The process & inspirations for Misk.
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Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory.
If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.
- J. R. R. Tolkien (via Ursula K. Le Guin)
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Bar Trigona Menu Design 📖
Located within @fskualalumpur , @bartrigona has become one of Kuala Lumpur’s most celebrated cocktail bars, known for its inventive drinks programme and its distinctive use of Malaysian honey and local ingredients.
We were commissioned to design the bar’s new cocktail menu, translating its philosophy into a sensorial editorial object.
The visual language draws from the bar’s interior, where Art Deco influences meet regional geometry. Motifs inspired by honeycombs, ketupat weaves and colonial linework are reinterpreted into the menu’s visual identity.
At the centre sits the hourglass, a symbol of time. Instead of sand, golden honey flows within — representing the title of the menu, the Nectar of Time. Across the pages, the honey gradually descends from the top chamber to the bottom, illustrating the passage from early evening to late night. The transition becomes visible midway through the menu, marking the rhythm of the bar as the night unfolds.
Trigona honey remains both ingredient and metaphor, each drop symbolising a moment suspended between day and night.
Materiality plays an equally important role. The cover features a deep deboss that echoes the honeycomb motif, paired with gold foil accents that catch the light like liquid nectar. Together, these finishes bring a tactile sense of luxury to this very special design piece.
Client: @bartrigona@fskualalumpur
Art Direction: @trishates
Illustration & Design: @crayonplug
Photos 1-4, 12: @billysimon99
Image reinterpretation through manipulation. 🎐
Always a pleasure working within Trisha’s world.
Big ideas & execution by @trishates & friends; graphic design by us.
For @suntory_rokugin x @theicecreambar.my 🥮
When spikes and curves wandered across the page during an internship, poof, a font took shape.
Originally explored during Crayon Studio’s internship programme by Aisyah Rahan.
Enjoy 🪄
A system built grain by grain. Coffee rings, wheat, and organic stains come together through small, organic forms.
Up close, abstract.
From a distance, whole.
Brand work & collaterals for @granule.pj
