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Gambaru is a specialty coffee shop located along Route 40 in Bariloche, Argentina. The goal was to create a name and visual identity inspired by Japanese culture, emphasizing craftsmanship, dedication, and the human touch behind high-quality products. The project aimed to move away from minimalism and embrace the expressive, chaotic nature of Japanese graphic culture, with a one-month timeline aligned with the construction and launch of the food truck.
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In an ever-changing communication landscape, businesses need more than visual appeal—they need a clear position and a recognizable presence. ORBIS was created as a creative studio focused on shaping that direction, transforming strategy, communication, and design into meaningful and lasting brand experiences.
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Rather than creating logos, ORBIS develops visual systems that can evolve alongside the brands they represent. Whether through branding, digital experiences, environmental graphics, or communication, every element becomes part of a unified strategy.
Because design isn't the destination.
Direction is.
love this typography, it's so distinctive!
Designing a table lamp inspired by Vietnamese “áo dài” and “nón lá” with @Envato at the centre of my workflow.
Starting from a black-and-white sketch, I built the lamp's ceramic base and rice-paper shade using Envato's AI toolkit, tagging reference materials directly so AI wasn't guessing at textures it can't always read from an image alone.
AI was great at generating options. It was not great at knowing which option was right; I rejected a full batch that technically worked but lost the silhouette I actually wanted, and hand-retouched a detail (the finial) that AI kept leaving unfinished.
The bigger call AI couldn't make: timing this launch to back-to-school season in Vietnam, when áo dài comes back out. That's not a style choice; it's a commercial one.
See the full process and the part AI couldn't do in the VIDEO below. 👇
#envatochallenge @envato
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