Key artwork and supporting asset design for Cameron Esposito & Rhea Butcher's 2017 comedy tour and subsequent #1 comedy album on iTunes.
NBCUniveral’s tapped us to create logotype and key art for their new original sitcom series, Take My Wife, set to air on their new comedy streaming service, SeeSo.
Take My Wife follows the semi-autobiographical lives Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher, real life wives and stand up comics, as they navigate work and relationships in the real world.
In creating the key art and logotype, we wanted to take the design sensibilities of the 50s and 60s – the era of the “atomic family” – and re-appropriate them for this new representation of family in 2016. We pulled mood and direction from classic family shows like Leave it to Beaver, poured in some midcentury color vibes, and built this beautiful key art that would go on to accompany this show as it premiered to massive critical acclaim.
Nestled in gorgeously surf-tastic San Clemente, California, Bear Coast Coffee focuses on bringing quality coffee to folks in a simple and approachable way.
A Name Brand co. was fortunate enough to help Bear Coast build this brand from the ground up, starting with the name and the Cali-centric brand concept. We actually wrote an in-depth blog about the logo creation process that you can check out to get the whole story!
The ever-growing list of pieces we have produced for them include ground-coffee based lettering, etched and hand painted menu boards, and Keep Cups. We even developed a new gift card system for Bear Coast, the completely eliminates traditional gift cards in lieu of wooden drink tokens.
Silkscreen printed iced coffee bottle designs for Long Beach based Recreational Coffee. Long Beach is one of our favorite cities for a number of reasons, and we wanted to capture some of the vibe that we love and put it in print.
And in case you were wondering, it's not cold-brewed.
Brand design for Saint John the Divine Episcopal Church in Costa Mesa, California.
Client tasked us with designing an identity that was fresh and modern while still honoring the rich history and tradition of the Episcopal Church. Episcopal churches are often mistaken to be ancient, out of touch faith groups, when in reality the Episcopal Church has always been a radical and progressive movement; female bishops, LGBT affirming, transgender folks in ministry, etc.. In addition to wanting to look fresh and clean, it was also important that the whole thing be very understated. Not plastering their property with way-finding graphics or promotional materials. Just simple, tasteful touches that would be implemented in their 60-year-old church.
We set out to craft a intricate, beautiful, complex-yet-simple logo that would speak to this progressive nature while still feeling sacred and special. In other words, not simply looking cool and hip to attract people who don’t want to go to church, but honoring the sacredness of a church service that has been almost unchanged for hundreds of years.
We are so proud of the work we created for Saint John. It resonates just as strongly with the elderly congregation who have been Episcopals for their entire lives as much as it does with the young adults and everyone in between – so we definitely consider it a wild success.
Custom script lettering, custom built title lettering, key art and assets for Cameron Esposito's full length stand-up special Marriage Material.
Cameron came to us with a Bowie-esque vision for her album artwork, and it was an absolute blast. Not to mention, a series of supplementary illustration bits based on jokes from her special - and some of them made it to enamel pins by Valley Cruise Press!