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Tea House Spa – A Rebrand Experiment

by Jules | Nov 12, 2016 | Branding & Design, Local, Logos, Marketing & Promotion, Rebrand Experiments, Santa Cruz | 0 comments

For my next experiment I decided on one of Jon and my favorite places to unwind and relax: The Tea House Spa! The moodboard was especially important for this project, since the the Tea House’s overall vibe is probably its best (and my favorite) asset. I wanted...

Artisans Gallery – A Rebrand Experiment

by Jules | Aug 25, 2016 | Branding & Design, Local, Logos, Marketing & Promotion, Rebrand Experiments, Santa Cruz | 0 comments

Artisan’s Gallery is an asset to Santa Cruz. A gallery that represents local artists and wider sets of creative, hands-on artists alike. It has been a go-to for gift shopping, as well as art collecting and we have been fans of Artisan’s since we first...

Santa Cruz Derby Girls – A Rebrand Experiment

by Jules | Jun 26, 2016 | Branding & Design, Local, Rebrand Experiments, Santa Cruz | 4 comments

Santa Cruz Derby Girls At the end of last year the Santa Cruz Derby Girls announced a cool competition to redesign the team logos for the Redwood Rebels, Steamer Janes and Organic Panic. I had been mulling over some ideas for exactly this, for a while, just for fun,...

Local Santa Cruz – Beach Wallpaper

by Jon | Feb 1, 2016 | Santa Cruz | 1 comment

Last week, fans and followers of LocalSantaCruz.com got a great little treat when Jules designed and released a free beach wallpaper, full of illustrated Santa Cruz Icons. From the Giant Dipper, to Natural Bridges, the Clock Tower, Monarch Butterflies, Sea Lions, Wine...

Supporting Local Artists

by Jon | Aug 18, 2015 | Santa Cruz | 0 comments

Artists should be able to make a living with their art. Over the last half dozen years running nomBat Branding, I feel that I have learned a thing or two about selling art, and I want to be able to share some of that knowledge with the Santa Cruz art community. Before...