About TCW

Located in New York City and New Orleans, The Collected Works is an independent design studio that crafts brands in motion. We’re a team of creative directors, designers, animators, and technologists with clients spanning across music, art, technology, and culture. We’re able to deliver exceptional results that you might only expect from a big agency, with the speed, efficiency, and flexibility of a boutique studio - with over a decade of rad work to show for it.

If you’re down to get rad with us,
we’d love to hear from you.

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The Power of TCW

Our best work involves developing holistic identity systems that integrate seamlessly across various mediums. We specialize in crafting dynamic systems that flow effortlessly across print, web, and motion. The most successful collaborations stem from early engagement, where we incorporate our unique blend of research, development, inspiration gathering, and presenting diverse directions at the outset of the design process. The end results are a testament to our process. Hit us up from the beginning.

Our Work

TCW in 2 minutes

Clients That Got Rad With Us

4AD
Adult Swim
Aly & Aj
The Art Directors Club
Blue Apron
Brownbook Magazine
Buzzfeed
Captured Tracks
Cole Haan
Collins
Converse
Core77
Coroflot
Cure Forward
Dark Igloo
Expensify
Fable
Gap
Gimlet Media
GOOD Magazine
The Governors Ball Music Festival
Legal Defense Fund
The Manhattan Democratic Party
Mayku
The Meadows Music Festival
Meta
The Milton Glaser Archives
Mother New York
The National
NBC
New York City Drone Film Festival
New Balance
The New York Times
Nike
Normal VR
The North Face
PRINT Magazine
Protoza Pictures
The Red Hot Organization
The School of Visual Arts
Sid Lee New York
Sinderlyn
Splice
Starry
Snap, Inc.
Sony
THNK – School For Creative Leadership
The Vilcek Foundation
The Visual Arts Foundation
Warby Parker
Working Not Working

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Our Capabilities

Over the past decade, we’ve proudly collaborated with hundreds of diverse clients, making waves across multiple industries. We’ve designed identity systems for festivals and events that have sold over half a million tickets and have played an instrumental role for startups that garnered tens of millions in funding. Our influence is measurable. We empower clients we believe in by creating work that we genuinely love. Many of these clients choose us as their creative allies time and time again, creating enduring relationships.

Production
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Photography
Identity
Branding
Naming
Procedural Design Systems

Our Process

Phase 01

Strategic Foundations

To initiate every project, we begin with an information-gathering phase focused on brand strategy. This initial step involves a comprehensive discussion with the client to understand their vision, goals, target audience, and competitive landscape. We dive deep into the brand’s core values, positioning, and unique selling points while exploring industry trends and customer insights. Simultaneously, we collect fragments of inspiration and potential strategic entry points, including messaging frameworks, tone of voice, and aesthetic influences. The objective is to uncover opportunities for differentiation and cohesively align the brand’s strategy with its visual and verbal identity, which will later inform conceptual directions.

Deliverables

  • Brand Positioning Statement
  • Messaging Framework

Awards & Press

Featured In

Adobe Achievement Award
AIGA Eye on Design
BP&O
Brand New Podcast
Communication Arts
CreativeBoom
Creative Review
GD USA
GOOD Magazine
Grafik
Identity Designed
It's Nice That
PRINT Awards
PRINT Magazine
PRINT Regional Design Annual
SiteInspire
The Brand Identity
The Dieline
The School of Visual Arts
The Washington Post
Type Directors Club
UnderConsideration
Working Not Working Magazine
Visuelle

Our Crew

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Let’s Crash Your Event

TCW Speaking

The Collected Works (TCW) loves nothing more than being handed a microphone and a chance to share our journey, lessons learned, and the occasional design disaster at speaking events. Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of presenting at various festivals and venues such as Brand New: First Round, The New York Times, Pentagram, The School of Visual Arts, and the New York Design Club, among others. Our talks delve into the adventure of starting and running a design studio in NYC for over a decade, the thrill of tackling various projects with a huge range of clients, and the broader experience of navigating the complexities of life. Interested in booking TCW for a festival or conference? We’re game, let’s chat.

Interested in a job?

We’d love to hear from you!

We’re always down to connect with creative and talented individuals. Even if we don’t have any open positions at the moment, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out and let’s explore the possibility of working together.

Join The Team

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Design Intern

We’re currently looking for a part-time design intern (2–3 days a week). The perfect candidate must have a deep love for typography, self-initiated projects, generative art, and great music. You’ll get to work on real projects with our team—no coffee runs, just rad collaboration. This is a paid opportunity, complete with Summer Fridays, studio lunches, and plenty of space to flex your creativity.

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