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Tea House Spa – A Rebrand Experiment

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

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

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

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

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...