# MRC Brand Design Studio: Building iconic brands for kindred spirits

> Discover the advantages of working with MRC as a brand partner and the potential for increased market presence\.

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## Pages
- [Home](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/)
- [About](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/about/)
- [Listen](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/listen/)
- [Linktree](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/linktree/)
- [Contact](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/contact/)

## Posts
- [Is Your Restaurant Brand Built To Grow?](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/restaurant-brand-growth/)
- [What Is an Embedded Creative Partner?](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/what-is-an-embedded-brand-partner/)
- [What Does the Pencil Pushers Podcast Tell Us About the Future of Design?](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/pencil-pushers-hand-drawn-design-ai/)
- [How Much Does Brand Design Actually Cost?](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/how-much-does-branding-cost/)
- [How Do You Choose Between a Boutique Studio and a Large Agency?](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/boutique-branding-agency-vs-large-agency/)

## Work
- [Lloyd's Full Service](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/work/restaurant-branding-lloyds-full-service/)
- [Junction West](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/work/event-venue-branding-junction-west/)
- [DICED](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/work/fast-casual-restaurant-branding-diced/)
- [YIMBYtown 2026](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/work/nonprofit-event-branding-yimby-town/)
- [Sugar Hill Creamery](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/work/ice-cream-shop-branding-sugar-hill-creamery/)

## People
- [Mike Rosado](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/people/mike-rosado/)
- [Michele Rosado](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/people/michele-rosado/)
- [Joey Carty](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/people/joey-carty/): Joey moved south to escape the Michigan winters in 2015 and has been a fixture at MRC ever since\. A Hope College alum, he has spent the last 10\+ years serving as the creative through\-line for the studio's most complex identity systems\. He brings a meticulous eye to every project, balancing big\-picture strategy with the small details that make a brand successful — excelling at bridging abstract strategy, visual identity, and brand narrative\. When he steps away from the screen, Joey can be found playing baseball in the Carolina Sandlot Collective and spending time with his partner Tara, daughter Hazel, and his loyal hound dog Buster\. Joined MRC in 2015\.
- [Kaitlin Peterson](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/people/kaitlin-peterson/)
- [Hannah Pirozzolo](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/people/hannah-pirozzolo/)

## Testimonials
- [DHIC](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/testimonial/dhic/): I’ve been through a many of rebrands and launches that have kept me up the night before go time wondering: "Is this thing REALLY gonna happen?" But this time? It was actually a great experience\.
Thanks to the creative powerhouse MRC Brand Studio we got a refreshed brand identity that truly reflects our mission and impact\.”Thanks to the creative powerhouse MRC Brand Studio we got a refreshed brand identity that truly reflects our mission and impact\.”
- [Mochichis](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/testimonial/mochichis/): "Every single person on the team has a voice, which is a HUGE benefit as a customer\. They always ask the right questions and draw out actionable feedback — and they have literally blown me away with every deliverable\."
- [Junction West](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/testimonial/junction-west/): "MRC did more than I could even imagine\. I felt valued and cared for at each step, like my business was a priority that also meant something to them\."
- [Sugar Hill Creamery](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/testimonial/sugar-hill-creamery/): "We interviewed multiple firms and chose MRC for their talent and their very tight process\. Customer care and project management have to be there for you to get anything out of a rebranding process, and they delivered in spades\. We couldn't have asked for a better experience\."
- [Laser Image Printing](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/testimonial/laser-image-printing-marketing/): "We've had the same logo for 37 years, so they had their work cut out for them — and they knocked it out of the park\. From the rebrand to a fully custom WordPress site, this is a logo, messaging, and web presence that's going to go a long way into the future\."

## Pencil Pushers
- [Will Carsola: From Mr\. Pickles to Creative Director at Liquid Death](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/pencil-pushers/jessica-hische-best-selling-author-design-illustrator/): Liquid Death's Creative Director Will Carsola traces how a career built on humor, DIY grit, and making things for the love of it led to one of the most distinctive brand voices in modern marketing\.
- [Milton Glaser: An Icon of Art \& Design](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/pencil-pushers/milton-glaser-an-icon-of-art-design/): One of the most important graphic designers and design thinkers in history, the late Milton Glaser gets deeply philosophical, sometimes brutally honest, critiquing the modern design world, and provides hopeful advice on what can be done\. 
- [Louise Lockhart: Illustrator \& Founder of The Printed Peanut on Trading City Life for a Farm](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/pencil-pushers/louise-lockhart-illustrator-founder-of-the-printed-peanut-on-trading-city-life-for-a-farm/): Illustrator and Printed Peanut founder Louise Lockhart gets candid about running a creative business on her own terms, choosing personal fulfillment over financial pressure, and what it really takes to sustain a distinctive creative identity over the long term\.
- [Charly Clements: Illustrator, Online Educator \& Entrepreneur](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/pencil-pushers/louise-lockhart/): Illustrator and educator Charly Clements opens up about navigating rejection, ADHD, and the gap between creative passion and business know\-how, and how pushing through it all led to a thriving career on her own terms\.
- [Walter Barnett: Multidisciplinary Art Director Behind J\. Cole's Dreamer](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/pencil-pushers/walter-barnett-multidisciplinary-art-director-behind-j-coles-dreamer/): Art Director Walter C\. Barnett, the creative behind J\. Cole's Dreamer brand, talks about building a design career across ESPN, theater, and entertainment, and what it means to develop a visual identity with real cultural weight\.

## Categories
- [Insights](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/category/insights/)
- [Studio News](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/category/studio-news/)

## Industry Tags
- [Kindred Spirits](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/work-industry/kindred-spirits/)
- [Food \& Beverage](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/work-industry/industry-food-beverage/)
- [Civic \& Nonprofit](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/work-industry/industry-nonprofit-civic/)
- [Arts \& Culture](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/work-industry/industry-arts-culture-entertainment/)
- [Consumer Goods](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/work-industry/industry-consumer-goods/)

## Type Tags
- [Branding](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/work-project-type/branding/)
- [Strategy](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/work-project-type/strategy/)
- [Illustration](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/work-project-type/illustration/)
- [Website](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/work-project-type/web/)
- [Design Partner](https://mrcbrandstudio.com/blog/work-project-type/design-partner/)

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