Profile/
Background/
Department Only uses the power of design to inspire people and transform the way they socialize, collaborate, and connect to the story of a place, brand, product or service. Our practice is shaped around an understanding that design is a tool for interaction that bonds people to a brand experience through direct and indirect interactions. Successful brands, products and places take into consideration the thoughtful layering between space, graphics and devices; this layering is used to compose an experience that leads, orients and shapes a wondrous experience.
Our work gives products, organizations and places a platform to narrate its story and shape its deserving unique experience. We work with developers, architects, interior designers, startups, organizations and private clients to create solutions that are both, elegant and contextual. We offer design services in branding, environmental graphics, wayfinding, signage, exhibit design and media architecture.
Department Only is your experience and identity architect. Your project needs a department to focus on behavior, personality and story of your desired brand experience. Our studio works closely and early with clients in order to define and establish a strategic vision to their brand, product and built environment needs.
We define a unique point of view, shape a clear strategy, and thoughtfully layer messaging, scale and graphic elements to create an emotional experience in a physical space.
Approach/
Focus
Our focus is to create a brand and experience that is unique to your project. Experiences need a visual anchor that resonates with its audience. We help clients define, discover and design their graphic identity, workplace environmental graphics and signage system. We understand that this is just a foundation to a multi-touchpoint experience that unfolds a story and personality of the brand.
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Context
We understand each project is unique in location and parameters. We assess the project scope and build a team unique for your project in order to get the best out of every team member. Our project managers have experience building and leading teams on projects across the globe with suppliers and local artists; this allows for a more nimble process, meeting schedules and budget margins with accuracy and on time.
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Integration
The success of the project relies of multi-disciplinary integration and communication. We know we are one part of an entire picture. We work closely and often with the client, stakeholder and talent to generate a conversation early and often. The collaborative discourse ensures that the vision maintains constant feedback and checkpoints, helping shape the vision with all members participating.
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