We build brands people love. Our work reflects the quality of our process. We design without ego. We bring our best minds to the table to imagine new possibility. It’s all practice. And practice makes progress.

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Nermin Moufti and Kristin Lueke in the audience at Design as Activism Symposium
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A woman speaking on stage during the Brand New Conference in 2023 with large text 'THE FUTURE' projected in the background.
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↘ Who We Are

We are brand alchemists & seasoned storytellers. Conductors of imaginative energy & excellent conversation. We create the conditions for brilliance to emerge.

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  • Kristin is a Virgo and creative strategist hell-bent on making beautiful, useful things on earth before her time is up.

    She brings a joyful sense of play and precision to the creative process, whether leading award-winning advocacy campaigns for progressive movement organizations or crafting impeccable copy for small, local businesses. She’s helped shape the voice and editorial standards for Planned Parenthood; facilitate the Alliance Table, a national learning community of reproductive justice organizations; re-imagine the patient experience for the TikTok-famous tooth doctors at Dentologie; and define the voice and story for the Disability Cultural Center at UIC. Kristin holds an AB in English from Princeton and MA in Humanities and Creative Writing from the University of Chicago. She lives in northern New Mexico.

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  • Nermin is a brand alchemist—a designer, creative director, and whole-hearted champion for form, function and care.

    Born in Syria, raised in Saudi, and bilingual in English and Arabic, she translates thoughtful strategies into holistic, gorgeously realized design systems…and she can do it in two languages. She’s reinvigorated hyper-local to global brands and led boundary-breaking campaigns for Karam Foundation, Planned Parenthood, Type Directors Club, Onward and StockX. Her work has been recognized by the STA 100, Typewolf, Brand New, Communication Arts, and Fast Company Innovation by Design. She holds a BSc in Visual Communications from the American University of Sharjah (UAE), and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts, Media and Design from OCAD University. She’s living that soccer mom life in Chicago.

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HOW WE WORK

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HOW WE WORK —

We make the map together, tailoring our approach to meet your goals, priorities and capacity.

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Discovery & Learning


We dig deep and ask good questions to understand who you are, who you serve, and what matters most.

Brand + Landscape Audit

Co-Design Workshops

Stakeholder Interviews

Audience Profiles

Journey Mapping

Opportunity Framing

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Strategy & Design


We metabolize insight into coherent strategies that lay the foundation for beautiful, scalable brand identities.

Brand Positioning, Values + Attributes

Brand Voice + Messaging

Communication Strategy

Visual Territories + Design Directions

Visual Identity System

Brand Guidelines

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Launch & Activation


Time to apply the design. We’ll work with you to determine priorities and opportunities for impact.

Print + Packaging Design

Brand Collateral + Merch

Environmental Design

Art + Creative Direction

Website Design

Social Templates

Launch + Creative Campaigns

Copywriting + Content

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↘ Honors

TALKS & PUBLICATIONS

2025 — Designing Wellness, Columbia Chi
2024 — Faculty Magazine

2024 — Rightpoint Design Conference
2024 — Confronting Design, CGDC
2024 — Design as Activism, IIT
2023 — Designing Your Life, Northwestern
2023 — BrandNew Conference, Chicago
2022 — BrandNew Conference, Austin

2019 — First Round Conference, Chicago

Have a project in mind? Let’s talk about it.