We make art, create brands, and build spaces.
We are what we make.
The just-right words can cast spells, and the perfect aesthetic transforms. Like magic.
The world is made of all the tiny stories that we get to tell each other. We are all what we make, together.
Art
Brand
Space
Art Work
See Our Art WorkArt Direction
Photography
Illustration
Animation & Video
Album Art
Book Design
Film & Television
Installation & Interactive
Object Design
See Our Art Work
Makers & Shakers
That’s it. We all do it all.
Listen
First we listen. To you. To your vision and values. And to your audience. To learn their needs (and wants). We research and listen to your industry and competition. Then we take what we heard and build a solid foundation for the next phase...
Make
Then we design. Starting from our foundation, we explore a wide (often wild) variety of conceptual routes and visual “recipes” to form a sort of creative crossroads to consider. Once we all agree on the right route, we develop a single design system into a complete creative world.
Launch
Last we launch. All the work we’ve done together is carefully and collaboratively launched into the world. Doing it right matters. So we don’t just drop it in your lap. It’s more like a relay race: we run awhile alongside each other, passing the baton so you can take it home.
“There's nothing worse than a
sharp image of a fuzzy concept
sharp image of a fuzzy concept
Talks & Awards
Restaurant & Bar Design Awards
Best Restaurant Visual Identity, 2021
Primetime Emmy® Award(s)
Hit Record on TV, 2014 & 2016
SxSW
Featured Speaker, 2015
Adobe Max
Featured Speaker, 2016, 2014, 2013
Harvard Design School
Harvard X Conference, 2020
Creative Mornings
Risk, 2016
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Press
The Brand Identity
Communication Arts
Rolling Stone
Dwell
Food & Wine
Creative Review
Harvard StudioWorks
Select Clients
Patagonia
Levi’s
Netflix
The NFL
Stranahan’s Whiskey
Adobe
Knives Out
Hotel Indigo
The Plaza
Levi’s
Netflix
The NFL
Stranahan’s Whiskey
Adobe
Knives Out
Hotel Indigo
The Plaza
Sweet Bloom Coffee
Peacock
Sony Pictures
Epic Records
The MoMA
Yoko Ono
The Lennon Estate
Son Lux
The Fray
Peacock
Sony Pictures
Epic Records
The MoMA
Yoko Ono
The Lennon Estate
Son Lux
The Fray
name of the thing one sees
We designed and built a shape-shifting creative space that lets us work together on a wide range of interesting projects. Art, Brands, and Spaces... and together, Placemaking.
We work slowly and carefully and try to avoid hustle, hurry, and busy-ness. We keep reasonable hours on a four-day work week (M-Th) with very few fire drills or emergencies. Over the years, we’ve created very predictable systems that reliably lead to very unpredictable work.
We keep our team small (historically just 4-8 people) because we value our freedom and ability to say ‘no’ more than ‘growth.’ This restraint lets us give all our attention and creativity to a few substantial projects per year. Creative projects where we know we can contribute meaningfully to substantial things.
Walt Disney once said, “We don’t make pictures just to make money; we make money so we can make more pictures!” We’ve always felt the same way.
We don’t rely on large-language model A.I. in our creative work because we enjoy doing what we do as much as having done it. It’s why we do it. Also, we don’t want to limit our imagination or our world to what has already been said about it. Our reality and our imagination are both much larger and stranger than what has been captured in words (even very “large” numbers of them).
We partner internationally with creative clients big and small, but we always make time for creative startups and substantial local projects in and around Denver.
The Mile-High Queen City
Founder & Partner
Co-Founder & Partner
Co-Founder & Design Partner
Designer & Photographer
Studio Assistant
“Salago-doola. Menchika boola.
Bibidi-bobidi-boo!
Bibidi-bobidi-boo!