Ard Design Cases
Designers behind the work
Designers and creative leads credited on Ard projects in press coverage.
Designers and creative leads credited on Ard projects in press coverage.
BP&O’s Emily Gosling reviews How&How’s rebrand for Bristol Dockyards, a cultural destination encompassing the SS Great Britain, Being Brunel Museum, and Brunel Institute. The new identity uses a collage-based visual system, vibrant colors inspired by Bristol’s Totterdown neighborhood, and a suite of typefaces balancing tradition and modernity. The project unifies multiple sub-brands under one coherent destination identity while maintaining flexibility and playfulness.
Steven Heller reports on the New York Botanical Garden’s 'Flower Power' exhibition, a summer event celebrating the art, activism, and aesthetics of the 1960s and 1970s. The show features works by iconic artists such as Andy Warhol, Milton Glaser, and Corita Kent, alongside new installations by contemporary artists Eugenia Mello and Amie Jacobsen. The exhibition explores themes of peace, protest, and environmentalism through vibrant, flower-inspired art and design.
How&How has rebranded the SS Great Britain into the Bristol Dockyards, transforming the historic ship into a broader cultural destination. The new identity uses a bold pink inspired by Bristol’s Totterdown terraces, a collage-based visual system, and a confident tone of voice to reflect the city’s radical spirit. The rebrand aims to attract new audiences and reposition the Dockyards as a vibrant, modern experience.
The Brand Identity features Graz-based studio Zwupp’s evolving identity for Forward Festival 2026, which continues the studio’s decade-long collaboration with the event. Built around the 45° slant of GT Planar by Grilli Type, the system evolves annually, combining modular templates, motion, and typographic consistency across Frankfurt, Berlin, and Vienna. The design reflects a balance between experimentation and continuity, likened by Zwupp to a travelling circus that never resets.
The Brand Identity interviews Petter Westlund, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Feels Like, a design and innovation studio based in Los Angeles and Barcelona. Born from B-Reel, Feels Like focuses on blending design and technology through a small, agile team model. The discussion explores their philosophy, the studio’s AI-driven project for Google and the US Ski & Snowboard Team, and their approach to meaningful digital experiences.
The Brand Identity interviews Debora Saveriano, founder of London-based creative house OUMA, about her philosophy of co-creation and her focus on design for music and fashion. Saveriano discusses her transition from Heima Design to OUMA, her signature 'Sonic Portrait' process, and her approach to building meaningful identities for artists like Nadine El Roubi. The conversation explores how fashion precision and cultural storytelling shape OUMA’s creative direction.
The article explores Brazilian creativity as a global cultural force through the perspective of Tátil co-founder Fred Gelli. It discusses how Brazilian design philosophy, rooted in biomimicry, resourcefulness, and maximalism, informs projects like Biocentricos, Natura x Nespresso, and Rio Carnival. Gelli argues that Brazilian design’s diversity and ecological awareness position it as a model for sustainable and expressive global creativity.
UnderConsideration’s Brand New features a rebrand of Philbrook Art & Gardens by Nominee, led by designer Scott Allen Hill. The project introduces a new name, logo, and identity system that uses a proprietary flared sans serif typeface and geometric iconography to reflect the museum and garden’s cultural identity in Oklahoma.
