Independent design atelier for brand, type & print
We draw letters to outlive a trend, marks that age into themselves, and paper chosen to be kept. The work should still feel right in twenty years.
Selected
work
Four convictions we don't negotiate.
- 01
Type before everything
Almost every identity we make begins with letters. We draw them, or choose them with intent, because type sets the temperature for the entire system.
- 02
Made, not rendered
We prototype in real materials and stay on press. A design only counts once it has survived contact with paper, ink, and the physical world.
- 03
Few clients, fully present
We take a handful of partners each year. Every project gets the founders in the room, from the first rough sketch to the final delivery.
- 04
Built for the decade
Restraint now is what keeps work looking right in ten years. We design past the launch, toward the long, quiet life a brand actually has.
The hands
Six people, one room in Oslo. No account managers between you and the work, just the people drawing it.
- 01
Creative direction
Strategy, naming, the long view - 02
Type & editorial
Typeface design, books, grids - 03
Brand design
Identity systems, art direction - 04
Production
Print, packaging, prototyping
We open a few new commissions each season. Tell us what you're building, and we'll write back within two working days.
Start a commission- New work
- studio@somark.no
- Press
- press@somark.no
- Studio
- Tøyengata 12, Oslo