ST. BOURKE | From the Ground Up

march 2021

StB site launch | v. 3.7 | 03.01.2021

It was a tremendous honor to be part of the rebranding of St. Bourke and the launch of this website. For years we have walked with you guys, extending help with all kinds of design for all kinds of projects. But this one took the proverbial biscuit. To take this young, energetic, vibrant company to—hopefully—a much higher visual level was a Big Labor of Love. A great work. Also a bizarre job, we worked effortlessly for over a year on the re-branding and the website, where we hardly met in person.

many thanks to:

Many thanks to Ben Simpson and Katie Fidler for their immense hands-on mentality, never-ending support and help where needed.

Thanks to DRAPAC and Sebastian D. to hand this project to a bunch of brand builders who always have the immediate vision, although not always immediately visible.

That takes trust and it is—always—so appreciated.

inspired by:

Strong coffee and clean water.
We’d be lost without coffee and water.

On speakers & headphones:
The Backseat Lovers, Kevin MacLeod, Shame, Tröckener Kecks, Urban Dance Squad, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, Foo Fighters, Van Halen, Gang of Youths, Doves, Puccini, Verdi, Bluu, Monolink, MC Solaar, The 1975, Eddie Current Suppression Ring, The Head and the Heart, Ludovico Einaudi, Winnetka Bowling League, The Temper Trap, Secret Machines, The Lumineers, Spacehog, The Killers, Biz and The Tragically Hip.
We’d be lost without music.

Wives and daughters.
Their laughter keeps us going.
We’d be lost without women.

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When you look at this website, don’t forget when it was made. It started in early 2020, an incredible challenging year. It tested all of us and our society to the max in ways we don’t even see yet. Democracy in darkness, reckoning with old hurts, lives and loves lost by a raging pandemic, a ‘new’ normal. It is not normal, but it is a chance to propel us forward as a society. We need to use that momentum.

Stay inspired.
Look up more than you look back.
Whistle when you’re scared.
Celebrate your weirdness.
The heart should move the head.
Be well, stay safe and love hard.

We’d be absolutely lost without love.