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
Thorn & Burrow Wines
Brand Identity / Illustration
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:
Calexo Cannabis Beverages
packaging design / brand identity
Calexo brings a smile to your mind in citrus rose or cucumber citron
Calexo isn’t just another cannabis beverage, it’s a state of mind. It aims to shift perceptions and preconceived notions through art, flavor and science. Op Art “optical art” is the perfect graphic vehicle to portray this shift in a simple, artful way while avoiding dated cannabis clichés – allowing the consumer to perceive the illusion in the art on their own terms.
The new hemp beverage packaging is a 12 oz. can with a striped op-art wrap that continues seamlessly around. The first batch of cannabis-infused beverages were in a 22 oz. bottle with op-art labels. The sun is rising or setting depending on your mood.
Capturing the laid-back feeling of the rolling hills, lapping water, brilliant sunsets and desert flora that defines the California and northern Mexico region, we applied a crisp, warm, color palette to both the brand and its unique flavor profiles.
A Brand Styleguide keeps the visual identity cohesive by outlining rules for the logo, typography, color palette and graphic motifs.
Deliverables:
- Brand Identity
- Brand Guidelines
- Packaging Design
- Visual System
DAR Chocolate art bar
consumer goods / illustration
DAR Chocolate makes you fall in love with art through their gourmet chocolate
DAR Chocolate asked us to create illustrations and custom lettering for their newest art bars: Wild Orange and Ecuador, both 72% organic and ethically traded. Wild Orange is represented by a typographic ’23 for this year’s special blend. The Ecuador bar’s energetic artwork represents the intensity and hand-made nature of the chocolate.
Red Belly Honey
consumer products / illustration
Red Belly is hemp honey infused by bees, not humans
Red Belly honey, made by Kitchen Toke, is the only raw hemp honey infused by California honeybees. It’s all-natural, nutrient-rich with CBD and antioxidants. They wanted a bee illustration in our Messymod style that was as unique as their honey, and that worked with their black & red logotype.
The bee bridges the gap between an icon, logo and a piece of art that they can use on their packaging and promotions. Learn more about the redbelly honey products at Kitchen Toke.
600 Grapes wine
consumer goods / brand identity
600 Grapes is the everyday wine brand accessible to everyone
600 Grapes is an everyday resource for the everyday person to learn all about wine. The identity needed to telegraph the craft of making wine, while being inviting enough to appeal to everyone. It takes 600 grapes to make a bottle of wine, which was used to design a logo that’s clean and playful creating a bunch of grapes out of the name.
Circles from the logo become graphic motifs for use in various marketing materials. A unique color palette helps classify the different wines.
The brand system extends to a website, an app that pairs wine with the weather, embossed wine bottle tags and a promotional tote bag.
LOQL Cannabis Extracts
consumer goods / packaging design
LOQL Cannabis extracts spread wellness and healing one drop at a time
LOQL Cannabis Extracts specialize in organic, solvent-free, locally grown medicinal products. From pain and inflammation to better sleep and mood elevation – safe, targeted relief is always LOQL. The bold brand mark is based on the Hamsa, an ancient hand symbol used for protection and health.
Custom gradients help set a mood for each type of CBD:THC ratio and are meant to evoke a feeling rather than a specific depiction. The benefits and pyschoactivity vary from ratio to ratio and whether the main flower being used is indica, sativa or a hybrid combination.
Simple, color-coded brochures were designed to quickly instruct consumers on safe, optimal dosing. The liquid dropper from the mark is used as a motif in the dosing infographic.
A playful, secondary system of Illustrations were created for use on swag like clothing, stickers, totes and shopping bags. The artwork uses elements from the main mark mixed with other mystical symbolism to evoke “protection”.
Target In-Store Mural
arts & media / illustration
Target in Santa Monica wanted an art mural with a local vibe for their new store
Target commissioned us to design a large-scale mural to be featured at their new Santa Monica, CA retail store in the old Fred Segal space. The proposed concepts are centered around the concepts of the “feeling” of Santa Monica and Southern California – the ocean, animal life, activities, mountains and views.
Staying away from postcard clichés and location-specific icons like the Santa Monica Pier and surfing/skating stuff, this look appeals more to real local, artsy sensibilities.
