Culture-Driven Design for Modern Brands
KO Studios is a Hawaiʻi-based creative studio specializing in brand development, apparel design, and visual storytelling. For 14+ years, we've created work that connects communities and drives growth—from packaging and e-commerce to editorial illustration and commercial campaigns.
Our Approach: Strategic discovery. Collaborative design. Culturally authentic, commercially effective results.
Harders Hawai'i
Brand Development & Packaging Design
Complete brand refresh for Hawai'i's legacy beverage company—logo, packaging for sparkling waters and syrups, Shopify website, and commercial campaigns.
Island Vintage Coffee
Menu Design & Digital Platform Developed
menu design system, redesigned website and mobile ordering platform, and established photography style for Hawai'i's açai bowl and coffee brand.
Locals Limited
Brand Development & Apparel Design
Founded Micronesian-inspired streetwear brand from concept to market—brand identity, apparel line, e-commerce platform, and marketing strategy.
Discovery Channel
Licensed Apparel Design
Created three licensed collections: Shark Week with Pacific cultural themes, Africa endangered species line, and Discovery Space cosmic graphics.
Crazy Shirts
Apparel Graphics & Product Design
Designed t-shirt graphics and Hawaiian Polo all-over prints for 7 years—hand-drawn patterns celebrating ocean life, native vegetation, and island culture.
