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Branding / Wayfinding / Interior Concept
UAS Munich / Architekturgalerie München
Creative Cloud / Blender
( 2020 )
Less&More
Less&More is a branding and spatial design project developed in collaboration with Architekturgalerie München, a platform for discourse around architecture and its interaction with space, including photography, video, stage design, and sculpture. At the time, the gallery was undergoing a major transition: relocating from a small bookshop backroom to one of Munich's historical inner-city WWII air-raid shelters — and the contemplation of a renaming to "Architektur Zentrum München."


This moment of transformation called for a complete redesign of the gallery’s visual identity. From the gravity of the bunker’s history — but even more so from the gravity of its architecture — emerged the idea of creating a visual identity that would not mimic its weight, but rather counterbalance it. Where the site imposes mass, the identity introduces lightness; where concrete dominates, transparency takes hold. The result is a branding system that feels modular, open, and deliberately ephemeral — a visual counterpoint to the monumental setting it inhabits.
At the heart of the identity is a flexible visual language built from overlapping, semi-transparent rectangles in a palette of deep blue, yellow, and soft pink. The blue references the airtight doors of the shelter, grounding the design in the physical history of the site. The yellow and pink provide warm, translucent layers that evoke ideas of lightness, openness, and adaptability. These elements can be dynamically overlaid on photographic material from exhibitions, giving each application a unique character while maintaining visual coherence.


The typographic foundation consists of the font Everett Regular and its other version Everett Mono, designed by Nolan Paparelli. These sans-serif typefaces reference the monumentality and clarity of architectural forms. A key feature lies in the way certain diagonals in the uppercase letters rest on one another — subtly echoing structural principles.
The capital “A” from Everett Regular, defined by its distinctive 14:15 ratio, serves as the anchor for the logo and its applications to different media.The addition of the wording “Architektur Zentrum München” in Everett Mono completes the mark, producing a characteristic logo that unmistakably represents the gallery.
The branding is designed to work across a broad range of applications: from business materials and merchandise(inspired by museum shops) to furnishings and signage.


The spatial identity extends into wayfinding through transparent colored plexiglass panels, each cut to the 14:15 ratio and finely engraved with directional information. Illuminated by integrated LEDs, these signs punctuate the bunker’s rigorous environment, offering clear, intuitive guidance while reinforcing the gallery’s overarching visual language.


A modular seating landscape mirrors the identity’s rectangular forms: individual bench units slot together or stand alone, adapting instantly to varying exhibition layouts and audience sizes. For additional seating, backless chairs — featuring lightweight metal frames and transparent PVC seats in the gallery’s signature colors — can be introduced as needed, further weaving the corporate design into the visitor experience.
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