Chara VeniouBrand & Packaging Designer
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BrandingIndependent · 2024

Ceramic Studio

An identity designed to be stamped into wet clay as readily as printed on a card.

Ceramic StudioCeramic Studio
ClientIndependent
Years2024
RoleBrand identity · solo
ScopeBranding
FormatMark, type system, stationery, labels, stamp
TeamSolo

The brief

A ceramic studio wanted an identity that read as handmade without looking hand-drawn — something that could sit on a price card, a shipping box and the underside of a pot.

The move

I drew the mark as a single closed form so it could survive being cut as a stamp, then built a quiet type system around it and let the material do the talking in the applications.

The detail

The mark was tested at stamp size first. Anything that closed up in clay was opened out in the drawing, which is why the counters are wider than they look like they need to be.

Production notes
  • Mark drawn for stamping, printing and embossing
  • Type system and stationery
  • Label and packaging applications
  • Files supplied for die and stamp manufacture