We’re a design studio doing rad work for rad people. / Yep. / We just said the word “rad” (twice, actually). / And we honestly say it a lot around here. / It’s partly because we’re ‘90s kids at heart. / But mostly, we use the word “rad” because it’s shorthand for “radical”. / And radical is what defines everything we do. / Radical is why we’re an independent studio, partnering with clients out of passion, not a budget. / It’s why our work sits right on the intersection of music, art and technology — where shit gets weird in the most exciting way possible. / And it’s why we’re always experimenting with self-started side hustles, staying eternally curious about how design can solve new problems. / So yeah, we’re rad. / And damn proud of it.

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

Favorite Work

  • Creative Direction
  • Art Direction
  • Branding & Identity
  • Concept Development
  • Print
  • Digital
  • Packaging
  • Type Design
  • Photography
  • Product Design
  • Naming
  • Motion Design
  • Exhibition
  • Environmental
  • Signage
  • App & UI Design
  • Creative Coding

Selected Clients

  • 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
  • DCX
  • EveryLayer
  • Gap
  • Gimlet Media
  • Good Magazine
  • The Governors Ball Music Festival
  • Honest Buildings
  • Keezy Corp.
  • The Manhattan Democratic Party
  • Mayku
  • The Meadows Music Festival
  • The Milton Glaser Archives
  • Mother New York
  • The National
  • NBC
  • New York City Drone Film Festival
  • The New York Times
  • Nike
  • Protoza Pictures
  • The Red Hot Organization
  • The School of Visual Arts
  • See Through Lab
  • Sid Lee New York
  • Sinderlyn
  • Splice
  • Starry
  • THNK – School For Creative Leadership
  • The Vilcek Foundation
  • The Visual Arts Foundation
  • Warby Parker
  • Working Not Working

The Founders

Justin Colt
partner

Jose Fresneda
Partner

Bragging Rights

Featured In / By:

Art in Book • Basic Logos • CNN • Communication Arts • Cool Hunter • Dexigner • Design Milk • The Die Line • GD USA • Gizmodo • GOOD Magazine • Grafik • Highsnobiety • Huffington Post • Identity Designed • It’s Nice That • Juxtapoz • Logology 2 • Logos Talk 2 • Los Logos 8 • Nice To Meet You Too • Novum • Packaging Structures • The School of Visual Arts • Time Magazine • Underconsideration • Working Not Working Magazine

Winner / Recipient Of:

Type Directors Club Certificate of Typographic Excellence • Print Regional Design Annual • Print Magazine’s 20 Under 30 New Visual Artists • The :Output Award • Adobe Achievement Award • Best Uniform Winners at the 2016 World Graphic Design Foosball Championship • Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2020*

*maybe

Internships

We are currently looking for interns. The perfect candidate must have solid design foundations, impeccable typography, a strong work ethic, and a good sense of self-deprecating humor. You’ll also need to have killer Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator skills, with bonus points for video, motion, creative coding, and development chops. It is also required to have a love for the following:

  • Good Music
  • Virtual Reality
  • Taking Chances
  • Keanu Reeves
  • Puns
  • Sharing Ideas
  • Small Offices
  • Foosball
  • Self-Initiated Projects
  • Generative Art
  • Rad Gifs
  • Taking Criticism
Send us your portfolio, cover letter and bribes here

Current Team and/or Frequent Collaborators

  • Alejandra Bueno
  • Allie Whitehead
  • Amanda Tarzia
  • Anaele Pelisson
  • Ben Ross
  • Corey Brickley
  • Ethan Blouin
  • Gabe Ribes
  • Hyeona Hannah Ahn
  • Iain Burke
  • Livia Ito
  • Mikio Bradley
  • Mikki Janower
  • Min Choe
  • Nick DiMatteo
  • Nick Hum
  • Shuhua (Liz) Xiong
  • Stephanie McDermott