Joss Wakamo is a designer and art director from Atlanta, Georgia. He is interested in strategic & ethical design, with a focus on identity, product and web design. ¶ He was previously a designer and strategist at 3 Owl Media, and has worked with Microsoft, Ericsson, Oculus, The Weather Channel, the City of Atlanta. ¶ In his free time, he helps operate Counterpart, a risograph & design studio.
Featured Work︎
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Better Bureau
Better Bureau was a pro-social creative agency that worked exclusively with non-profit and social enterprise brands. Our goal was to help progressive organizations find their voice and spread their message by offering a wide range of design services at discounted rates subsidized by local philanthropic entities.
Client: Self-Initiated
Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2017-2018
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Print Collateral
Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2017-2018
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Print Collateral
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Rebranded identity and website for the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The new identity represents a sleek evolution of the existing brand elements, and allowed the college to stand tall among it’s peers. The website received a complete audit and visual overhaul, resulting in a more attractive and accessible site with a fraction of the existing pages.
Client: 3 Owl
Creative Director: Jonathan Splitlog, Art Director: Vichhika Tep, Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2019-2020
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Information Architecture
⤷ Web Design
Creative Director: Jonathan Splitlog, Art Director: Vichhika Tep, Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2019-2020
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Information Architecture
⤷ Web Design
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ATL Collective
Work for ATL Collective, a non-profit, live music series celebrating the diverse sounds of Atlanta through covering classic albums. They needed a cohesive, recognizable brand that could seamlessly incorporate visuals to match each month’s live show. We developed a new brand identity, and built a flexible and responsive series of assets to help promote each show.
Client: 3 Owl
Creative Director: Jonathan Splitlog, Art Director: Vichhika Tep, Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2019-2020
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Print Design
⤷ Design System
Creative Director: Jonathan Splitlog, Art Director: Vichhika Tep, Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2019-2020
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Print Design
⤷ Design System
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Counterpart
Miscellaneous work printed at Counterpart, a design and risograph studio in Atlanta. Founded as a refuge from digital oversaturation, it also serves to donate time & support to local artists, non-profits, and activism campaigns.
Client: Self-Initiated
Collaberator: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2017-Present
⤷ Art Direction
⤷ Printmaking
Collaberator: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2017-Present
⤷ Art Direction
⤷ Printmaking
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3 OWL
Internal rebrand for 3 Owl, a multidisciplinary design agency based in Atlanta. As our agency grew in size and scope, it became clear that a refinement of the existing identity was necessary. By leaning into the characteristics people associated with us, we developed a new identity & website that felt, at once, mysterious, quirky and practical.
Client: 3 Owl
Creative Director: Jonathan Splitlog, Art Director: Vichhika Tep, Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2019-2020
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Web Design
Creative Director: Jonathan Splitlog, Art Director: Vichhika Tep, Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2019-2020
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Web Design
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