Base Design Cases
Designers behind the work
Designers and creative leads credited on Base projects in press coverage.
Designers and creative leads credited on Base projects in press coverage.
Creative Boom’s 2026 roundup highlights 15 design studios that the creative community most admires, based on its annual State of Creativity survey. The article features a mix of established and emerging studios such as OK-RM, Zak Group, Porto Rocha, Hey Studio, and Accept & Proceed, showcasing their distinctive approaches and recent projects across branding, culture, and design innovation.
Isle of Any and director Oscar Hudson collaborated on a cinematic, video game-inspired live action advert for Coinbase titled 'Your Way Out'. The film uses low-polygon aesthetics and in-camera effects to depict a character escaping a simulated world, aligning with Coinbase’s message about breaking free from outdated financial systems. The project blends physical set design, hand-painted costumes, and choreographed NPC movements to create a surreal, game-like environment.
BP&O’s feature by Emily Gosling explores Porto Rocha’s rebrand for Kunsthalle Basel, developed under new director Mohamed Almusibli. The identity centers on a flexible KB monogram, custom typography, and a dynamic system that balances institutional gravitas with openness and experimentation. The project includes motion design, a new website, and a variable color system reflecting the museum’s evolving curatorial approach.
London-based agency Together rebranded fintech platform Baselayer, creating a visual identity centered on a universal symbol system of plus, cross, and check marks to communicate trust and verification. The rebrand balances authority and modernity through a refined blue palette, modular CMS, and a typographic system combining Season Mix VF, Uncut Sans Variable, and Modern Era Mono. The project positions Baselayer as a credible yet progressive player in the financial technology space.
BP&O announced a job listing for a Senior Designer position at Moniker, a San Francisco-based identity studio known for its work with major technology and cultural clients. The role focuses on developing scalable brand systems across digital and physical environments and is open to remote candidates with West Coast time overlap.
Creative Boom interviews Swiss artist Luciano Castelli about his five-decade career spanning painting, performance, music, and photography. The discussion centers on his new exhibition 'Whispers of Japan' at Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, exploring his fascination with Japanese culture, Butoh, and self-portraiture. Castelli reflects on his restless creativity, collaborations with Salomé, and his role in the 1980s Junge Wilde movement.
Creative Boom reports that designer and former Franklyn co-founder Michael Freimuth has launched a new studio called Rudy. The Brooklyn-based practice emphasizes a smaller, more experimental and sustainable approach to branding and cultural work. Freimuth reflects on lessons from 15 years at Franklyn and how personal values and family life shape Rudy’s ethos.
The article profiles Melbourne-based designer and illustrator Rob Farmer, whose generative animations like the 'Data Blooms' series explore natural patterns through digital motion. Using Cavalry, Farmer creates kinetic, algorithmic compositions inspired by the natural world. His work bridges personal experimentation and professional commissions for clients like Google and Coinbase.
