Identity · Materials

material library.

Architects and makers couldn’t see the full range of finishes without visiting the warehouse.

Company
Materials
Discipline
Identity
Studio team
Strategist, designer, photographer
Status
Sample project

the brief

The problem. Architects and makers couldn’t see the full range of finishes without visiting the warehouse.

The audience. Architects, designers and studios specifying materials for their projects.

The deadline. Ready before the next trade show season.

What success looks like. Specifiers ask for swatches by code instead of sending photos.

the idea

Show the material, then get out of the way.

what we made

  • A swatch identity and numbering system
  • A sample box that ships flat
  • Spec sheet templates
  • A photography style for finishes and textures

what the next company gets

  • A spec sheet template now ready for any company that sells by specification.
  • Lighting setups that show texture without shifting colour.

brands worth quoting.

In-house studio
of the collectiveScroll to explore

another agency,
the in-house voice

We are the creative studio inside the collective: one team working for every company in the group, whatever industry it's in.

Most groups hire a new agency for every company they own, and each one starts from zero. We don't. We already know the brands, the people and what worked last time, so the best idea from one company can go straight to work for the next. Because the best lines are the ones worth repeating.

The companies we work for · and counting

Every brand keeps its own voice
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01 · Strategy

Strategy

Before anything gets designed, we work out what the company needs to say and who needs to hear it. Positioning, naming, audiences, and a plan everyone in the room agrees on.

02 · Design

Design

Identity, packaging, print and spaces. Each company in the collective gets a look that belongs to it alone, built as a system its own team can run with.

03 · Content

Content

Campaigns, photography, film and copy. The things people actually see, made for every channel the company lives on, from launch day to season four.

04 · Digital

Digital

Websites, storefronts, email and social. We build it, measure it and keep tuning it, so every brand keeps working long after the launch.

in other words

The kind of work that comes out of the studio, company by company.

See all the work →

word on the street,
notes from the studio

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Guide · 3 min

How to write a brief that fits on one page

The problem, the audience, the deadline and what success looks like. Everything else can wait for the first meeting.
How we work · 4 min

Why every company in the group keeps its own voice

Sharing a studio doesn't mean sharing a look. Here is how we keep a candle brand and a materials supplier from sounding alike.
“quick
tweak”
Studio notes · 2 min

What a “quick tweak” really costs

Small changes travel through files, printers and approvals. A short guide to asking for changes that stay small.

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