Daily Updates: Nov 13
Design Spotlight is a curated database of design cases, showcasing daily updates from various design studios and agencies. Here are the updates from Nov 13.
Mason Studio by Blok
Modular Visual Identity For A Design Studio
Blok created a new modular identity for Mason Studio, a Toronto design firm known for shaping environments through design, art and experimentation. Reflecting Mason Studio’s collaborative ethos and love of clarity, the system functions as a kit of parts that can be assembled and reassembled, building from and returning to a distilled core. The identity’s flexible structure supports continuous construction and deconstruction across applications, enabling varied expressions without losing coherence. The result is a refined yet playful visual language that mirrors the firm’s process-driven practice and openness to iteration.
Inoui Branding Social Impact by Six Cinquième
Brand Identity And Website For A Youth Music Non-profit
Six Cinquième reimagined Inouï’s brand identity and website to mark its 10th anniversary and name change, aligning the organization’s evidence-based music program for youth with a credible yet rebellious voice. Guided by the studio’s In Perspectives process, the team engaged staff, mentors, producers, and participants to balance human authenticity with rigorous methodology. The system centers on É.C.L.A.T., Inouï’s theory of change, expressed through a custom spark icon overlapping the logotype. A warm serif paired with a bold sans-serif establishes hierarchy, while a non-gendered palette and hand-drawn abstract illustrations convey accessibility and transformation. The result strengthens appeal to students, partners, and donors and positions the non-profit for its next decade.
Design And Build Of A 3d World Generation Tool For World Labs
Bakken & Baeck collaborated with researchers at World Labs to design and build the first version of Marble, a tool that enables users to generate and explore three-dimensional worlds from a single image or text prompt. The work focuses on lifting models from the two-dimensional plane of pixels into full 3D environments and making cutting-edge research accessible through a usable prototype. Bakken & Baeck delivered the initial product foundation to support prompt-based creation and intuitive exploration of generated spaces.
Brand Identity And Crest For Atlético Dallas
Moniker developed the identity for Atlético Dallas, a new USL Championship club launching in 2027, in partnership with ModestWorks. Grounded in local mythology, the brand centers on a hand-painted crest depicting a wolf and a rattlesnake—symbols of courage, precision, and enduring rivalry—created with heraldic artist Tom Meek. The mark favors textured, human character over sterile digital polish to feel timeless and rooted. A broader visual system draws from the Texas landscape, with blues from topaz, blacks from prairie soil, and silvers from regional minerals. Typography blends multiple sans and serif styles with custom blackletter numerals by Bobby Tannam, producing a lived-in, distinctly regional tension. The result is a club identity that feels native to Dallas yet ready for the global stage.
Ikon 2 Collection by Bureau Borsche
Collection Visuals For On
Bureau Borsche collaborated with On on the Ikon 2 collection, a next‑generation lineup of streetwear‑inspired essentials that merges streetwear, athleisure, and corpcore. The work supports On’s push to balance structured apparel with comfortable basics, reframing business casual through office‑inspired fashion. Launching 20 November, the collection positions performance‑minded pieces within a sharper sartorial context, aligning function and style. Bureau Borsche’s contribution emphasizes a clear, utility‑driven tone that reflects the brand’s evolving fashion footing while maintaining a focus on everyday wearability.