[ 01 // SELECTED ARCHIVE ] INDEX OF EIGHT ACTIVE CASE STUDIES

"Eight studies. Different problems, one instinct: strip until it hurts, then stop."

Every project below began with an excess of elements and ended with only what was structurally load-bearing. From century-old butcher shops to experimental risograph imprints, our work exists where material honesty meets quiet typographic tension.

CASE STUDY // 01 IDENTITY · REBRAND
PORTLAND COUNTER EST. 1924
MARROW WHOLESALE CUTS
DIE-STAMP & UNBLEACHED PAPER STOCK
Marrow — Butcher Shop 45.5152° N, 122.6784° W

Marrow →

Butcher shop rebrand, Portland. A century-old butcher counter needed a mark that felt as honest as the cuts on the block. We built the identity around a single die-stamp logo and unbleached paper stock.

CASE STUDY // 02 PACKAGING · SYSTEM
CATALOGUE NO. 040 ANALOG MASTER
NORTHBOUND TAPE CO.
40 EDITIONS 1 GRID SYSTEM
Northbound Tape Sleeve MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Northbound Tape Co. →

Cassette label packaging system. Modular sleeve system for a boutique tape label — 40 releases, one grid, infinite variation.

CASE STUDY // 03 BRAND + DIGITAL
LEDGER ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL STATEMENT
RECONCILIATION 100% 0 VARIANCE
TABULAR DENSITY HIGH MONO-SET
SPREADSHEET TYPOGRAPHY
Ledger Digital Interface BOSTON, MA

Ledger →

Independent accounting studio, brand + site. Numbers don't need decoration. We gave Ledger a typeface-first identity that reads like a well-kept spreadsheet.

CASE STUDY // 04 EDITORIAL · SIGNAGE
HIGH TIDE 14:12 ATLANTIC COAST
SALT HOUSE
DAILY HARVEST & RAW BAR
HAND-SET WOOD TYPE & TIDE TABLE MATRIX
Salt House Menu & Wayfinding NEWPORT, RI

Salt House →

Restaurant menu & signage system. Hand-set type, tide-chart-inspired seasonal menu structure.

CASE STUDY // 05 DIGITAL · FRAMEWORK
[ +1.0 EV · 50MM F/1.4 ]
OVERCAST COLLECTIVE
FRAMEWORK TO DISAPPEAR BEHIND WORK
Overcast Portfolio System NEW YORK, NY

Overcast Studio →

Photography collective site. A portfolio framework built to disappear behind the work.

CASE STUDY // 06 IDENTITY · BOOKSTORE
CIRCULATION DESK CARD NO. 8831
RETURN BY OCT 14
QUIET HOURS BOOKS
DUE-DATE STAMP WORDMARK
Quiet Hours Identity PROVIDENCE, RI

Quiet Hours →

Independent bookstore identity. Wordmark drawn from library due-date stamps.

CASE STUDY // 07 IDENTITY · LEGAL
ESTABLISHED 1988 COUNSELORS AT LAW
FIELDING & VANCE
ATTORNEYS
RESTRAINT AS CREDIBILITY
Fielding & Vance Mark PHILADELPHIA, PA

Fielding & Vance →

Law practice rebrand. Restraint as credibility — a mark with no ornament to hide behind.

CASE STUDY // 08 EDITORIAL · PRINT
RISO DRUM: RUST #B5502D DRUM: TEAL #3A6972
LOW TIDE PRESS
QUARTERLY ZINE IMPRINT
MISREGISTRATION AS TEXTURE
Low Tide Print System SEATTLE, WA

Low Tide Press →

Zine publisher, print system. Risograph-informed color system translated to screen.