Nicolaus
@nicolaus
Community, coffee, bicycles, /design, music, sustainability • Founder/Creative Director: /atmostudio • ex: decent.build
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atmo.studio is live!
Atmo is my solo design practice built to be a brand & product design partner for founders and early-stage teams with long-term vision building for real, positive impact. I craft thoughtful brand and product systems rooted in your unique story, creating the design layer in your business that connec...
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A month ago I launched my independent design practice, Atmo Studio. Today, I want to peel the back the curtain more about what the studio does, why I created it, and where I want to grow it.
If you’re building something meaningful and feel like you’ve hit a moment where your brand, product, or story needs sharper dire...
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I’m finishing up the first draft of a deeper introduction into /atmostudio — why I started it, who it’s for, the principles running the studio, and my long term vision beyond client services.
Stoked to get this out. Feels like the final levy.
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One of my fundamental design principles is meeting people where they're at.
This wasn't something I started my career with but learned over a decade of collaborating with different teams. The most well-made tool is useless in the hands of an untrained worker.
When it comes to building brand identities I had to learn...
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From "101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School":
"Too much information and too little information are both paralyzing....One needs contextual information in order to design but doesn't know what information to look for until a design idea is under consideration. Accept the conundrum. Start somewhere."
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