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Market Research

Map­ping the Land­scape Before We Create

Every suc­cess­ful jour­ney begins with a thought­ful map. Our Mar­ket Research explores cul­tur­al trends, cus­tomer moti­va­tions, and indus­try dynam­ics — not to imi­tate what’s already out there, but to iden­ti­fy where your brand can mean­ing­ful­ly contribute.

What Guides this Work

Our research is root­ed in anthro­pol­o­gy — look­ing beyond sur­face data to uncov­er deep­er cul­tur­al nar­ra­tives and emo­tion­al pat­terns that dri­ve your audience’s deci­sions. Instead of just track­ing trends, we ask ques­tions that reveal what’s shift­ing beneath the sur­face: Where is your audi­ence’s atten­tion mov­ing? What sto­ries are shap­ing their choic­es? Where can your voice authen­ti­cal­ly resonate?

Com­bined with insights from our Inter­views and Ques­tion­naires, this process sets a strate­gic foun­da­tion for design that’s informed, res­o­nant, and unmis­tak­ably yours.

Where Understanding Shapes Brand Expression

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Sum›One

Designing a visual ecosystem where geometric harmonies echo coffee’s journey

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Bluebeard Coffee Roasters

Translating a sense of place to a digital space

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Oliver's Custom Coffee

The Melodic Design of Oliver’s Custom Coffee

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Sweet Bloom

The Digital Harvest of Sweet Bloom

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Materia Prima

A Botanical-Inspired Brand for a Farm-to-Farm Micro Roastery

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Oren's Coffee

Visual Cartography of a New York Coffee Legacy

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