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Brands, boxes
& websites
A small design studio in Lisbon making brand identities, packaging and websites for independent shops, cafés and makers.
Hi! We're Benday, a tiny studio in Lisbon.
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
Hi! We're Benday, a tiny studio in Lisbon.
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.
Hi! We're Benday, a tiny studio in Lisbon.
A small design studio in Lisbon making brand identities, packaging and websites for independent shops, cafés and makers.
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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.

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 Soda
Packaging
,
2026

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.

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
Brand identity
,
2025

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.

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 Coffee
Brand identity
,
2024

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.

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 Festival App
App design
,
2026

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.

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.

Tin & Tub
Packaging
,
2025

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.

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.

Boardwalk Media
Campaign
,
2025

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.

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.

Paper Jam Festival
Poster design
,
2026

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.

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.

Matchbox Candles
Packaging
,
2024

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.

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.

Lume Press
Editorial design
,
2024

Benday
Issue 1, 2026
Every project inside!

Yuzzu Soda

Slice Club

Hatch Coffee

Kanda Festival App

Tin & Tub

Boardwalk Media

Paper Jam Festival

Matchbox Candles

Lume Press
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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.
Point at a page and I'll tell you how it went.
Brand identity? Hatch’s crest started as a doodle on a train ticket.
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

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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…