We are This®Studio.
Playful collaborators thoughtfully crafting
global brands and iconic digital experiences.

We leverage design, technology, and empathy
to transform cultural and brand needs
into modern business drivers.

  • Creative Inception
  • Qual & Quant Research
  • Brand Strategy & Positioning
  • Communications & Messaging

  • Creative Execution
  • Brand Identity & Guidelines
  • Product Vision Guidance
  • Retail & Environmental Design
  • Campaign & Media Development
  • Art, Photo, Video Direction
  • Interface & Experience Design
  • Website Development
  • Packaging Design
  • Content Creation

We work with visionary brands who seek
to prolong and protect access to nature
and propel human activity. 

This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR
This Design | Portland, OR

We sherpa brands through complicated processes
to operationalize their dreams.  We seek partners
who are equally obsessed with the final product
and who believe in collaboration at their core.

We wield a multidisciplinary core of six with +40 international collaborators.
Our business model is designed to address typical pitfalls and avoid the overhead
of large-scale agencies. We scale with ease to accommodate your wildest
aspirations and loftiest financial goals, making our services more curated,
more effective, and longer-lasting. We know that good design paves
the way to happiness, and occasionally, early retirement.

This is gonna be great.

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4231 N Interstate Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97217


 Vermont
SportsCar

Establishing an
Undisputed
Destination
for Fast.

CREATIVE DIRECTION
BRAND STRATEGY
BRAND DESIGN
PHOTOGRAPHY

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Credits - Our amazing client team, Lance Smith, Lars Gange, Ara Finlayson, and Chris Yandell held it down in the Green Mountain state. Toby Grubb acted as creative director and shot the photos at VSC HQ. Denis Kegler provided design and project management assistance. Kevin Evans designed the wordmark.

Vermont SportsCar was founded in 1988 by Lance Smith, with a focus on restoring sports cars. But it was quickly clear that Lance’s passion was rallying and that his heart was set on loose and slightly questionable surfaces. 

Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR
Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR

Vermont SportsCar has since become the premier rally car prep shop and race team management group in North America. Their state-of-the-art facility enables them to engineer, fabricate and test components, primarily for Subaru Motorsports and their hall of fame roster of drivers like Travis Pastrana, David Higgins, Bucky Lasek, Dave Mirra, and Brian Deegan. We challenged them to claim their rightful place in the industry and developed a confident brand to match.

Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR
Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR
Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR

Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR
Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR
Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR

Vermont SportsCar lives and breathes performance and that informs the way we thought about every consumer touchpoint, virtual and physical. All aspects of the Brand and digital user experience were to promote the pursuit of fast

Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR
Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR
Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR
Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR
Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR
Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR

"The thoughtful and in-depth study of our business, resulting in an iconic mark and brand strategy for Vermont SportsCar, was truly remarkable. Our brand looks and feels like the future of Vermont SportCar — visible to the world."

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LARS GANGE, COO

Vermont SportsCar - This Design - Portland OR

 Rivian Social

Engaging
Fully Charged
Enthusiasts.

SOCIAL STRATEGY
CREATIVE DIRECTION
DESIGN
MOTION
PRODUCTION

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Credits - Thanks to Eugénie Frerichs, Jennifer Warnick, and the entire social team at Rivian for collaborating. Strategy and Creative Direction, by Denis Kegler, with strategic support by Toby Grubb. All Design, Motion and Production by Kevin Evans. This project was managed by Ash Hester.