Am Design Cases
Designers behind the work
Designers and creative leads credited on Am projects in press coverage.
Designers and creative leads credited on Am projects in press coverage.
Creative Boom’s 2026 feature by Katy Cowan highlights 16 standout business card designs from leading studios around the world. The article showcases tactile, material-rich examples from Pentagram, Bond, Hey Studio, and others, celebrating the resurgence of physical networking tools. Each project demonstrates how thoughtful design and print craft can elevate a simple card into a storytelling piece.
UnderConsideration’s Brand New features How&How’s new logo and identity for Ideogram, an AI-focused software company. The article highlights the rebrand, showing before-and-after comparisons and noting the use of a serif typeface and icon-based design. It is a brief review entry within the site’s 'Reviewed' category.
The article profiles London-born illustrator Palesa Monareng, who has created over 100 graphite self-portraits and is now turning them into a book. It explores her decade-long practice rooted in pencil-based portraiture and motion drawings, her meticulous rotoscoping process, and her reflections on digital identity. The piece also highlights her major clients and her upcoming literary debut with Janklow & Nesbit.
The Brand Identity interviews designer Malcolm Buick of Brooklyn-based studio Athletics about creating a new identity for Arbroath Amateur Boxing Club in Scotland. The project draws on the town’s heritage, using a portcullis symbol from Arbroath Abbey, bold utilitarian typography, and photography by Buick’s father, the club’s president. The identity emphasizes honesty, community, and belonging over polish or commercial gloss.
Watson, a New York-based agency, created the brand identity for Villa Miami, a luxury residential project by Major Food Group. The identity draws inspiration from the feeling of hospitality found in iconic restaurants like Carbone, using bold typography, vivid orange tones, and a blend of archival and contemporary imagery. The project includes tactile deliverables such as newspapers, books, and signage to evoke a sense of physical generosity and permanence.
The article profiles James Stuart, a graphic designer, filmmaker, and musician whose work merges Arabic calligraphy with the raw energy of hardcore punk. His designs for bands like Haram and Raj Mahal combine political themes, bold colors, and experimental typography to challenge bland design conventions.
Ljubljana-based creative studio .raw has launched a new brand and physical space built around the concept of transparency, likened to an 'open kitchen.' Founded by Tamir Potokar Grays, the studio merges branding, marketing, and product design under a brutalist aesthetic that extends from architecture to apparel. The identity employs a restrained black-and-white palette and a trio of typefaces to express the studio’s raw, systemic approach.
