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Stage Master is a pioneering home-staging service in the Washington D.C./Virginia area. What is now seen as a vital part of selling a house–temporarily decorating it to show how the rooms look with furniture–at this time was not widely recognized as common practice. And their secret sauce has always been heightened by the exquisite taste in decorating provided by the one and only Shane C. Sjtorm. Washington D.C. 2007

Daniele Santos Pilates is a full-service Pilates studio in Curitiba Brazil in the Vila Izabel neighborhood. They have a faithful group of members who are huge fans of this instructor/owner as well as the following she has created. They are now operating across 2 locations. This logo aims to combine some of the tools and materials of the Pillates space to visually represent what they do. The S wraps itself around the D, acting as a physical frame, with the characters getting in shape mid-exercise. Curitiba, Brazil 2009

Quantum Leaps is a women's business built to foster relationships, build trade best practices, and link governments with financing to empower women-led initiatives. The logo is highly cultural in nature, borrowing from multiple symbols from diverse continents bring everything together under one umbrella mark, which shows a stylized QL with massive energy generation. Washington D.C. 2004

Caricato Bistro is a restaurant in Santiago, Chile serving quality Chilean, Brazilian and international fare. Caricato operates as a coffee shop & full-service kitchen serving brunch, full-menu dinners, as well as coffee, tea and snacks every day of the week. Twice on Sunday. Santiago, Chile 2010 

Wonka Bar is a prominent night club in Curitiba, Brazil. They are known for their high quality eclectic cultural output involving concerts, bands, weekly jazz night, djs and other events. Nomad Ink was hired to create the rebranded identity for the club, as well as some custom artworks to help them celebrate their grand reopening. During the process of designing the brand, we created many outtakes, a selection of which can be seen on the back of the menu. We took inspiration from German abstract expressionism, Nosferatu, Tim Burton, and all things dark, wicked and ludic. Because of our close connection with the owner, Nomad Ink chose this venue to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the studio, as an after party to the event GOT MERZ.

True Grooves Big up dance hall massive! Bumbaclot! Run by Kid Gusto since the late 90's, True Grooves productions has only continued to shine and elevate with music, creating incredible music with new albums coming out with bangers, year after year. Close friends with the owner for many years, we tried to stay true to that gut bucket funk approach and keep things fresh with odd gylphic characters paired with the vinyl record. Washington D.C. 2000

Heat Beats Is a custom lettering created for one of Kid Gusto's EPs. This particular album drew influences from his Persian heritage, fusing a hybrid Western hip hop, funk, mixed with more traditional arab soundscapes from his native Iran with horns, vocals, drums and other forms of music from the homeland. Worth noting, this album includes the 'banger Journey to Albors.' Los Angeles, California 2014

Sjtorm + Theory is a full-service home decoration operation that catered to the Washington D.C. area. Keeping in mind its successful & astute clientele, S+T was able to deftly blend a magical & playful spirit to any space they decorated. This logo acompanied an invitation to a launch party. It was our first professional identity job, & it led to a long & fruitful working relationship between Nomad Ink & Shane C. Sjtorm. Alexandria, Virginia 2004