The Oaks Theatre on Solano Avenue in Berkeley, California.
Our recently completed trademark and wordmark for Touchstone Climbing’s newest gym, The Oaks on Solano Avenue! The type is based on the theater’s original neon signage.
See all of our logos for Touchstone Climbing under Design is Play Systems.
El Pípila has just been nominated for a James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant Design! Congratulations to Neal Schwartz et al!
Our updated tagline for El Pípila—“Guardians of Guanajuatan Cuisine”—is expressed in our design of the restaurant’s environmental graphics. We envisioned the restaurant as a metaphoric garden filled with flowers and butterflies: a gathering place for sustenance and community. This garden of Guanajuatan culture and cuisine is protected by guardians of the night: dogs beneath stars, and scorpions. Larger dogs serve as guardians of the day.
See the full spectrum of our work for El Pípila under Design is Play Studio Systems.
Photography: Bruce Damonte
Our “Tolerance” posters are exhibited outside the Mestni Muzej (City Museum) in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The posters are being exhibited as part of the 5th “Festival House of Tolerance”—an international festival of films, lectures, exhibits, and other cultural events.
Mark’s poster superimposes one of his illustrations over a halftone image of Donald Trump and the White House.
Angie worked with noted calligrapher John Stevens to typographically interpret a quote of Martin Luther King Jr.’s included in his 1963 book of sermons, “Strength to Love.”
See both “Tolerance” posters and others under Design is Play Studio Posters.
Photography: foto.mihas.fras
Last May, our CCA colleague Neal Schwartz invited us to collaborate with his office to develop an identity for El Pípila—a women-owned, family-run restaurant specializing in the cuisine of Guanajuato, Mexico.
Working with Schwartz and Architecture, we provided full pro bono design services to brand El Pípila. Our work includes brand positioning and design of the trademark, wordmark, environmental graphics, and interior and exterior signage.
El Pípila opened its doors today! Special thanks to Schwartz and Architecture and La Cocina.
See the full spectrum of our work for El Pípila under Design is Play Studio Systems.
Photography: Bruce Damonte
One of six assemblage paintings from the series “Unhelpful Instructions”
“Off-Duty” is a modest show of our work that includes assemblage paintings and limited-edition prints—work that we make in our off-hours, when we don’t have to be clear—or helpful.
On exhibit at The Bench Gallery from January 6 to February 16.
See all six assemblage paintings from the series “Unhelpful Instructions” under Design is Play Studio Systems.