Design on the Human Scale
The paradigm is shifting and cities understand they need to constantly reinvent themselves to be competitive. We design for people and study their needs and behaviors, to create truly livable places. The bicycle, as a symbol of this renaissance, is so simple, yet is an integral part and we will show you how to weave it into your urban fabric.
We offer comprehensive planning services to assist government entities and private developers with innovative solutions to solve complex and challenging problems. We believe that design is the missing link in planning so we specialize in re-establishing design in our holistic approach to master site planning, creative land use strategies, sustainability and resiliency, mobility studies, and policymaking.
Good design is powerful in its ability to efficiently connect and engage people, communicate an idea, or provide a function so brilliantly intuitive that it doesn't need a second thought. We apply expertise in brand recognition, user experience, and braid strategy with creativity to communicate your business or product to your audience with professionalism and imagination.
Marketing is about positioning your business strategy to plan and execute clever campaigns and deliverables to drive sales and client acquisition efforts. We'll help you fine-tune your approach and offer professional copywriting as well as RFP/RFQ/LOI coordination services to various government entities to ensure you're ahead of your game.
The website is your virtual storefront and it's absolutely vital to have an online presence in this digital era with dynamic content and graphics to focus on why your business is the one to choose. Good website design will not only increase your brand recognition, but also build trust. We will work hard to make sure you reach that new level with great design and the best possible SEO strategies.
We offer professional photography services and high-quality digital editing expertise to showcase your work and get your content to work for you. Great photography is absolutely essential to branding and marketing to create emotional connections and increase your perceived value.
Art direction, Branding, Illustration
Branding, Art Direction, Web Design
Art direction, Photography, Illustration
Art direction, Branding, Illustration
Branding, Art Direction, Web Design
Art direction, Graphic Design, Illustration
Photography, Photoshop, Art Direction
Graphic Design, Planning, Urban Design
Urban Planning, Graphic Design
Wayfinding Signage, Planning, Urban Design
Art direction, Branding, Illustration
Wayfinding Signage, Planning, Urban Design
Print Design, Art Direction, photography
Art direction, Branding, Illustration
Photography, Art Direction, Web Design
Art direction, Branding, Illustration
Art direction, Branding, Illustration
To distinguish proposals from the competitions’, our team is skilled in creating visually stunning and professional covers to communicate visually the consultants’ qualifications and capabilities to the selection committees. We can take your project from start to finish.
To distinguish proposals from the competitions’, our team is skilled in creating visually stunning and professional covers to communicate visually the consultants’ qualifications and capabilities to the selection committees. We can take your project from start to finish.
To distinguish proposals from the competitions’, our team is skilled in creating visually stunning and professional covers to communicate visually the consultants’ qualifications and capabilities to the selection committees. We can take your project from start to finish.
Branding created for a geotechnical engineering firm. The logomark is one smooth-flowing object that ends in a point that goes through the bottom of the mark, signifying going through the ground and alluding to the drilling and coring work of the firm. The text is very organic and alludes to the organic and geologic nature of the work.
Branding created for a geotechnical engineering firm. The logomark is one smooth-flowing object that ends in a point that goes through the bottom of the mark, signifying going through the ground and alluding to the drilling and coring work of the firm. The text is very organic and alludes to the organic and geologic nature of the work.
Branding created for a geotechnical engineering firm. The logomark is one smooth-flowing object that ends in a point that goes through the bottom of the mark, signifying going through the ground and alluding to the drilling and coring work of the firm. The text is very organic and alludes to the organic and geologic nature of the work.
The project included a website overhaul and redesign to help them stand out amongst their competitors. The design is very clean and dynamic with heavy emphasis on powerful product imagery and video, as well as various interactive details and features, which make the site more engaging, such as a fun and educational “Did You Know?” pop-up window on the home page. The main focus of the client was not only the product visuals but also to emphasize that their machines are made in the USA, so every header features a watermarked stamp highlighting this a selling point.
Branding and Character Development for a cartoon orca named NOMS, set free into the world using guerilla marketing.
Branding and Character Development for a cartoon orca named NOMS, set free into the world using guerilla marketing.
Created a young, edgy, and urban-style logo and brand name for the new social division at Gold Coast Beverage. Names ranged from "Florida Crafted" to "SoFLocal", which references "South Florida" and "Local", to convey the concept of locally-brewed craft beers. Gold Coast liked tattoo/graffiti-styled writing so those are all hand-drawn, using the State of Florida as a tap or substituting a letter in the typeface. The peninsula of Florida was also stylized to represent the shape of a hop.
Created a young, edgy, and urban-style logo and brand name for the new social division at Gold Coast Beverage. Names ranged from "Florida Crafted" to "SoFLocal", which references "South Florida" and "Local", to convey the concept of locally-brewed craft beers. Gold Coast liked tattoo/graffiti-styled writing so those are all hand-drawn, using the State of Florida as a tap or substituting a letter in the typeface. The peninsula of Florida was also stylized to represent the shape of a hop.
The Republic of Design is capable of amazing and captivating photography, as well as highly professional photoshop abilities to make a stand-out impact. We are experts in digital editing and can fix and/or clean up most photos thrown at us.
The Republic of Design is capable of amazing and captivating photography, as well as highly professional photoshop abilities to make a stand-out impact. We are experts in digital editing and can fix and/or clean up most photos thrown at us.
The Republic of Design is capable of amazing and captivating photography, as well as highly professional photoshop abilities to make a stand-out impact. We are experts in digital editing and can fix and/or clean up most photos thrown at us.
The Republic of Design is capable of amazing and captivating photography, as well as highly professional photoshop abilities to make a stand-out impact. We are experts in digital editing and can fix and/or clean up most photos thrown at us.
We flex our creative wings to illustrate effective and beautiful graphics to communicate your ideas for any project you may have. Our expertise ranges from illustrations, submittal graphics, renderings, and captivating presentations and awards submissions.
We flex our creative wings to illustrate effective and beautiful graphics to communicate your ideas for any project you may have. Our expertise ranges from illustrations, submittal graphics, renderings, and captivating presentations and awards submissions.
We flex our creative wings to illustrate effective and beautiful graphics to communicate your ideas for any project you may have. Our expertise ranges from illustrations, submittal graphics, renderings, and captivating presentations and awards submissions.
We flex our creative wings to illustrate effective and beautiful graphics to communicate your ideas for any project you may have. Our expertise ranges from illustrations, submittal graphics, renderings, and captivating presentations and awards submissions.
We flex our creative wings to illustrate effective and beautiful graphics to communicate your ideas for any project you may have. Our expertise ranges from illustrations, submittal graphics, renderings, and captivating presentations and awards submissions.
Branding and Corporate Identity established for a bicycle shop specializing in European bicycles.
Branding created for the marketing and design division of the engineering firm WGI (Wantman Group, Inc.) to further communicate the one-stop-shop nature of the firm, as well as be able to bring in outside clients for billable work. The logo references the umbrella parent company, but with its own twist and colour palette.
Branding created for the marketing and design division of the engineering firm WGI (Wantman Group, Inc.) to further communicate the one-stop-shop nature of the firm, as well as be able to bring in outside clients for billable work. The logo references the umbrella parent company, but with its own twist and colour palette.
Branding created for the marketing and design division of the engineering firm WGI (Wantman Group, Inc.) to further communicate the one-stop-shop nature of the firm, as well as be able to bring in outside clients for billable work. The logo references the umbrella parent company, but with its own twist and colour palette.
Branding created for the marketing and design division of the engineering firm WGI (Wantman Group, Inc.) to further communicate the one-stop-shop nature of the firm, as well as be able to bring in outside clients for billable work. The logo references the umbrella parent company, but with its own twist and colour palette.
A new logo and branding look was designed that would convey the strength and integrity of their firm. The logo mark represents a shield comprised of the C and G letters, the G alluding abstractly to both an excavator and an arrow pointing upwards. A heavy serif font was used for the company name logotype to contrast with a heavy sans serif font for the subtitle to also reinforce the strength of the shield mark and the overall impression of reliability in the firm. The logo is also the main focal point for the website design, oversized to emphasize strength and stability. The aesthetic of the website is modern and heavily visually-oriented, with large photos for a better user experience.
A new logo and branding look was designed that would convey the strength and integrity of their firm. The logo mark represents a shield comprised of the C and G letters, the G alluding abstractly to both an excavator and an arrow pointing upwards. A heavy serif font was used for the company name logotype to contrast with a heavy sans serif font for the subtitle to also reinforce the strength of the shield mark and the overall impression of reliability in the firm. The logo is also the main focal point for the website design, oversized to emphasize strength and stability. The aesthetic of the website is modern and heavily visually-oriented, with large photos for a better user experience.
A new logo and branding look was designed that would convey the strength and integrity of their firm. The logo mark represents a shield comprised of the C and G letters, the G alluding abstractly to both an excavator and an arrow pointing upwards. A heavy serif font was used for the company name logotype to contrast with a heavy sans serif font for the subtitle to also reinforce the strength of the shield mark and the overall impression of reliability in the firm. The logo is also the main focal point for the website design, oversized to emphasize strength and stability. The aesthetic of the website is modern and heavily visually-oriented, with large photos for a better user experience.
A new logo and branding look was designed that would convey the strength and integrity of their firm. The logo mark represents a shield comprised of the C and G letters, the G alluding abstractly to both an excavator and an arrow pointing upwards. A heavy serif font was used for the company name logotype to contrast with a heavy sans serif font for the subtitle to also reinforce the strength of the shield mark and the overall impression of reliability in the firm. The logo is also the main focal point for the website design, oversized to emphasize strength and stability. The aesthetic of the website is modern and heavily visually-oriented, with large photos for a better user experience.
Custom binders are designed for large projects to maximize visual impact and communicate thorough understanding and commitment of the consultant with their submittal. We can take your project from start to finish.
Custom binders are designed for large projects to maximize visual impact and communicate thorough understanding and commitment of the consultant with their submittal. We can take your project from start to finish.
Custom binders are designed for large projects to maximize visual impact and communicate thorough understanding and commitment of the consultant with their submittal. We can take your project from start to finish.
The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation was in need of a major branding and website overhaul. The original logo needed updating, so using the same logo elements, their logo was given a fresh update that more closely corresponds with their mission. The original logo had an orange crane that was replaced with the Roseate Spoonbill, a more appropriate Everglades bird. The website was redesigned to highlight impactful nature imagery while maintaining cohesive structure and organization that's user-friendly and tastefully designed.
The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation was in need of a major branding and website overhaul. The original logo needed updating, so using the same logo elements, their logo was given a fresh update that more closely corresponds with their mission. The original logo had an orange crane that was replaced with the Roseate Spoonbill, a more appropriate Everglades bird. The website was redesigned to highlight impactful nature imagery while maintaining cohesive structure and organization that's user-friendly and tastefully designed.
The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation was in need of a major branding and website overhaul. The original logo needed updating, so using the same logo elements, their logo was given a fresh update that more closely corresponds with their mission. The original logo had an orange crane that was replaced with the Roseate Spoonbill, a more appropriate Everglades bird. The website was redesigned to highlight impactful nature imagery while maintaining cohesive structure and organization that's user-friendly and tastefully designed.
The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation was in need of a major branding and website overhaul. The original logo needed updating, so using the same logo elements, their logo was given a fresh update that more closely corresponds with their mission. The original logo had an orange crane that was replaced with the Roseate Spoonbill, a more appropriate Everglades bird. The website was redesigned to highlight impactful nature imagery while maintaining cohesive structure and organization that's user-friendly and tastefully designed.
A new logo and branding look was designed that would convey the strength and integrity of their firm. The logo mark represents a shield comprised of the C and G letters, the G alluding abstractly to both an excavator and an arrow pointing upwards. A heavy serif font was used for the company name logotype to contrast with a heavy sans serif font for the subtitle to also reinforce the strength of the shield mark and the overall impression of reliability in the firm. The logo is also the main focal point for the website design, oversized to emphasize strength and stability. The aesthetic of the website is modern and heavily visually-oriented, with large photos for a better user experience.
A new logo and branding look was designed that would convey the strength and integrity of their firm. The logo mark represents a shield comprised of the C and G letters, the G alluding abstractly to both an excavator and an arrow pointing upwards. A heavy serif font was used for the company name logotype to contrast with a heavy sans serif font for the subtitle to also reinforce the strength of the shield mark and the overall impression of reliability in the firm. The logo is also the main focal point for the website design, oversized to emphasize strength and stability. The aesthetic of the website is modern and heavily visually-oriented, with large photos for a better user experience.
A new logo and branding look was designed that would convey the strength and integrity of their firm. The logo mark represents a shield comprised of the C and G letters, the G alluding abstractly to both an excavator and an arrow pointing upwards. A heavy serif font was used for the company name logotype to contrast with a heavy sans serif font for the subtitle to also reinforce the strength of the shield mark and the overall impression of reliability in the firm. The logo is also the main focal point for the website design, oversized to emphasize strength and stability. The aesthetic of the website is modern and heavily visually-oriented, with large photos for a better user experience.
Working with a sign manufacturing company subcontracted out to provide special creative design for a Citywide Signage program, this project essentially rebranded the City of Tamarac, Florida. The City allowed creative liberty with the design and type outside of their official logo style, provided that it worked with a style of landscaping walls they were already installing, and looked sophisticated. The signs were designed to have a sandstone texture with a stone pattern, in conjunction with those walls, and the "wave" element atop reflects their logo and ties into the black iron fence look.
Working with a sign manufacturing company subcontracted out to provide special creative design for a Citywide Signage program, this project essentially rebranded the City of Tamarac, Florida. The City allowed creative liberty with the design and type outside of their official logo style, provided that it worked with a style of landscaping walls they were already installing, and looked sophisticated. The signs were designed to have a sandstone texture with a stone pattern, in conjunction with those walls, and the "wave" element atop reflects their logo and ties into the black iron fence look.
Site Plans are rendered to be artistic abstractions to visually promote the look and feel of a particular site. Using CADD drawings as the backbone for scaled-to-size renderings or creating loosely illustrated abstractions make for highly impactful visuals to bring any project to life. They say a picture tells a thousand words…
Site Plans are rendered to be artistic abstractions to visually promote the look and feel of a particular site. Using CADD drawings as the backbone for scaled-to-size renderings or creating loosely illustrated abstractions make for highly impactful visuals to bring any project to life. They say a picture tells a thousand words…
Working with landscape architects and planners, a new signage family was designed, which included gateway wayfinding signs, pedestrian interactive directories, cars and bike parking signage, street lamp signage, logo sculpture fountains, and master planning work to bring back the vibrancy of the urban space for residents and visitors.
Working with landscape architects and planners, a new signage family was designed, which included gateway wayfinding signs, pedestrian interactive directories, cars and bike parking signage, street lamp signage, logo sculpture fountains, and master planning work to bring back the vibrancy of the urban space for residents and visitors.
The 6th Winter Cycling Congress is being held Moscow, Russia in 2018 and an international logo contest was held. An international jury from seven countries defined the winners. This logo design came in second place from more than 500 entries submitted from 40 countries. The bilingual logo depicts the architecture style of the Kremlin in the theme of the host city.
The elements of the original logo can be made into various promotional items. The logotype allows for font style flexibility, in addition to use in both English and Russian.
The elements of the original logo can be made into various promotional items. The logotype allows for font style flexibility, in addition to use in both English and Russian.
The elements of the original logo can be made into various promotional items. The logotype allows for font style flexibility, in addition to use in both English and Russian.
The elements of the original logo can be made into various promotional items. The logotype allows for font style flexibility, in addition to use in both English and Russian.
The City of Palm Beach Gardens, FL is looking at incorporating bicycle infrastructure into its transportation system to create a world-class network that is safe and comfortable for all ages and abilities. This includes vehicle travel lane narrowing, as well as using the existing right-of-way space to improve pedestrian facilities in addition to the bicycle facilities. Where possible, shade trees and landscaping will be added to improve aesthetics and mitigate air pollution.
The City of Palm Beach Gardens, FL is looking at incorporating bicycle infrastructure into its transportation system to create a world-class network that is safe and comfortable for all ages and abilities. This example shows vehicle lane narrowing, adding a tree-lined median in place of dual-left turn lane to further the visual narrowing of the roadway, and adding a bi-directional protected cycle track with intersection crossing markers. In turn, the narrowed roadway will slow the cars more organically than with just speed limit markers, creating a safer corridor for all users.
The City of Palm Beach Gardens, FL is looking at incorporating bicycle infrastructure into its transportation system to create a world-class network that is safe and comfortable for all ages and abilities. Protecting the intersection is vital to creating true, safe network connectivity for all users by increasing visibility, slowing turning vehicle movements, and creating safe refuges for pedestrians and bicyclists.
The City of Delray Beach, FL won a grant to create safe bicycle infrastructure on Congress Avenue, which is a major north-south thoroughfare that serves both automotive and transit traffic. Additionally, it is a truck route and one of the alternatives should neighboring I-95 grind to a halt. Because the other alternate route – US 1 to the east with similar Average Daily Traffic (ADT) – has been narrowed from 6 lanes to 4, Congress Avenue was a good contender for the same treatment while still accommodating the same traffic volume. The Congress Avenue Task Force was assembled to study Delray’s “Next Great Street” to attract redevelopment opportunities. Creating a safe cycling corridor on a road that connects to bus transit but also to the regional Tri-Rail Commuter Rail station makes economical sense.
The City of Delray Beach, FL submitted a grant to make Barwick Road a Complete Street, as per its new Complete Streets Policy adopted November 2016. The grant focuses on the stretch of Barwick Road that connects Atlantic Avenue north to Lake Ida Road with an existing sidewalk on the eastern side. The road serves a middle school and an elementary school, as well as a nearby high school, therefore making it a great Complete Streets project. Currently, there are no traffic calming measures on this road to slow cars using it as a bypass, no shade, almost non-existing street lighting, and a wide right-of-way that invites cars to park. The Complete Streets redesign incorporates pedestrian-scale lighting, sidewalks on both sides of the road, protected cycle tracks on both sides, and shade trees incorporated into bio-swales to mitigate environmental concerns and drainage. This creates a sense of place and a comfortable environment for all users.
The City of Delray Beach, FL submitted a grant to make Lindell Road a Complete Street, as per its new Complete Streets Policy adopted November 2016. Lindell is a road that runs through a residential area and connects its residents to Linton Boulevard at the northern entrance to US 1 at the southeastern entrance, crossing the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad track and Dixie Highway. It is a corridor which has major sidewalk gaps with bus transit stops. Many of the residents are elderly and/or disabled, proving their self mobility to be quite difficult. The right-of-way is wide enough that proper sidewalks, protected cycle tracks, shade trees, and pedestrian-scale lighting can be incorporated into the primarily 2-way road, without sacrificing any lanes where there are turn lanes.
The City of Delray Beach, FL submitted a grant to make Linton Boulevard, from A1A to US 1, a Complete Street, as per its new Complete Streets Policy adopted November 2016. Linton Boulevard is a major arterial road in the city, connecting all the way east to the beach. It requires the transfer of ownership from Palm Beach County to the City to meet this grant, which includes narrowing the vehicle travel lanes and removing one westbound lane, adding protected cycle tracks, shade trees, pedestrian-scale lighting, shifting and narrowing the medians, and placing anti-slip covers over the bridge grating. The County already removed the eastbound travel lane with plans to widen sidewalks to 7 feet in width. This is a vital east-west connection to create safe infrastructure for beach access in the southern part of the City and it creates the network connection to and from the Lindell project.
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The Republic of Design has impressed me time after time with how much innovation and the wealth of fresh ideas they can bring into a project. They are a valuable asset to any team of professionals working on complex transportation projects.
I've been good working with Margarita over the past few years. She is a very talented Urban designer that brings a wealth of knowledge of the best practices of Europe and Amsterdam and has been applying them successfully in the West Palm Beach metropolitan area. I highly recommend The Republic of Design to work on any Urban project and I look forward to another opportunity to collaborate with her.
The Republic of Design has been a great help in developing complete and living street cross-sections that incorporate multiple modes of travel and in developing creative mobility plans that interstate land use, transportation and parking management strategies. They also have incredible graphic abilities and know how to deliver a finished product when the pressure is on to submit plans and RFP's / RFQ's.
Margarita is a talented designer and dedicated professional who offers a unique perspective and passion for her work. We have been pleased with her team player attitude and creativity yielding positive results.
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