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afterbloom

Good brands grow slowly. Then everyone notices.

We grow brands people remember.

Strategy, identity and campaigns for independent brands. Twelve people, one studio in Berlin-Kreuzberg.

Brands we've grown (fictional)

  • Hafen
    Kaffee
  • NordlichtCeramics
  • kiez cycles
  • Fermentalive kombucha
  • linde & lou
  • SalzBäckerei

Selected work

  • Hafenkaffee's wordmark on a green coffee pouch held in a hand
    HafenkaffeeRoastery rebrandWholesale up 38% in a year
  • Nordlicht Ceramics' wordmark on the open page of a catalogue
    Nordlicht CeramicsIdentity and catalogueNow stocked in 22 design shops
  • A Kiez Cycles poster clipped to a white wall
    Kiez CyclesLaunch campaignSecond shop open in six weeks
  • Fermenta's wordmark printed on a white paper cup
    FermentaLabel system and café cupsFour flavours, one family
  • Linde & Lou's wordmark on a canvas tote bag
    Linde & LouE-commerce and packagingReturns down by a third
  • Salz Bakery's sign hanging outside the shop
    Salz BakeryShopfront and signageThe queue found the door

What we do

  • Strategy

    Who you're for, what you stand for, and the words to say it.

  • Identity

    Names, logos, type and colour that hold up on a cup and a billboard.

  • Campaigns

    Launches and seasons with one idea running through every piece.

  • Content

    Photography, film and posts that sound like you, week after week.

How we work

  1. Sticky notes grouped on a studio wall

    01

    Listen.

    We start with your customers, not our portfolio.

  2. A mood board of photographs, swatches, ribbon and scissors

    02

    Dig.

    Research, workshops and a few ugly first drafts.

  3. A hand lettering a word on tracing paper with a pencil

    03

    Bloom.

    One clear idea, carried into everything you make.

brands launched
64
years in Kreuzberg
9
people
12
The studio: long white desks, plants and framed prints under a wooden ceiling

Come say hello.

Kreuzberg, Berlin. Second floor, above the bike shop. Coffee's on us.

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