Umber Studio LLC
Red Hook, Brooklyn
Since 2018
Identity, packaging and Framer sites
Eight projects,
2023 to 2026.
4×
Greenpoint Records, 2025
Direct sales in the first year, after a new identity, sleeves built to survive a crate and a new website.
Four things we do,
priced from $8,000.
No account managers and no departments. We bring in a photographer, copywriter or developer when the job needs one.
Brand strategy and naming
Positioning, naming and tone of voice. Two workshops with the founders and one decision document nobody argues with later.
From $9,000
Two weeks
Identity and packaging
Wordmark, typography, color and the system, with print and packaging files your printer can run.
From $12,000
Six weeks
Websites in Framer
Design and build in one team, CMS included, handed over so you can edit it the day after launch.
From $18,000
Four weeks
Motion and campaign
Launch films, social kits and animated identities that use the system instead of fighting it.
From $8,000
Two weeks
+52%
Catskill Hemp, 2024
More retail listings within twelve months. The packaging prints in one ink on uncoated board and won a D&AD Wood Pencil.
Six weeks,
brief to launch.
Kick-off call within 48 hours of signing. You pay 40% at kick-off, 40% at sign-off and 20% at launch.
1
Week
Listen
Two workshops with the founders, no slides. We audit what you have and write a one-page brief we both sign.
Signed brief, audit and schedule. 40% on kick-off.
2-3
Weeks
Make
Two directions shown on real applications, with one recommendation.
Concept presentation.
4
Week
Refine
One round of changes on the chosen direction. Then it is final.
Full system and sign-off. 40% on sign-off.
5-6
Weeks
Build
Files, the Framer site, print supervision and a recorded handover.
Everything, editable. 20% on launch.
After launch: two months of free fixes, then a retainer, or you edit the CMS yourself.
Seven people and two dogs
in a former bakery on Van Brunt Street.
The bakery, 118 Van Brunt Street
First run at the press in Long Island City
Biscuit and Olive, office dogs since 2020
Two slots open
for Q1 2027.
Tell us what you are building, what you have and what you can spend. You will hear from Mark within two business days.