Very Design Cases
3 cases across 3 studios
Designers behind the work
Designers and creative leads credited on Very projects in press coverage.
News & interviews
- Why Irish Design Week 2025 mattered more than ever for the creative sector
Creative Boom · Nov 26, 2025
Creative Boom’s article by Tom May explores why Irish Design Week 2025 represented a pivotal moment for Ireland’s creative sector. The event showcased international collaboration, design policy integration, and sustainability initiatives across the country. It highlighted Ireland’s growing influence in global design networks and its commitment to inclusive, distributed creative practice.
- Nice and Serious and Project Everyone launch spoof payday loan ad starring Alex Macqueen
Creative Boom · Nov 19, 2025
Creative studio Nice and Serious has produced a satirical campaign film for Project Everyone and CAFOD titled 'Meet The World's Loan Sharks'. Starring Alex Macqueen, the spoof payday loan ad uses early-2000s TV nostalgia to highlight the exploitative nature of global lending ahead of the G20 summit. Directed by Serafima Serfimova and written by Jim De Zoete, the film combines humour and critique to raise awareness of the global debt crisis.
Nice and SeriousProject EveryoneProject EveryoneCAFODadvertising - Experience Design Shapes Future of Healthcare Innovations
Creative Boom · Sep 23, 2025
The article explores how experience design is transforming healthcare from reactive treatment to proactive care. It highlights Neko Health, Sweat Lounge, and Rebase Recovery as examples of brands using design to make health experiences desirable, engaging, and human-centered. Through thoughtful interiors, branding, and communications, these companies are redefining how people interact with wellness and medical spaces.
Neko HealthSweat Loungebranding - Coolgrey Evolves from Local Print Shop to Global Creative Studio
Creative Boom · Aug 19, 2025
Creative Boom profiles Coolgrey, a Cork-based studio that evolved from a local print shop into a global brand design agency. Founded by Justin Cronin and Anthony Cotter, and now led creatively by Kieran Rigby, the studio focuses on brand identity, environmental design, and long-term client relationships. The article highlights projects like Cork Rocks for Rory and explores Coolgrey’s philosophy of 'under-branding' and human-centered creativity.
CoolgreyNordanThe Everyman Theatrebranding - Tacabanda Studio Embraces Creative Freedom Over Design Snobbery
It's Nice That · Apr 14, 2025
The article profiles Tacabanda, a London-based design studio founded by Margherita Sabbioneda and Barbara Nassisi. Known for their playful, handmade approach to graphic design and illustration, the duo reject design snobbery in favour of humour, curiosity, and imperfection. Their work spans cultural projects, visual identities, and print design, reflecting a joyful and experimental spirit.
TacabandaGovernment Art CollectionMax3Minbranding - Hungry and curious, Colorblind Studio’s appetite for fresh challenges is the secret to its evolution
The Brand Identity · Jul 10, 2024 · Interview
The Brand Identity interviews Octavian Belintan, founder of Bucharest-based Colorblind Studio, exploring the studio’s evolution, philosophy, and creative process. Belintan discusses their small team’s hands-on approach, their diverse portfolio spanning branding, packaging, and motion, and their commitment to experimentation and learning from failure. The conversation highlights key projects like work for Mercedes-Benz, Ioana Ciolacu, and the Glossa mini-wine collection, as well as the studio’s type design ventures such as the SCUAR font.
Colorblind StudioMercedes-Benz InternationalIoana Ciolacubranding - New Packaging for Everybird by Marx Design
BP&O · Aug 11, 2022
BP&O features Marx Design’s packaging for Everybird, a new ethical coffee brand from Kōkako Organic Coffee Roasters. The project combines sustainability, activism, and accessibility through bright illustration, bold typography, and compostable materials. Richard Baird praises the design for balancing assertiveness with approachability and for communicating collective responsibility in an engaging way.
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The Brand Identity · Jan 31, 2016 · Interview
The Brand Identity interviews Marshall Rake, founder and creative director of Los Angeles and Portland-based studio Public-Library. Rake discusses the studio’s origins, collaborative process, and approach to branding projects for clients like Nike, Benney, and October’s Very Own. The conversation highlights their experimental, writing-led process and interest in spatial and retail design experiences.