Chris Hardy Design
Launching a new design studio
While at Son&Sons I worked closely with Chris Hardy as he prepared and launched his new studio.
chrishardydesign.com
web design, Brand identity, system design
Left: White book titled 'Designing Design' by Kenya Hara partially obscured by green leaves. Right: Large white stone blocks stacked outdoors on a concrete ground with wooden supports.
Chris Hardy is an independent designer located in Atlanta. He is a master of his craft with several works commissioned by Design Within Reach and was beginning to rethink his design practice. Chris is a true designer. He is fascinated by process and material and form. He's inspired and curious about where his world and yours collide. The project was to mark the start of his new studio.

I worked closely with Chris to create a brand and website that works for all its necessary applications. Chris needed the website to display his work with elegance and restraint. The type system and grid work in tandem to give Chris and his budding studio flexibility at any scale.
Side of a brown box with 'CH Designed by Chris Hardy for Design Within Reach' printed on it, next to a black background with white text 'CH Chris Hardy'.
Color blocks in red, orange, light blue, purple, and gray arranged in a grid on a black background with the word 'Color' overlayed in large white letters.
White rectangular card on black background with text 'Fakt Pro Headline' in large font, 'Minion Pro: subhead' below, and a bold 'CH' followed by 'Chris Hardy' at bottom left.
Close-up of a business card with contact details placed on a piano keyboard.
Yellow business card with justified headlines text on the left and a burgundy business card with contact details leaning on a matching burgundy rail on the right.
Dark red business card with contact information, casting shadows on a textured dark red background.
Website footer with brown background featuring a black and white portrait of a bearded man and text describing Chris Hardy Design's philosophy, contact info, press mentions, and social links.
Three mobile screens of Chris Hardy's design portfolio showing a wooden table with 'Contemporary Sensibility' text, a work project called Buzzibell featuring a modern meeting room, and an info page describing the design practice.
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