Crafting stories, worlds, and experiences that help people feel a sense of wonder.
Studio Domenic uses story, metaphor, and worldbuilding to help ambitious ideas become meaningful and memorable.
Philosophy
Studio Domenic is an idea-driven creative studio grounded in philosophy and a set of standards that designs to inspire and crafts moments that last. It uses metaphors as a quiet but powerful force to develop ideas, concepts, and worlds, then harnesses them into their ideal form by combining handmade processes and digital techniques to get the best from tradition and technology. The results are artifacts with a story, soul, and a reason to exist beyond function. Design made carefully and meaningfully enough to stand the test of time. The Studio does not measure metrics, and instead believes charm, imagination, and intuition are the most valuable and powerful forces in human creativity. The Studio gravitates toward curious, ambitious, and unconventional people doing genuinely interesting things, joins as a creative partner, and helps them feel a sense of wonder.
Ambitious things are worth doing.
Unconventional ideas are worth remembering.
Extraordinary worlds are worth exploring.
Approach
The Studio's approach evolved out of illustration and the instinct to tell a story, develop a concept, and make someone feel something. This grew naturally into a holistic way of thinking about identity, design, and creative direction as world-building. Building a world is like making a recipe. Every influence is an ingredient, combined in different ratios to produce a unique flavor. This experimental process creates the curiosity that inspires all the work and sets the foundation to craft a world worth exploring.
Studio Standards
1. Say the most with the least.2. Go all the way.3. The reason for doing so is on the other side of intuition.4. If we don't feel anything, no one else will.5. Ideas develop through action.6. The universe will give unrealized potential to someone else.7. Creating space creates clarity.8. The stronger the foundation, the sturdier the structure.9. It should add charm to the world.10. Creativity is supposed to be fun. 11. If there's no room to play, it will lack soul.12. You always need to be a yoda.13. Innovation is a product of experimentation.14. Being contrarian means you will not always be the most popular.15. Mistakes and unintentionality often lead to the most interesting solution.16. Full price or free. Never discount the work.17. Aim for the stars, if you fall short, you will still land on a far-off world.18. Make it spectacular for now and for later.19. The day you stop imagining is the day you die.20. Nothing great ever comes from rushing or panicking.21. Follow curiosity, excitement, and intuition.22. Say it or show it, don’t do both.23. An uncomfortable thought will infect everything else.24. There's more flavor when you cook on a slow simmer.25. Do not create undue stress for the sake of something sounding nice.26. You will be surprised what can appear when you surrender to the unknown.27. Everything everywhere is considered.28. Build something that contributes to the progress and happiness of humanity.29. You can never beat the person just there to have fun.30. Most people doing great things are often doing them for the first time.Awards
American IllustrationApplied ArtsCommunication ArtsCreative Quarterly 100 BestCreative Quarterly Runner UpSociety of Illustrators LASociety of IllustratorsWorld Illustration Awards3x3 International Bronze Medal3x3 International Honorable Mentions3x3 International Merit CertificateContact
StudioDomenic@gmail.com
The Infinite World is a space beyond studio work to explore, experiment, and follow curiosity.
Studio Domenic is a NEW idea-driven creative studio that designs to inspire and crafts moments that last.
