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NEXO Renew and Refocus energy drink cans in pink and blue lying on a mesh bag in sand

NEXO: Designing for Overstimulation Instead of ...

Mockup Asia

A design case study on NEXO by Anna Mushynskaya — a conceptual functional-products brand that treats overstimulation as its operating condition, using state-based naming, deliberately clashing colour and a block...

NEXO: Designing for Overstimulation Instead of ...

Mockup Asia

A design case study on NEXO by Anna Mushynskaya — a conceptual functional-products brand that treats overstimulation as its operating condition, using state-based naming, deliberately clashing colour and a block...

Banda Brew coffee and pastries logo lockup with the brand's cast of pink illustrated characters

Banda Brew: Building a Café Identity Around a C...

Mockup Asia

A design case study on Banda Brew by Yevheniia Skrypka — a café identity built around a cast of illustrated regulars, a two-colour rule and hot pink used as a...

Banda Brew: Building a Café Identity Around a C...

Mockup Asia

A design case study on Banda Brew by Yevheniia Skrypka — a café identity built around a cast of illustrated regulars, a two-colour rule and hot pink used as a...

Rude Olive snack olive pouches in Lemon Trouble, Dirty Herb and Hot Mouth flavours on a black background

Rude Olive: When Snack Branding Trades Elegance...

Mockup Asia

A design case study on Rude Olive by davka.design — a concept snack brand that drags olives out of the tapas bowl with chartreuse packaging, a winking sticker mark and...

Rude Olive: When Snack Branding Trades Elegance...

Mockup Asia

A design case study on Rude Olive by davka.design — a concept snack brand that drags olives out of the tapas bowl with chartreuse packaging, a winking sticker mark and...

Hanagasumi ceremonial matcha tins stacked with a bamboo chasen and chashaku on a dark blue background

Hanagasumi: The Art of Quiet Matcha Branding

Mockup Asia

A design case study on Hanagasumi by nezhyk.studio — a conceptual matcha brand that trades productivity-culture greens for stillness, restraint, and ritual.

Hanagasumi: The Art of Quiet Matcha Branding

Mockup Asia

A design case study on Hanagasumi by nezhyk.studio — a conceptual matcha brand that trades productivity-culture greens for stillness, restraint, and ritual.

Paper and clear cup mockups showing hot and cold drink format differences

Cold Cups vs Hot Cups: Two Formats, Two Design ...

Nguyen Ba Nam

Clear cold cups show the drink and the ice. Hot cups hide everything behind a sleeve. Designing one system that works across both is harder than it looks.

Cold Cups vs Hot Cups: Two Formats, Two Design ...

Nguyen Ba Nam

Clear cold cups show the drink and the ice. Hot cups hide everything behind a sleeve. Designing one system that works across both is harder than it looks.

Cardboard shipping box mockup showing exterior and interior branding surfaces

Shipping Box Design: Branding the Box That Gets...

Nguyen Ba Nam

E-commerce boxes get handled by couriers, opened once, and discarded. Which surfaces are worth printing, and where the money is better spent elsewhere.

Shipping Box Design: Branding the Box That Gets...

Nguyen Ba Nam

E-commerce boxes get handled by couriers, opened once, and discarded. Which surfaces are worth printing, and where the money is better spent elsewhere.