Need brand and design help? Our team is your team—ready to jump in. We’ll guide you through the right steps to refresh your brand identity, articulate your company story and values with clarity and impact /
We are an independent brand and design studio based in San Francisco, CA — an experienced and passionate group of architects, designers, strategist, software engineers, digital thinkers, and creative makers that focuses on the AEC Sector.
We love twisting our brains, asking hard questions, and getting our hands dirty. We unlock strategies, then bring them to life using design, brand, and digital as key ingredients in a rich process.
Obsesses with value creation.
We had the pleasure of teaming up with Herrero Builders to give their website a fresh look that accurately reflects the company's core values of integrity, innovation, and exceptional service. The new online presence is modern and clean, highlighting their innovative construction techniques that deliver unbeatable quality and value. We also created logos and branding tools, to support their marketing needs to communicate unique large industry partnerships and internal initiatives.
We partnered closely with the strategy and marketing teams at Anchor QEA to bring their new strategic vision to life. Through deep collaboration, we transformed their multi-year plan into a compelling, visually impactful presentation and supporting collateral that inspires internal and external stakeholders alike.
Together, we refined and reshaped the brand story across key touchpoints—from email communications to trade show booth design—ensuring clarity, consistency, and resonance. We also helped craft their year-end impact report, celebrating milestones while reinforcing the values and vision guiding their next chapter.
Our Role.
Creative Direction
Brand Identity
Content Strategy
Brand Design
Presentation Design
Exhibition Design
Dare to be remembered.
We partnered with the Mar Con Builders team to review their core brand tools — marketing collaterals, Company introduction and credentials, and project bidding. In a highly competitive industry, where numerous companies offer similar services, differentiation becomes the key to standing out and capturing attention. So we reimagined their brand image to be bold, professional, and impactful. We wanted them to stand out with an iconic color palette, macro textures, and beautiful clear infographics that make them uniquely memorable.
Our Role.
Brand Strategy
Creative Direction
Visual Identity Design
Content Strategy
Copywriting
Illustrations
Print Design
Engineering excellence. We partnered with Axis Mechanical to redesign their digital presence with a modern and clean website highlighting their unparalleled engineering excellence. Mechanical engineering work complexity and expert craftsmanship are often invisible to the naked eye, as they involve intricate systems, complex designs, and behind-the-scenes processes. Making the invisible visible in a compelling way communicates the company’s commitment to excellence.
To capture their work's technical complexity, we lead a comprehensive drone filming and post-production that documents their work on construction sites in the Bay Area.
The art of air balancing. NABCO is the largest and most experienced Test and Balance company providing Total System Balancing (TSB) services in California and Nevada. We have been tasked to review and refresh their branding to better articulate the fine art of air balancing and the company's commitment to be the best partner in creating and ensuring healthy and sustainable built environments. The branding elements elegantly play with pressure lines, scales, and heavy patterns against rigid plastic square elements. We wanted to bring to life the extreme sophistication and accuracy that is required with testing and balancing air inside spectacular buildings and constructions.
We’d love to learn more about your plans and goals and how we can help you accelerate them. Tell us about your project, and we’ll put you in touch with the right team. If you’d prefer to email us instead, reach out to hello@awake.us.
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