Posts by Joanna
08.02.23 — New work alert: Respect brand design and development.
Respect supports Australians as they embrace the journey of getting older, offering a compassionate hand at every step. Whether it’s in-home care, a retirement home, or a nurturing nursing facility. They came to us to help them redesign their existing branding as their services were expanding throughout Australia.
07.27.23 — New work alert: Fairtrade Small Roaster Program.
The team at Fairtrade Canada entrusted us with the exciting task of designing and developing a logo mark and digital toolkit for this program to be used by the participating establishments. The logo, featuring a hand holding a single coffee bean, represents the dedication of Fairtrade coffee farmers. Alongside captivating illustrations and enlightening educational facts, these visuals shed light on the challenges faced by coffee farmers in today’s world. We hope that every sip of Fairtrade coffee deepens coffee enthusiasts’ understanding and appreciation for the positive impact each coffee bean can make when farmers thrive in their livelihoods. So, what inspires your sips? Join the movement, choose Fairtrade coffee, and be a force for good! Together, we can create a sustainable and equitable future for all.
07.07.22 — New work alert: Left Field brand design and development.
Left Field is an on-demand staffing service specializing in the placement of agricultural workers with farmers in Tasmania, Australia. They came to us after acquiring the business, with expanded service ideas, a brand new name, and the need for a complete brand overhaul.
In partnership with the client, we have designed the brand positioning and a visual identity system consisting of a logo, and a reduced color palette inspired by the early sunrises and late sunsets on a Tasmanian farm. A custom set of patterns influenced by the patterns found in the crops grown on various farms, and a set of bold geometric illustrations. The final deliverables consisted of a brand guidelines document to govern the newly designed brand identity system, a website, and various marketing materials.
12.25.21 — Do more what make you sparkle. Holiday wishes from Milk Bar Design.
10.05.21 — New work alert: Lago brand identity.
Michael Tang, a former Nike executive and a person with a big vision for sustainable medical scrubs came to us for help with brand identity. He funded Lago a company specializing in modern, comfortable, and sustainable scrubs for medical professionals. Each recycled scrub set saves 14 plastic bottles from the landfill and has a 4-way stretch for high-performance capabilities.
12.25.20 — Cheers to making it work in 2020!
We couldn’t do it without you. May the new year be everything you hope for and more. Here’s to more merry, less “meh” in the new year! Our thoughts are with you during these challenging times. – Your friends at Milk Bar Design
09.27.19 — Fairtrade Awards Campaign
We have been a fan of Fairtrade products and the mission behind them for as long as we can remember. So naturally when Fairtrade Canada marketing team asked us to design the awards campaign we were thrilled! We were tasked in developing a series of posters, social media posts, event schedule, postcards, on screen graphics displayed during the event as well as winner announcement screens. View project cases study here.
03.08.19 — Inspiring talk
“Learning to Listen to Animals” The story of a mom’s desperate cries for her lost baby, their miraculous reunion, and the life lessons for us all that make us better humans. Lovingly told by Ellie Laks the founder of My Gentle Barn, a non-profit organization doing wonderful things for animals and little humans. Happy international women’s day!
02.05.19 — Stamps featuring Ellsworth Kelly’s paintings
Stunning tribute to the artist Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015). How beautiful are these USPS stamps? Kelly pioneered a distinctive style of abstraction based on real elements reduced to their essential forms. His artworks include paintings, sculpture and works on paper. The 20 stamps on the pane feature 10 pieces, each represented twice: Yellow White (1961), Colors for a Large Wall (1951), Blue Red Rocker (1963), Spectrum I (1953), South Ferry (1956), Blue Green (1962), Orange Red Relief (for Delphine Seyrig) (1990), Meschers (1951), Red Blue (1964) and Gaza (1956). A detail from Blue Yellow Red III (1971) appears in the selvage.
11.15.18 — Sweet hand type posters for Camille’s baby twins
These two alphabet posters with sweet little lessons for children, hand-made out of color pencil shavings; I designed for my dear friend Camille’s beautiful twin baby girls.