Brands that follow the algorithm start to look like everyone else. Authorship is the alternative — a brand's own voice, conviction, and identity that lasts.

Melville Brand Design has been providing exactly this since 2008: We translate that conviction into brand identities, typography, websites and communication systems. For adidas, Munich Arena, Samsonite — and anyone who wants to mean something.

services

BRAND STRATEGY

Positioning
Naming
Brand Architecture
Storytelling

BRAND DESIGN

Corporate Design
Logo & Typography
Color Systems
Visual Identity
Packaging & Print
Editorial Design

BRAND EXPERIENCE

Digital Branding
Websites & UX/UI
Social Media
Campaigns
Event & Exhibition Design
Brands in Space
Signage Systems

Black-and-white photo of a crowd at a Melville event

Borrowed Spaces – pop-up exhibition of screen-printed posters at Luitpoldlab Munich

Borrowed Spaces – Melville designers in front of the screen-printed poster wall

Video still: dancers rehearsing together in a studio

Video still: group of dancers performing in a studio

contact
info@melvilledesign.de
+49 / 89 / 189 279 10

melville brand design
goethestrasse 20
munich—germany

We provide brands with authorship — and we go deep to earn it. Into every industry, every brief, every brand's history. For adidas and Canon as much as for independent craftspeople and local makers.

Our size is a choice. Melville combines hands-on guidance from the owners with a dedicated team — free from the bureaucracy of large agencies. When a project calls for it, we bring in the right people from a network built over eighteen years.

selected clients
adidas, Bayern Design, Bentley, BMW, Canon, Cushman & Wakefield, DJH, Deutsche Kontor – Privatbank, Emanate, Fjällräven, Hanwag, Häberlein & Mauerer, Heyne Verlag, iF International Forum Design, Jack Wolfskin, Julius Brantner Brothandwerk, Kettnaker, Klassik Radio, MAN, Marc O’Polo, Munich Arena, Prestel, ProSiebenSat.1, Random House, Samsonite, SIGG, Versace, ZS Verlag. See all our cases

Julius Brantner Brothandwerk bakery sign on a wooden façade in Munich

The Melville Circle — Beyond the studio, Melville exercises its own authorship — publications, platforms, and creative projects: the Makers Bible, 100For10, and Slanted.

Different in form, united in conviction.

100for10 art book – black-and-white illustrated portraits

100for10 art book – black-and-white photograph of a woman's back

100for10 art book – pen drawing of a bicycle

100for10 art book – black-and-white illustration of figures

Makers Bible Crafting Cuisine book with yellow cover on a table

Makers Bible books stacked on a wooden table

Slanted magazine issues fanned out on a table

Slanted magazine spread with colourful illustration

Slanted magazine opened to a typographic spread

Slanted design magazines with colourful covers, founded by Lars Harmsen

Slanted – design publication exhibition with posters in a red-lit room

Julius Brantner Brothandwerk – baker in the bakery workshop

100FOR10

100 pages for 10 good reasons, established 2009 — is our own art book series with over 130 individual publications — raw, black and white, and deliberately unpolished. Each issue brings together 100 pages of work from artists, illustrators, photographers and authors we cherish, printed and distributed worldwide. Inspiration that reminds us of why we love what we do.

100for10.com

Makers Bible

Our Makers Bible has documented craftsmanship since 2015. Over 400 handpicked manufacturers from around the globe — their stories, their conviction. Across 8 printed books and 32,000 sold copies — and digital. A testament to quality that outlasts trends. It taught us that sustainability is not a phrase, that meaning lies in honesty, that the human touch counts.

makersbible.com

Slanted Publishers

Melville CD Lars Harmsen founded Slanted — Europe’s most influential design publication, known to shape how the industry thinks about typography and visual culture. He also holds a professorship for Editorial Design at FH Dortmund. His presence at the intersection of practice and education brings Melville direct access to where design is heading next.

slanted.de

Videography

Melville Art Director Johannes König brings a cinematic eye to brand storytelling. Documentary-style videography, produced in-house — from intimate portraits to full campaign films. The result: seamless continuation from brand identity to moving image. The same voice, the same conviction, across every platform. No lost-in-translation.

video portfolio

Team

Mara Morawitz
art director

Johannes König
art director / partner

Magdalena Schmid
art director

Michael Schmidt
managing director

Luisa Dirr
art director

Leia Autenrieth
graphic design

Florian Brugger
art director / partner

Stephanie Binder
comms & strategy

Prof. Lars Harmsen
creative director

Paula Weege
graphic design

Most of our best projects started with a simple conversation. Not a pitch. Just a conversation and a brief. You came this far on our Website.

Time to talk, don’t you think? — what can we do for you?

contact
info@melvilledesign.de
+49 / 89 / 189 279 10

melville brand design
goethestrasse 20
munich—germany

Brands that follow the algorithm start to look like everyone else. Authorship is the alternative — a brand's own voice, conviction, and identity that lasts.

Melville Brand Design has been providing exactly this since 2008: We translate that conviction into brand identities, typography, websites and communication systems. For adidas, Munich Arena, Samsonite — and anyone who wants to mean something.

services

BRAND STRATEGY

Positioning
Naming
Brand Architecture
Storytelling

BRAND DESIGN

Corporate Design
Logo & Typography
Color Systems
Visual Identity
Packaging & Print
Editorial Design

BRAND EXPERIENCE

Digital Branding
Websites & UX/UI
Social Media
Campaigns
Event & Exhibition Design
Brands in Space
Signage Systems

We provide brands with authorship — and we go deep to earn it. Into every industry, every brief, every brand's history. For adidas and Canon as much as for independent craftspeople and local makers.

Our size is a choice. Melville combines hands-on guidance from the owners with a dedicated team — free from the bureaucracy of large agencies. When a project calls for it, we bring in the right people from a network built over eighteen years.

The Melville Circle — Beyond the studio, Melville exercises its own authorship — publications, platforms, and creative projects: the Makers Bible, 100For10, and Slanted.

Different in form, united in conviction.

100FOR10

100 pages for 10 good reasons, established 2009 — is our own art book series with over 130 individual publications — raw, black and white, and deliberately unpolished. Each issue brings together 100 pages of work from artists, illustrators, photographers and authors we cherish, printed and distributed worldwide. Inspiration that reminds us of why we love what we do.

100for10.com

Makers Bible

makersbible.com

Slanted Publishers

slanted.de

Videography

video portfolio

Team

Mara Morawitz
art director

Johannes König
art director / partner

Magdalena Schmid
art director

Michael Schmidt
managing director

Luisa Dirr
art director

Leia Autenrieth
graphic design

Florian Brugger
art director / partner

Stephanie Binder
comms & strategy

Prof. Lars Harmsen
creative director

Paula Weege
graphic design

Most of our best projects started with a simple conversation. Not a pitch. Just a conversation and a brief. You came this far on our Website.

Time to talk, don’t you think? — what can we do for you?

Get in touch
info@melvilledesign.de
+49 / 89 / 189 279 10

melville brand design
goethestrasse 20
munich—germany

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Get in touch
info@melvilledesign.de
+49 / 89 / 189 279 10

melville brand design
goethestrasse 20
munich—germany

news jobs imprint privacy

Brands that follow the algorithm start to look like everyone else. Authorship is the alternative — a brand's own voice, conviction, and identity that lasts.

Melville Brand Design has been providing exactly this since 2008: We translate that conviction into brand identities, typography, websites and communication systems. For adidas, Munich Arena, Samsonite — and anyone who wants to mean something.

We provide brands with authorship — and we go deep to earn it. Into every industry, every brief, every brand's history. For adidas and Canon as much as for independent craftspeople and local makers.

Our size is a choice. Melville combines hands-on guidance from the owners with a dedicated team — free from the bureaucracy of large agencies. When a project calls for it, we bring in the right people from a network built over eighteen years.

The Melville Circle — Beyond the studio, Melville exercises its own authorship — publications, platforms, and creative projects: the Makers Bible, 100For10, and Slanted.

Different in form, united in conviction.

100FOR10

Makers Bible

Slanted Publishers

Videography

Most of our best projects started with a simple conversation. Not a pitch. Just a conversation and a brief. You came this far on our Website.

Time to talk, don’t you think? — what can we do for you?

Brands that follow the algorithm start to look like everyone else. Authorship is the alternative — a brand's own voice, conviction, and identity that lasts.

Melville Brand Design has been providing exactly this since 2008: We translate that conviction into brand identities, typography, websites and communication systems. For adidas, Munich Arena, Samsonite — and anyone who wants to mean something.

We provide brands with authorship — and we go deep to earn it. Into every industry, every brief, every brand's history. For adidas and Canon as much as for independent craftspeople and local makers.

Our size is a choice. Melville combines hands-on guidance from the owners with a dedicated team — free from the bureaucracy of large agencies. When a project calls for it, we bring in the right people from a network built over eighteen years.

The Melville Circle — Beyond the studio, Melville exercises its own authorship — publications, platforms, and creative projects: the Makers Bible, 100For10, and Slanted.

Different in form, united in conviction.

100FOR10

Makers Bible

Slanted Publishers

Videography

Most of our best projects started with a simple conversation. Not a pitch. Just a conversation and a brief. You came this far on our Website.

Time to talk, don’t you think? — what can we do for you?

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Brands that follow the algorithm start to look like everyone else. Authorship is the alternative — a brand's own voice, conviction, and identity that lasts.

Melville Brand Design has been providing exactly this since 2008: We translate that conviction into brand identities, typography, websites and communication systems. For adidas, Munich Arena, Samsonite — and anyone who wants to mean something.

We provide brands with authorship — and we go deep to earn it. Into every industry, every brief, every brand's history. For adidas and Canon as much as for independent craftspeople and local makers.

Our size is a choice. Melville combines hands-on guidance from the owners with a dedicated team — free from the bureaucracy of large agencies. When a project calls for it, we bring in the right people from a network built over eighteen years.

The Melville Circle — Beyond the studio, Melville exercises its own authorship — publications, platforms, and creative projects: the Makers Bible, 100For10, and Slanted.

Different in form, united in conviction.

100FOR10

Makers Bible

Slanted Publishers

Videography

Most of our best projects started with a simple conversation. Not a pitch. Just a conversation and a brief. You came this far on our Website.

Time to talk, don’t you think? — what can we do for you?

Brands that follow the algorithm start to look like everyone else. Authorship is the alternative — a brand's own voice, conviction, and identity that lasts.

Melville Brand Design has been providing exactly this since 2008: We translate that conviction into brand identities, typography, websites and communication systems. For adidas, Munich Arena, Samsonite — and anyone who wants to mean something.

We provide brands with authorship — and we go deep to earn it. Into every industry, every brief, every brand's history. For adidas and Canon as much as for independent craftspeople and local makers.

Our size is a choice. Melville combines hands-on guidance from the owners with a dedicated team — free from the bureaucracy of large agencies. When a project calls for it, we bring in the right people from a network built over eighteen years.

The Melville Circle — Beyond the studio, Melville exercises its own authorship — publications, platforms, and creative projects: the Makers Bible, 100For10, and Slanted.

Different in form, united in conviction.

100FOR10

Makers Bible

Slanted Publishers

Videography

Most of our best projects started with a simple conversation. Not a pitch. Just a conversation and a brief. You came this far on our Website.

Time to talk, don’t you think? — what can we do for you?

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