Creative direction · Custom rugs

Bold,by design.

An expressive identity built to feel as distinctive as the rugs themselves.

Client
What The Rugs
Year
2023
Role
Creative direction & design
Output
Editorial & social content
Selected key visualsExpressive brand direction
What The Rugs brand overview
Brand direction overview01

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Project overview

Different on purpose.

Context

Custom rugs are expressive, tactile, and personal. The visual identity needed the same energy—not the predictable look of a conventional interiors brand.

Design response

Bold typography, graphic shapes, illustration, and shifting color compositions create a system with personality while recurring visual cues keep it coherent.

  • Creative directionSystem
  • Company profileEditorial
  • Social contentDigital
  • Graphic elementsIllustration

02 / Editorial system

A brand world that reads with impact.

Wide editorial applications are paired with equal visual weight so the expressive work remains structured rather than chaotic.

What The Rugs editorial introduction
Editorial openingLandscape
What The Rugs graphic editorial spread
Graphic editorial spreadLandscape

03 / Social content

Playful, but still connected.

A full social grid and focused campaign detail show how varied compositions remain recognisable through recurring graphic cues.

What The Rugs social content grid
Social content gridSquare
What The Rugs campaign detail
Campaign detailLandscape

04 / Story formats

One mockup system across every brand study.

The story-format section mirrors Opera exactly in arrangement and device treatment, while each artwork keeps the bold personality of What The Rugs.

What The Rugs social story adaptation
Social grid story adaptationInstagram Story · 9:16
What The Rugs editorial story adaptation
Editorial story adaptationInstagram Story · 9:16

05 / Brand applications

More expression. Still one system.

The final overview brings editorial, social, and campaign work together in a controlled sequence.

What The Rugs full editorial system
Company profile systemLandscape
What The Rugs visual identity overview
Visual identity overviewLandscape

Outcome

A brand with room to play.

The result is a flexible identity with real personality—bold enough to stand out, structured enough to stay coherent.

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