PALMER BREWING CO. Branding Alaska's Heartland Brewery → — PALMER BREWING CO.
Branding Alaska's Heartland Brewery →

BLUESTONE Defining the message for a purpose-driven insurer → — BLUESTONE
Defining the message for a purpose-driven insurer →

Crafted & Cured

Crafting a brand for an historic bank building →

Boulevard Veterinary Branding a neighborhood vet → — Boulevard Veterinary
Branding a neighborhood vet →

THE OPEN BOTTLE Rebranding a Chicago craft beer shop → — THE OPEN BOTTLE
Rebranding a Chicago craft beer shop →

1545 WEST NORTH A bold take on storefront signage → — 1545 WEST NORTH
A bold take on storefront signage →

KALDEROS Animations for affordable healthcare → — KALDEROS
Animations for affordable healthcare →

Ariel Green

A brand for a clean energy future →

ELDER PINE A Maryland brewery nestled in the forest. → — ELDER PINE
A Maryland brewery nestled in the forest. →

AIGA A discussion on empathy
in design → — AIGA
A discussion on empathy in design →

Studio Malt is a creative practice specializing in thoughtful and responsible branding, packaging and illustration. We strive to create purposeful solutions while embracing environmental and social responsibility in everything we do.

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A scenic view of a rocky shoreline with green trees in the background and clear turquoise water in the foreground. Overlaid on the image is a white circle with text reading '1% for the Planet Member'.

Three magazines with colorful cover art featuring abstract geometric patterns, a person, and various graphic elements, on a light gray surface.

A silver, triangular-shaped award plaque with the letter 'ca' on top, inscribed with '2025 Award of Excellence' and additional smaller text about communication arts and visual identity, placed on a wooden surface.

A blue and white digital-style graphic resembling a lottery or raffle ticket, with text 'Be one of one hundred thousand,' '2025 WINNER,' and '100.' It includes pixelated decorative patterns and symbols, and the year 2025 prominently displayed.

Framed poster with minimalist design, reading "Ten Years of Malt", celebrating a decade of Studio Malt from 2012 to 2022, placed on a wooden floor and leaning against a white wall with sunlight casting shadows.

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LP design for @megandthewheelers forthcoming album, “Honky Tonk Wisdom”, out May 1st. 🤠
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#megandthewheelers #albumdesign #vinylgram #honkytonk #chicagohonkytonk

Cutting Room Floor Friday - featuring this old mark, for a nature photographer. 🍁 Thoughts?
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#logodesign #naturelogo #leaflogo #chicagodesign #branding

A fun one from 10 years ago, Studio Malt’s Lakeview, Chicago neighborhood guide for @onthegridcity — designer curated travel guides, brought to us by @hyperakt. Documenting Lakeview was a daunting, but super fun task back in 2015-2016. So

Another ampersand inspired by neighborhood signage - this one from the old Lincoln Trust & Savings Bank, on Lincoln Ave. at Irving Park Rd.

New snapbacks…?

A throwback Thursday from the wayyyy back machine, and our branding effort for @owenalchemy x @potluckcreative, circa 2015. This was a fun one, tackling visual identity, packaging, signage, menus, etc. for 3 Chicago locations. Still love this one; wh

A little swag for Chicago’s 2nd favorite country band, @megandthewheelers 🔥