A Bullish Brand for Degens

March 2026

Design director Matthew Roop walks through how Studio Freight built a brand for a subculture that refuses to be tamed.

The Devil's in the Dye

February 2026

For The Manifest, Anna Lamb pulls the long thread on how jeans have served as a mirror for American identity for more than a century.

Launching Comet with Perplexity

January 2026

Creative director Aaron Marks reflects on working with Perplexity to introduce Comet — the experimental, AI-powered browser.

Comet on Pangram Pangram

November 2025

One of our favorite foundries features our work with Perplexity on Comet — which features their dreamy Editorial New.

Pro Moves Without Moving Pixels

November 2025

Guidance on the other half of being a creative professional, the part that has nothing to do with moving pixels (or words or code).

Irys on Brand New

August 2025

Jon Stapp’s magical writing matched the energy of our Irys rebrand... “a joyous, over-the-top caffeine-shot of anime chaos and gaming swagger.”

Designing Trust

July 2025

Designing Trust is the print-based retelling of Patrick Torres’ presentation at Awwwards NY in December 2024.

Applause on Brand New

June 2025

Brand New had good things to say about our work for Applause… “the new logo is, simply put, a modernist thing of beauty.”

Studio Freight at Awwwards NY

December 2024

Patrick Torres, partner and creative director, presents findings and advice for building trust and designing outcomes.

The Lasting Petals of Palestine

August 2024

An immersive online memorial honoring the many Palestinian lives lost in genocide, led by David Fiz and built with the Studio Freight team.

Brex AI on The Brand Identity

June 2024

In an interview with Poppy Thaxter, we detail the decisions behind the multi-faceted yet invisible nature of AI for Brex’s latest sub-identity.

DeSo on Awwwards

July 2023

When DeSo came to us with their mission to disrupt the landscape of social media, the solution was to put a 3D world in the browser.

Repeat on Awwwards

February 2023

A deep dive into the process of building the Repeat brand and digital system to serve as a hype beacon for the CPG community.

Dragonfly on Communication Arts

October 2022

From when we were all saying Web 3.0, this brief interview covers our ASCII-centered brand and digital work for Dragonfly.

Easol on Communication Arts

April 2021

This short interview with Michael Coyne is one of the first explanations of brand building in the category of experience commerce.

Bad Boys on Complex | Studio Freight

Bad Boys on Complex

December 2020

Complex features the 'Bad Boys' limited-edition 25th anniversary merch collection and store made as part of Will Smith’s Westbrook.

Fresh Prince on XXL Mag

September 2020

This is the story all about the 30-piece collection paying homage to the 30th anniversary of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.