Lunch
Lunch is a multidisciplinary creative studio in Atlanta, GA.
About
Lunch’s mission is to help businesses and organizations tell compelling stories and authentically connect with diverse and underrepresented communities. As an award-winning creative studio, Lunch’s work is centered on the principle that effective design and thoughtful creative direction are catalysts for meaningful engagement. The goal: build bridges between brands and people through strategy-led design that is both impactful and culturally resonant.
A prime example of Lunch’s work is Revision Path, one of the first design podcasts to exclusively feature Black designers and creatives. This project not only earned multiple awards but also cemented its cultural significance by being inducted into the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. This recognition serves as a testament to Lunch’s commitment to creating work that stands the test of time.
The Work
Lunch served a range of clients, including local and state government, tech startups, nonprofit organizations, and Fortune 500 companies. Lunch was a solo studio until 2012, when I began hiring a distributed team and working with them on front-end development.
The homepage for the Borders for Atlanta mayoral campaign in 2009.
A sampling of work for the Grady Health Foundation. Lunch did web design, graphic design, email newsletters, and overall creative consulting.
A sampling of work for the Metro Atlanta Association of Professionals (MAAP). Lunch did web design, graphic design, email newsletters, and WordPress plugin creation and customization.
Lunch designed the logo for Passports & Parasols, a private women's only membership group for travel and leisure.
A sampling of work for the Atlanta Street Food Coalition. Lunch did web design and graphic design.
A sampling of work for NIKE US Sports Camps. Lunch did email newsletters.
Lunch designed the initial logo (and variants) for No Labels, a non-partisan advocacy group.
Lunch also provided print design work for select clients, mainly in the form of creating graphic design templates which the client would then print on their own. This included banners, stickers, name badges, and several other types of paraphernalia.
Lunch designed the MAAP logo, which is used here as embroidery on a shirt, and for print design on a photo placard and name badge.
Lunch designed the Mayor's Summer Reading Club logo, which is shown here on a 3-foot banner.
Lunch designed the MAAP logo, which is used here as a backdrop for a step and repeat, as well as on name badges.
Lunch designed the Mayor's Summer Reading Club logo, which is shown here as a sticker on a book.
Lunch also provided creative strategy services beginning in 2015, providing consulting on diversity and inclusion efforts for Vox Media’s product team, Facebook Design, and other companies and organizations.
Conclusion
Lunch closed in December 2017 when I began working at Glitch. The studio still exists as an umbrella for my creative projects, including podcast coaching.