A new oat milk ready to take on the giants.
Following a lot of consideration, I've decided to close Studio Makgill.
During the past 15 years, we have worked with so many wonderfully talented and creative individuals and designed for some incredible brands. Hand on heart, I couldn't be more proud of what we've achieved together on this journey.
This decision is deeply connected to the state of the world right now. Whilst our industry is seemingly coming around to its role in aggravating and sustaining the social, environmental and economic crises we face, it's acting too slowly. Currently, to thrive as an agency without causing harm (let alone do good) is too difficult.
I want to be involved in the challenges we face as we urgently find ways towards mutuality, equity and ecological flourishing. However, I no longer feel that an agency is the right vehicle for this.
This isn't the moment to discuss where this decision is taking me (though, feel free to reach out if you want to ask me or share your views on what I'm doing). This is the moment to say thank you. Thank you for choosing to work with us – either as part of the team or as a client. Thank you for being interested in us and hopefully taking some inspiration from the work we created. Just a beautiful and simple… thank you.
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My deepest gratitude goes out to these incredibly talented souls who joined me on this journey: Ollie, Alvaro, Myles, Gary, Charlie, Roxy, Gus, Alexis, Laura, Charlotte, Dixie, Rebecca, Nathan, Oli, David, Wai, Miles, Alberto, Stephen, Alison, Gareth, Ryan, Charlie, Harry, Guy, Peter, James, James, Dave, Josh, Gareth, Paul, Roy, Lutz, Tudinh, Anthony & Edd, Martin, Lawrence, Luke, Arran, Rich, Will & Alex, Paul & Russ, Tom, Ed, Carrina, Oscar, Isla and everyone else who I have failed to mention.
A new oat milk ready to take on the giants.
Rogue Oat knew that launching into a booming sector as competitive as the alt-milk one required a bold and distinctive brand identity – one that is impossible to ignore and will set the business apart.
The ambition of the brand is to grow steadily. So our challenge was to create the most impact without stressing them financially. We decided to design a bold and playful custom typeface that gives the brand instant recognition and enormous versatility.
Taking things a step further, we designed ‘bounce’ and ‘shadow’ versions of the typeface to add further expression and energy.
Unlike most of their competition, who actively campaign against traditional farming, Rogue Oat are third-generation family farmers. They recognise that initiatives like theirs are the solution to making their industry more sustainable.
We developed a series of illustrated characters to introduce this perspective into the identity. They act as endorsement marks – a way to express the Rogue Oat quality and their connection to farming.
Illustration: Form Play
Working with Studio Makgill on Rogue Oat has been an absolute delight. Their clarity of thought on both strategy and design was exactly what we needed. Nothing has ever been too big and ask and none of our silly questions ever deemed too silly.