TRiC is a multidisciplinary design studio based in Tokyo and Melbourne, founded in 2020 by Creative Directors Tristan Ceddia and Rick Milovanovic. The studio explores the intersection of brand and culture through strategic design thinking across visual identity, creative direction, editorial design, packaging, and digital experiences. Represented by The ARTL—NE, TRiC collaborates with global brands including Nike, Google, and Mecca Cosmetica. Their work has been featured by The Brand Identity, It’s Nice That, and Viction:ary, and exhibited at NGV Melbourne Design Week and Tokyo Midtown Design Hub.
Works with Quaint Gothic, Violeta, Suisse Int’l, Magno Sans, Basel
Their own site is set in neue haas grotesk display
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The Brand Identity interviews Melbourne-based studio SODAA, exploring how co-founders Thomas Benson and Taiki Monden balance creative passion with client satisfaction. The discussion covers their growth since 2018, their collaborative ethos, and their playful approach to design, including a 3D-rendered website and annual creative gifting projects. The studio emphasizes community, small-team culture, and long-term client relationships in the food and hospitality sectors.
The article profiles Melbourne-based design studio TRiC, founded by Tristan Ceddia and Rick Milovanovic, exploring how their friendship and shared design sensibilities shape their multidisciplinary practice. Known for balancing strategy and creativity, TRiC works across branding, books, events, and websites for clients in culture, fashion, and hospitality. The piece highlights their adaptable approach and the cultural influences that inform their design philosophy.
The article by The Brand Identity, written by Poppy Thaxter, highlights ten standout brand identities created for architecture practices around the world. It explores how each design captures the philosophy and vision of its respective studio, showcasing thoughtful and human-centered approaches to architectural branding. Featured projects include work by studios such as SPGD, Warriors Studio, and DutchScot.
Melbourne multidisciplinary studio TRiC created a vivid nature-inspired identity for Wildflower, a furniture curation and procurement service. The system uses a bright red flower icon, a Futura wordmark, ABC Monument Grotesk typography and floating furniture imagery across its website and social channels to connect furniture arrangement with the limitless potential of wildflowers.
Melbourne design studio TRiC completed a full identity overhaul for OLAVER Architecture, founded by Emlyn Olaver. The system pairs Field Grotesk with Quadrant Mono to balance architectural rigour with playful character, using a predominantly monochrome palette with functional red archive accents and blue on-site signage.
The Brand Identity interviews Melbourne-based designers Tristan Ceddia and Rick Milovanovic about merging their individual practices to form the new studio TRiC. They discuss their collaborative history, the reasoning behind the studio’s name, and their approach to balancing creative and operational aspects of running a design practice. The pair highlight their rebrand for the Human Rights Law Centre as a defining project for TRiC’s direction.