Built to be revisited when a project begins, a brief needs reframing, or ideas need momentum. Throughout each month, we bookmark standout studios, brands, designers, illustrators, artists, and design resources and index them here as a curated, reference-ready rolodex.
June 2026 — Issue 003. Punchy, bright colors for the start of summer. Featuring painters, studios, bandages (!), and curated platforms for gifts and resources. A common thread this issue: colorful, uplifting brand identities that align with summer in full saturation.
Visual Identity • Brand Design • Editorial Design • Exhibitions
Punchy, vivid, and energetic brand design from Mathilda Mutant based in Mainz, Germany. She often has copywriters, photographers, and other creatives join in on projects at various phases.
Embroidery • Textiles • Data Visualization
An embroidery designer based in Lancashire, UK, Cunliffe uses traditional and historic textile techniques for data visualization. Collections of architectural embroideries are available and can be commissioned.
Paintings • Galleries • Exhibitions • Art
Stevens, based in Brighton, UK, mixes oil paint and pigment to “take really tiny moments, and blow them up massive - it makes the small things matter. I mix paint to be like butter or pancake batter, old felt tips or mud; whichever texture feels most apt.”
Paintings • Galleries • Exhibitions • Art
Gschwantner, based in Vienna, Austria, explores the tension between gesture and structure and “the balance between vibrant expression and minimalist simplicity…each piece reflects a blend of introspection and assertiveness, mirroring the ebb and flow of inspiration.”
Word Art • Spatial Writing • Visual Poetry
French visual artist and poet — some pieces are acrylic and aerosol on canvas, which is often used in fine art and street art.
Brand Identity • Brand Design • Packaging Design • Sound Design
An award-winning design studio based in Greece that became known for the visual identity for yiayia and friends. The identity was scalable, with a flexible application and strong storyline for the brand’s expansion. The studio blends colors, shapes, sounds, and ideas to build brand identities.
Foil Blocking • Embossing • Giclée Print
A creative print studio based in Liverpool, UK co-founded by Dan and Becks Jennings and specializing in foil blocking and embossing (along with blind impression, die cuts, and paper drilling). The studio uses sustainably sourced materials and works with brands, designers, agencies, and individuals across the world.
Brand Identity • Visual Identity • Packaging Design
An independent branding and packaging design studio based in Poland — featuring a punchy, bold, maximalist brand identity for Giona (a range of low-ABV liqueurs inspired by neon bar culture) and other brands across food and beverage, brick and mortar, clothing, tech, and more.
Bandages • First Aid • Illustrations
Founded by self-proclaimed accident-prone Tessa Cohen and Sara Sebastjanska, Benjie is plant based, latex free, and made from biodegradable bamboo. Made to fall between children’s cartoon bandages and sterile medicinal bandages.
Travel • Organization • Reusable • Gifts
Reusable travel capsules and accessories. Made from recycled plastics, customizable to your routine, and for those who like everything to have its own space and place.
Ceramics • Tiles • Custom
A Netherlands-based custom tile company that makes customizing tile design and unique spaces more streamlined. The company has its own surface design system and works with brands on customized projects.
Photography • Magazine • Editorial • Visual Art
An international art and photography platform based in Washington, DC with a mission to uplift artists (emerging and established) through print and digital publishing. Participating artists get access to a curated network of visual art professionals.
Bazaar • Unique Goods • Gifts
A directory of curated and shoppable goods by French artist Malika Favre and British creative George Wu. The brand’s bazaar features buys from creators and brands from around the world.
Print • Books • Visual Design • Paper
Featured books, printed pieces, and visual design.
Graphic Design • Brand Design • Templates • Case Studies • Industry Interviews
A curated platform for graphic and brand design. It focuses on creative work, the companies behind it, and case studies and interviews on projects and processes. Includes resources and templates for decks, mockups, tools, and elements.
Branding • Design Inspiration • Logo Design
Featured branding, logo, and design inspiration.
A note from us: The Brand Snapshot is just getting started. Leave a comment, message us, follow us on Instagram — and tell us what brands and categories resonate with you most or who you’d like to see in a snapshot next. We’re building a brand rolodex of the best brands you’ve never heard of.
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