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Design Roundup: Systematic Rigor and Evolving Identities

architecture-design · 2026-07-05

A weekly roundup of design projects highlights a trend toward systematic rigor, using grids, monospace type, and mathematical layouts for digital platforms, balanced with organic textures and kinetic variables. The selection includes: Inflection by Lundgren+Lindqvist, a venture capital fund identity inspired by Janus; Birga Beer packaging by FCB Artgroup Tbilisi with bold sans-serif and cat characters; Ruda by Yai Salinas, a typographic exploration with custom monogram; GRID Coffee by Elizaveta Kharchenko, using grid as hero mark on raw cardboard; SanDisk packaging by Unspoken Agreement, moving to clean typographic systems; Plant Atelier by Ayna Kravetskaya, an editorial-style e-commerce interface; Temporal by .raw lab, a generative brand identity responding to environmental data; ERA Skincare by Yana Malets, balancing calligraphy with industrial grids; Coaltown Coffee by Smörgåsbord, celebrating Welsh mining heritage with slab-serif logotype; Bace Platform by Dirt, a comprehensive digital ecosystem for fitness; and AOTO by Garde Design, a dynamic identity for automotive financing. The roundup concludes with a teaser for next week's focus on retro-futuristic geometries.

Key facts

  • Lundgren+Lindqvist designed brand identity and website for venture capital fund Inflection, inspired by Janus.
  • FCB Artgroup Tbilisi created packaging for Birga Beer with bold sans-serif font and cat characters.
  • Yai Salinas designed brand identity for Ruda with custom-drawn monogram and strict grids.
  • Elizaveta Kharchenko built modular brand language for GRID Coffee using grid as hero mark.
  • Unspoken Agreement reimagined SanDisk packaging with clean typographic systems and 3D renderings.
  • Ayna Kravetskaya designed online shop for Plant Atelier with editorial layout and e-commerce UX.
  • .raw lab created Temporal brand identity using generative grammar and real-time environmental data.
  • Yana Malets designed ERA Skincare identity balancing calligraphic script with industrial grids.
  • Smörgåsbord developed identity for Coaltown Coffee celebrating Welsh mining heritage.
  • Dirt designed end-to-end branding for fitness platform Bace.
  • Garde Design crafted brand identity for automotive financing company AOTO.
  • The roundup includes 11 design projects from various studios.

Entities

Artists

  • Lundgren+Lindqvist
  • FCB Artgroup Tbilisi
  • Yai Salinas
  • Elizaveta Kharchenko
  • Unspoken Agreement
  • Ayna Kravetskaya
  • .raw lab
  • Yana Malets
  • Smörgåsbord
  • Dirt
  • Garde Design
  • Loredana Papp-Dinea
  • Pavel Emelyanov
  • Mat Voyce

Institutions

  • Inflection
  • Birga Beer
  • Ruda
  • GRID Coffee
  • SanDisk
  • Plant Atelier
  • Temporal
  • ERA Skincare
  • Coaltown Coffee
  • Bace Platform
  • AOTO
  • CAPS Design Studio
  • Focus Lab
  • Mash Creative
  • M—N Associates
  • Together
  • House of Adjaycent
  • Abduzeedo
  • NFL

Locations

  • Sweden
  • Tbilisi
  • Georgia
  • Cardiff
  • Wales
  • Stockholm

Sources