Pono Design Studio Photoshoot

The Project: Custom photography for our new design studio to primarily use on our website and social media materials.

The Process: We started with an inspiration board and from there developed a shot list with options that felt meaningful to our brand. We collaborated with our photographer, scouted locations, identified props, created branded materials, and styled the space to make it our own.

Brand themes that were important to us: Nods to our personalities & interests, diversity, inclusiveness, inspiration, positivity, Hawaiian/Japanese roots, collaboration, DESIGN!

Style themes that were important to us: Natural lighting, white space, pops of color, modern, eclectic, quirky.

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We put a lot of ourselves into the details of this shoot, you may not see every element, but they are there and they are truely "us".

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Pono is a Chicago-based graphic design studio founded by Lauren Okura and Paul Maeda. Each with over 15 years of agency and in-house experience and working together since 2012, their love for creativity and desire to pay it forward drives them to create great work and inspires them to give back to organizations making a positive impact on the world. #livepono #createpositivity https://pono.design/