EightySeven is an independent branding studio in Chicago, founded in 2019 by Maxwell Billings, Founder and Brand Director. The studio works with founders and leadership teams at moments of change, from concepts that haven't launched yet to established businesses that have outgrown their brand. The work spans brand strategy, identity, and activation across digital and physical touchpoints. Clients include Pufftown Bakehouse, Metropolis Coffee Company, Little Sundays, and Purée Juice Bar.
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Mindsparkle Mag features EightySeven’s fifth-anniversary studio rebrand, built around the Spark symbol and the studio’s strategy and storytelling process.
Sarah Fonder examines EightySeven’s identity and packaging for Kleer Skincare, including its colorful containers, distinctive lettering and cut-out packaging.
A feature on EightySeven’s naming, visual identity and brand voice for Seattle’s Pufftown Bakehouse, combining a blue palette, GT Maru typography and playful croissant characters.
Mindsparkle Mag features EightySeven’s naming, strategy, storytelling and packaging for Verano Spritz, a canned cocktail brand inspired by Italian summers.
A feature on EightySeven’s identity and brand experience for Bar Chido, including pastel colors, hand-drawn lettering, a donkey mascot and a restaurant experience shaped for its 2021 opening.
Mindsparkle Mag covers EightySeven’s rebrand for Malaysian burger chain Fuel Shack, spanning brand storytelling, packaging, communication and the restaurant experience.
Chris Do and EightySeven founder Maxwell Billings discuss presenting a logo and identity system through Maxwell’s self-initiated United Airlines redesign. This is an educational concept, not commissioned work for United Airlines.