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Brands, boxes

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A small design studio in Lisbon making brand identities, packaging and websites for independent shops, cafés and makers.

A small design studio in Lisbon making brand identities, packaging and websites for independent shops, cafés and makers.

Don't
press

(go on, we dare you)

Brands, boxes

& websites

A small design studio in Lisbon making brand identities, packaging and websites for independent shops, cafés and makers.

Don't
press

(go on, we dare you)

Brands, boxes

& websites

A small design studio in Lisbon making brand identities, packaging and websites for independent shops, cafés and makers.

A small design studio in Lisbon making brand identities, packaging and websites for independent shops, cafés and makers.

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The Benday reel, 27 seconds

The Benday reel, 27 seconds

Shh! It's starting.

That evening, at the pictures…

Recent work

Recent work

Recent work

Nine projects in one comic. Have a read.

Meanwhile, in a garage that smells of citrus...

Yuzzu Soda

Packaging

2026

We wrapped the cans in loud orange and white with the name stacked big, so a six-pack reads from across the supermarket.

Yuzzu cans on a yellow checked picnic blanket with lemons

Meanwhile, in a garage that smells of citrus...

Yuzzu Soda

Packaging

2026

We wrapped the cans in loud orange and white with the name stacked big, so a six-pack reads from across the supermarket.

Yuzzu cans on a yellow checked picnic blanket with lemons

Yuzzu Soda

Packaging

,

2026

Yuzzu cans on a yellow checked picnic blanket with lemons

Meanwhile, twelve pizzas and one tiny oven...

Slice Club

Brand identity

2025

We built the brand around a giant 12, put it on boxes and fold-out menus, and gave every pizza its own photo and a one-line story.

Slice Club fold-out menus on a bright yellow table

Meanwhile, twelve pizzas and one tiny oven...

Slice Club

Brand identity

2025

We built the brand around a giant 12, put it on boxes and fold-out menus, and gave every pizza its own photo and a one-line story.

Slice Club fold-out menus on a bright yellow table

Slice Club

Brand identity

,

2025

Slice Club fold-out menus on a bright yellow table

Meanwhile, under a very noisy railway bridge...

Hatch Coffee

Brand identity

2024

We drew a little crest, picked green, orange and purple, and turned it into stickers, bags, boxes and envelopes the team can mix and match.

Hatch letters, envelopes and a card standing on a pink shelf

Meanwhile, under a very noisy railway bridge...

Hatch Coffee

Brand identity

2024

We drew a little crest, picked green, orange and purple, and turned it into stickers, bags, boxes and envelopes the team can mix and match.

Hatch letters, envelopes and a card standing on a pink shelf

Hatch Coffee

Brand identity

,

2024

Hatch letters, envelopes and a card standing on a pink shelf

Meanwhile, three stages and zero signal...

Kanda Festival App

App design

2026

We set the lineup in huge type, saved the whole programme on the phone so it opens offline, and let fans build their own day in two taps.

Kanda app on a phone squeezed between purple rubber balls

Meanwhile, three stages and zero signal...

Kanda Festival App

App design

2026

We set the lineup in huge type, saved the whole programme on the phone so it opens offline, and let fans build their own day in two taps.

Kanda app on a phone squeezed between purple rubber balls

Kanda Festival App

App design

,

2026

Kanda app on a phone squeezed between purple rubber balls

Meanwhile, at the corner shop on our street...

Tin & Tub

Packaging

2025

We built one family of chunky patterns in three colours, so each product looks different but the whole shelf clearly belongs to the same shop.

Colourful Tin & Tub yoghurt cups scattered on a green floor

Meanwhile, at the corner shop on our street...

Tin & Tub

Packaging

2025

We built one family of chunky patterns in three colours, so each product looks different but the whole shelf clearly belongs to the same shop.

Colourful Tin & Tub yoghurt cups scattered on a green floor

Tin & Tub

Packaging

,

2025

Colourful Tin & Tub yoghurt cups scattered on a green floor

Meanwhile, the billboards went quiet overnight...

Boardwalk Media

Campaign

2025

We filled their empty boards with bold type posters about the boards themselves, so every free space became an ad for free space.

Three Boardwalk posters on a concrete wall

Meanwhile, the billboards went quiet overnight...

Boardwalk Media

Campaign

2025

We filled their empty boards with bold type posters about the boards themselves, so every free space became an ad for free space.

Three Boardwalk posters on a concrete wall

Boardwalk Media

Campaign

,

2025

Three Boardwalk posters on a concrete wall

Meanwhile, at a print fair in a car park...

Paper Jam Festival

Poster design

2026

We made a set of A2 posters in loud reds and pinks with curling type, printed on everything from thick card to crinkly plastic.

Red A2 poster curling on the floor

Meanwhile, at a print fair in a car park...

Paper Jam Festival

Poster design

2026

We made a set of A2 posters in loud reds and pinks with curling type, printed on everything from thick card to crinkly plastic.

Red A2 poster curling on the floor

Paper Jam Festival

Poster design

,

2026

Red A2 poster curling on the floor

Meanwhile, in a garage that smells of figs...

Matchbox Candles

Packaging

2024

We designed boxes that stack like building blocks, in orange, mint and lilac, with the street name printed big on every side.

Lilac candle jar beside its open gift box

Meanwhile, in a garage that smells of figs...

Matchbox Candles

Packaging

2024

We designed boxes that stack like building blocks, in orange, mint and lilac, with the street name printed big on every side.

Lilac candle jar beside its open gift box

Matchbox Candles

Packaging

,

2024

Lilac candle jar beside its open gift box

Meanwhile, two editors and one cat...

Lume Press

Editorial design

2024

We built a simple cover system: a big LUME, one quiet photo and a thin rule, so every book looks like part of the same shelf.

Stacked Lume books on a wooden console

Meanwhile, two editors and one cat...

Lume Press

Editorial design

2024

We built a simple cover system: a big LUME, one quiet photo and a thin rule, so every book looks like part of the same shelf.

Stacked Lume books on a wooden console

Lume Press

Editorial design

,

2024

Stacked Lume books on a wooden console

Benday

Issue 1, 2026

Every project inside!

Yuzzu cans on a yellow checked picnic blanket with lemons

Yuzzu Soda

Slice Club fold-out menus on a bright yellow table

Slice Club

Hatch letters, envelopes and a card standing on a pink shelf

Hatch Coffee

Kanda app on a phone squeezed between purple rubber balls

Kanda Festival App

Colourful Tin & Tub yoghurt cups scattered on a green floor

Tin & Tub

Three Boardwalk posters on a concrete wall

Boardwalk Media

Red A2 poster curling on the floor

Paper Jam Festival

Lilac candle jar beside its open gift box

Matchbox Candles

Stacked Lume books on a wooden console

Lume Press

Pick a project, or open the book from page one.

Tap any project!

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Next morning, in the archive…

Meanwhile, back at the studio…

How Benday began

How Benday began

How Benday began

Small shops deserve big brands.

Lisbon, 2019. Two designers quit a big agency.

Small shops deserve big brands.

Lisbon, 2019. Two designers quit a big agency.

Small shops deserve big brands.

Lisbon, 2019. Two designers quit a big agency.

60!

60 projects since 2019: bakeries, breweries, a ceramics studio.

60!

60 projects since 2019: bakeries, breweries, a ceramics studio.

60!

60 projects since 2019: bakeries, breweries, a ceramics studio.

Our Clients

Our Clients

Our Clients

Shops, cafés and clubs we’ve drawn for since 2019. There’s always room for one more.

Shops, cafés and clubs we’ve drawn for since 2019. There’s always room for one more.

Shops, cafés and clubs we’ve drawn for since 2019. There’s always room for one more.

Meanwhile, across town…

In this issue

In this issue

In this issue

Most shops start with one of these and come back for a second.

Most shops start with one of these and come back for a second.

Most shops start with one of these and come back for a second.

Meanwhile, at the drawing desk…

On the record

On the record

On the record

We asked. They answered. Some of them on camera.

We asked. They answered. Some of them on camera.

We asked. They answered. Some of them on camera.

The tees sold out before the festival opened.

Tom Okafor

Musse Design Week

The tees sold out before the festival opened.

Tom Okafor

Musse Design Week

Roll tape! 0:58

Our boxes finally look like the candles smell.

Sam Reyes

Slow Burn Candles

Our boxes finally look like the candles smell.

Sam Reyes

Slow Burn Candles

Later, in the mail room…

How to draw
your brand

How to draw
your brand

How to draw
your brand

You’ll need:

A rough idea, even a scribble

A budget, roughly

One person who can say yes

A deadline, if there is one

You’ll need:

A rough idea, even a scribble

A budget, roughly

One person who can say yes

A deadline, if there is one

You’ll need:

A rough idea, even a scribble

A budget, roughly

One person who can say yes

A deadline, if there is one

Step 1

Week 1

Say hello

A call or a coffee. We tell you honestly if we're the right studio.

Step 2

Weeks 2–3

Rough it out

Sketches and a first rough. Cheap to change, so we change it a lot.

Step 3

Weeks 4–8

Shape it

The real thing, built with you and checked every Thursday.

Step 4

Weeks 9–10

Hand it over

Files, guidelines and a site your team can run. We stay on call for a month.

Done!

Step 4

Weeks 9–10

Hand it over

Files, guidelines and a site your team can run. We stay on call for a month.

Done!

Step 4

Weeks 9–10

Hand it over

Files, guidelines and a site your team can run. We stay on call for a month.

Done!

Back at the drawing board…

To be continued…

Your story
starts here

Your story
starts here

Your story
starts here

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