BUCK collaborated with Cash App’s in-house team to develop a cohesive spot illustration system that balances charm with sophistication. The system evolved from extensive sketching and research, resulting in hundreds of illustrations and detailed guidelines that align with Cash App’s maturing brand voice.
BUCK partnered with Cash App to reimagine its spatial illustration and visual identity system, evolving the brand’s bold and irreverent personality into a more mature and cohesive expression. The new system bridges marketing and product worlds through a unified 3D illustration library, design strategy, and brand guidelines that preserve Cash App’s distinctive spirit while ensuring long-term adaptability.
Buck created a calming, ASMR-inspired campaign for the launch of Cash App Taxes, transforming the stressful experience of tax season into something soothing and serene. Through whimsical live-action sets, cozy visuals, and gentle sound design, the work reimagined tax filing as a moment of relaxation and self-care.
Mallandrich created a motion system for Cash App built around the behaviors Explore, Experience, and Exchange. The system translates everyday digital and physical gestures into a flexible motion language for brand, product, and storytelling applications.
Designers behind the work
Designers and creative leads credited on Cash App projects in press coverage.
Rima Sabina Aouf critiques Silicon Valley's framing of AI smart glasses and other wearable devices as solutions to harmful smartphone use. The opinion piece argues that attention-economy business models and data exploitation are structural problems, while identifying a growing appetite for playful, single-purpose hardware such as cameras, payment accessories and screen-light music players.
Liz Gorny’s opinion piece for It’s Nice That explores the resurgence of long-form advertising, as brands like Nike, Cash App, Adidas, Patagonia, and Rapha invest in cinematic and editorial storytelling. The article contrasts this trend with the short-form dominance of TikTok, suggesting audiences are seeking more depth and intentionality. Through interviews with Nike’s Matthew Kneller and Cash App’s Zack Ashley, it highlights how brands are using slower, more reflective formats to build emotional resonance.
Written by Polyester founder Ione Gamble for It’s Nice That’s POV column, the article critiques how brands have co-opted the aesthetics and cultural cache of zines to create glossy branded magazines. Gamble argues that this trend undermines independent publishing while acknowledging that branded publications provide employment for creatives. The piece calls for renewed support and funding for independent zines to preserve their cultural impact.
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