Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland Identity
The new branding for moCa Cleveland, is built upon two core concepts: the ‘remix,’ borrowed from music, wherein elements are reshuffled and rearranged around an ever-present baseline, and multiplicity—‘two things at once.’
Covering everything from institutional voice, content strategy, wordmark, digital and print communications, signage, and more, the project was completed during a residency as Designer-in-Residence.
Upon the completion of the project, the new system and guidelines were handed over to the museum's in-house team for implementation and application.
A custom typeface was commissioned from Camelot. Check out a nice write-up about the typeface on Type01.
Branding, Identity, Art Direction, Brand Strategy, Content Strategy, Editorial
Studio Michael Aberman is a design studio working with a rotating cast of collaborators and clients from across a range of sectors, including cultural, architecture, education, entertainment, and fashion. The studio’s projects include identity systems, publications, websites, signage and wayfinding, exhibition design and interpretation, and content strategy. The studio has won multiple awards for its work.
From 2017–2018, Michael was the Designer-in-Residence at moCa Cleveland. He led the Design Department at the Aspen Art Museum from 2012–2017. During his time there, he designed a new identity system (currently in use) and oversaw the publishing arm of the museum, Aspen Art Press.
Select Clients
Alec Soth
Aspen Art Museum
AspenSnowmass
Christophe Guye Galerie
Chu–Gooding
Erik Madigan Heck
Fung+Blatt Architects
Headlands Center for the Arts
Hopson Rodstrom Design
IN-FO.CO
Institute 193
kevin daly Architects
Loisos+Ubbelohde
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Magnum Photos
Mikhael Subotzky
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
moCa Cleveland
PACE Gallery
Petzel Gallery
Piotr Szyhalski/Labor Camp
SFU Galleries
Sparano + Mooney Architecture
Steidl
Thames & Hudson
University of Minnesota
Utah Jazz
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
Vertebrae
Walker Art Center