During 2022, KOBU Agency had the opportunity to develop the rebranding of the BRUMA brand, a major taps designer and manufacturer in Portugal. The overhaul of this 30-year old brand included defining its new positioning, tone of voice, concept and storytelling while its logo and visual universe.

David Rindlisbacher shared a graphic design project for /100, an erratic radio show for sound as artistic expression. What is certain in number, is uncertain in form. Conceived by the desire to reunite in one place the ephemeral and intangible condition of otherwise free-floating sound waves.

On the heels of the biggest acquisition of the year from Adobe, collaborative interface design company Figma partnered with COLLINS to craft a brand story and visual campaign debunking

Jordan Vitanov shared a concept design including branding and UX for what it seems to be a fintech app called ARES. The design seems simple yet quite functional. Reminds me a bit of Robinhood but it’s definitely a great exercise for anyone trying to improve the UX skills, especially with graphs and visualizations.

Stato had the pleasure to work on the CGI for this beautiful piece for the Occitane Immortelle en Provence. Stato’s team worked hard and did lots of research and development to finally get to to create the Immortelle Divine,this beautiful yellow flower that has magic powers on skin.

Enjoy the beauty of this magic flower!

Fabio XM, designed by By Giulia Boggio, has charming personality and it’s is an ode to its designer's partner.

Meet Isodope  (AKA Isabelle Boemeke): an influencer who advocates for cleaner and more sustainable energy alternatives—primarily nuclear energy— as a solution for the climate crisis. Isodope creates content that educates the masses about how nuclear energy is a clean energy source.

Nidia Dias shared a personal project exploring movement and color using Maxon Cinema 4D and Redshift. The 3D work was also inspired by Rik Oostenbroek and XK studio incredible work.

I will start this review by saying that it has been several years since the last time I used a tablet that’s not an iPad or Android. I mean a digital tablet for drawing. I used to love the Cintiq, it was the most amazing piece of tech and despite the fact that I am not an illustrator, I always found the tool super useful in Photoshop, but it is a bit too big for my needs right now.

Thibaut Crepelle shared a motion design project created for Swile. The project has many contributors but the focus here is on the motion design and branding. Swile is a brand that is bold, friendly and entertaining. This video is the representation of all the aspects of the identity, from the font all the way to the product.

Jonas Daley shared a photography series called Black Gobi. In the region where Haixi and Dunhuang meet, there is a bewildering expanse of black Gobi hills. Qilian Mountains lie to its east and Lop Nur situated to its west. It has a typical plateau landform and due to the high altitude the climate is cold and windy all year round.

Earlier this year Fable&Co embarked on a full rebrand for award winning, London based production company, Hide&Seek. Responsible for crafting transformative films that move people, organisations & the world. The team have very recently had one of their documentaries (The Ten Dollar Death Trip) aired on Netflix.

ATOM63 (You Zhang) shared a series of abstract explorations during their everyday challenge, focusing on the colors while keeping the shapes simple. Some scenes are handcrafted and some are procedurally generated. The results turned out to be pretty interesting and can be used in many areas.

iota, the first nutritional body care brand, is redefining personal care to go beyond the superficial and into the world of comprehensive health by targeting the skin microbiome from the neck down.

Placebo Estudio shared a branding and visual identity project for Finbull, an investment bureau that was created after finding out a big problem: the general population in Mexico virtually has no financial education. ─Nobody has taught us how to properly manage our money, and let it works for us, instead of we were slaves of it.─

Patswerk •◡• shared a set of illustrations for Duurzaam (sustainable) Groningen: a portal for all things sustainable.

Thomas Dubois shared an awesome illustration project based on my favorite superhero. Thomas mentions that he is not a big fan of superheroes in general, but Batman has something different to him, especially Gotham city.

Bold Period Inc shared a branding and visual identity project for Texture, a mobile social platform that smartly records and shares sentences you meet in books. You can start reading comfortably with sentences, and write down your favorite sentences with scrap.

Since I saw the promo materials for the iPhone 14 Pro I kept thinking about doing that wallpaper in Photoshop. It’s hard to find the time with a 6 year old boy always wanting to play :) but this morning I took the time and had some fun. I am sure it can be easily done in Figma and Pixelmator.