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Identity

Terra Nova

One structural mark, from business card to building signage.

Client
Terra Nova Studio
Year
2025
Role
Brand Identity, Signage
Category
Identity
Terra Nova — Mark at facade scale.
Mark at facade scale.

Overview

A sustainable architecture studio whose previous identity worked at screen size and fell apart at building scale — the mark had detail that simply vanished when fabricated in steel at three metres.

Approach

The mark was rebuilt from a single stroke weight tied to a ratio, so it scales without ever needing optical correction. It's tested at both extremes of its range: 8mm on a business card and 3.2m on a facade. Nothing in between required a special case.

Outcome

Fabricated in three materials across four sites with no artwork revisions. The studio has since used the same ratio logic for their project numbering.

Selected artwork — 2 pieces · click to zoom

02Stroke ratio construction.
038mm to 3.2m scale test.

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IdentitySignageArchitecture
Terra NovaIdentity2025Terra Nova Studio