feature a completely custom design in typical Messymod fashion which can be described as minimal, modern, graphic, quirky, stylized, grotesque, delightful and just plain weird.