OTK Studio
is a design and engineering office, led by Oliver Thomas Klein. The studio engages in ongoing partnerships with founders, creative leaders, and early stage companies. We have a proven history of delivering uncompromising brand identities, products and websites.Specter
Identity
2023
Partner Swan Bitcoin
Practice Strategy, Art Direction, Design.
Release April 01, 2023
Status Complete
Specter empowers individuals, communities and businesses to control their own bitcoin keys, improving their security and enabling them to manage their bitcoin with greater control.
Specter
Product
2023
Partner Swan Bitcoin
Practice Strategy, Design, Engineering.
Release April 01, 2023
Status Complete
Specter empowers individuals, communities and businesses to control their own bitcoin keys, improving their security and enabling them to manage their bitcoin with greater control.
Cosign
Product
2023
Partner Self Initiated
Practice Strategy, Design.
Release March 01, 2023
Status Complete
Walden
Identity
2023
Partner Walden
Practice Strategy, Art Direction, Design.
Release February 28, 2023
Status Complete
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Walden is wellness and adventure retreat that connects people to spaces that encourage more thoughtful living. Inspired by the book, Walden by Henry David Thoreau, where the author shares the story of questioning his environment to return to more intentional living—Walden embeds this history into its very own wordmark by questioning its own typographic forms.
Programme
Product
2022
Partner Programme
Practice Strategy, Design, Engineering.
Last Release September 13, 2022
Status Ongoing
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Programme takes an algorithmic approach to generating effective workout plans designed uniquely for people of all abilities, available equipment, time and preference. As a founding partner, OTK Studio delivers on creative direction, design and software engineering.
Programme
Website
2022
Partner Programme
Practice Strategy, Design, Engineering, Art Direction.
Last Release March 01, 2022
Status Ongoing
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Programme's website marks the beginning of a long term SEO strategy. With over 1500 pages of exercises and resources, Programme's website acts as a knowledge base of health & well-being. We developed simple and intuitive templates to educate readers and potential customers with ease and clarity.
Programme
Identity
2021
Partner Programme
Practice Design, Art Direction.
Release September 24, 2021
Status Complete
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Programme's identity examines it's historical influences to define a visual identity for the future. With deep influence from Eadweard Muybridge & Karl Gerstner's Designing Programmes, we developed a system (or programme) composed of: logo, typography, composition, color and photography.
You can read a complete case study of the process and results here.
WattsApp
Product
2020
Partner Reggie Watts
Practice Strategy, Design, Engineering.
Release December 20, 2020
Status Complete
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OTK Studio partnered with Reggie Watts to create WattsApp, an app that stands as the digital manifestation of Mr. Watts himself. Critical to this translation was the need for a digital platform that allowed Reggie to communicate emotions, thoughts and content with few, if any, limitations. The result is an app that supports the idea of Reggie as 'the curator' and the platform as 'the art gallery', with the framework built specially to scale and adapt with Reggie's imagination.
Mortal
Product
2020
Partner Self Initiated
Practice Strategy, Design, Engineering.
Release December 18, 2020
Status Complete
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Built alongside Will Simon and Kim Brounstein, Mortal is a modern approach to daily death contemplation. Inspired by ancient practices like Memento Mori and the Maranasati, Mortal guides you through 21 audio lessons called "contemplations", which help you explore and embrace the fleeting nature of life.
Mortal
Identity
2020
Partner Self Initiated
Practice Design, Art Direction.
Release December 10, 2020
Status Complete
Mortal's identity references the Maranasati, a traditional Buddhist practice that was the impetus to build Mortal. One Maranasati contemplation takes you through a visualisation of the decomposition of your corpse, we represent this in the typography of the Mortal logotype, masterfully designed and set by Justin Hunt Sloane.
Sphere
Product
2020
Partner Sphere
Practice Strategy, Design, Engineering.
Release February 25, 2020
Status Complete
Sphere was created to democratise coaching and connect individuals with the right people to unlock their potential. Sphere's principal app provides an end-to-end experience that situates coaching in one location. From conversing with potential coaches to scheduling and experiencing powerful sessions, the app facilitates the coaching experience from beginning to beyond.
This product was built internally alongside the incredible team at Sphere, from 2018 to Present.
Compendium
Website
2019
Partner Ryan Willms
Practice Design, Engineering.
Release February 12, 2019
Status Complete