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Brand strategy and graphic design for companies looking to uncover what makes them mighty.

 
 

With equal parts creativity and data, by way of powerful words and images, we’ll help you share why customers should choose you. We work with the purpose-driven, the disruptors, and the challengers.

 
 

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Branding

Brand strategy | Company Naming | taglines | audience | brand story

We help you discover what you do, why you do it, and who you do it for, and then translate those findings into guides and actions backed by methodology and data.

 
 

Identity & Graphic Design

Logos | identity kits | Brand Guidelines | collateral | design systems

Rooted in fine art principles, we look to the past for design mastery, but to the future for contemporary inspiration. Good design is backed by sound reason, and is never arbitrary.

 
 

Illustration

Products and services visuals | custom icon packs | infographics | events

Unique visuals drawn by artists are more important than ever in an age of AI. Stand out from your competition with custom illustrations that are yours alone.

 

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View fullsize A big thanks to @roanokechamber and @millmountaintheatre for the tickets to see Annie last night! I've never sat so close to the stage in my life...and the performance was incredible. I brought along my friends @azwinkler and @trumpetbutt, and of co
View fullsize 🐥🐥🐥 If you want to grow in 2025, investing in brand strategy is a non-negotiable. Studies show that over 7️⃣0️⃣% of consumers want to know who you are and what you stand for. So, what even is brand strategy? It's understanding what makes you dif
View fullsize Several weeks ago, I visited the @taubmanmuseum in downtown Roanoke to experience the Alphonse Mucha Immersive Exhibit. I totally geeked out. Mucha is one one my favorite artists. His fusion of fine art and advertising while utilizing nature, colo
View fullsize ✏️This year, we had the pleasure of creating a set of custom illustrations for a financial data analytics platform. Using strict brand guidelines which included emphasis on right triangles, we developed this mid-century, retro-futurism-inspired set
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View fullsize Talk about a website glow up! 💖 Sioux Valley Community Credit Union, a growing financial institution based in the rolling plains of Iowa, was in need of a website update in a BIG WAY. The $38M credit union's old site was woefully outdated, extreme
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View fullsize The logo design process is very iterative. Although we always begin with a client discovery that includes information on mood, aesthetic, values, and more, the initial set of concepts can look quite different from each other. This is a good thing.
View fullsize 💛 Natural color palettes like this always inspire us in our design. A deep, earthy teal, rich ochres, and slate blue. These colors would work just as beautifully in a logo as they would a living room. When stuck, look to nature for design. Have
View fullsize Big thanks to everyone who helped Alicia choose her headshot! You told us you liked this one best. 💖 Now, who is Alicia anyway? Alicia Disantis is the owner and chief strategist/designer at 38th & Kip Studio. Founded during the Great Recessi
View fullsize Nothing hits like late October light. Did you know that spending time in nature greatly improves creativity and critical thinking? Next time you are feeling creatively stuck, take a walk among trees. . . . . . . #autumnlandscape #aspens #coloradofal
 

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