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The Benefit of Hand-drawn Designs

In a landscape often dominated by digital sleekness, brands are starting a movement and finding success by leading with a human touch in their designs. Intentionally moving away from sterile, tech-forward aesthetics and into an organic feel crafted for establishing trust. Opting for hand-drawn designs, logos, and brand identities injects warmth and personality, signaling authenticity and a real commitment to quality. Strategically approaching building your brand in this manner can enable a lasting legacy for your audience.

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Music for Creativity

Hand-drawn designs
Our curated Spotify playlist of design-inspiring songs. Get into a creative flow with our favorite morning playlist for optimal focus and inspiration.

Morning Playlist

Start your day in your optimal creative state with gooey, velvety, nostalgic beats with a modern feel. Join in and listen along to the sounds of the mobile studio creative hour.

Abstract illustration for the cover of our curated Spotify playlist of soothing afternoon songs to keep the inspiration going all afternoon. All our branding comes with a curated brand playlist!

Afternoon Playlist

Mellow out with an afternoon mix as chill as iced lemonade on the beach. Reset your soul with a sound portal to the perfect hour of chill that feels like the sun on your skin.

Abstract flowing seaside and plant art for our evening playlist meant to bring the night to life for our night creatives.

Evening Playlist

Switch it up from sunrise to golden hour with my favorite moody lounge beats. Best enjoyed with mezcal and a 80-degree breeze.

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Hand-drawn dot illustrations

By Hand is currently into all things summer - driftwood, warm glows, soothing atmospheres, playful imagery, and nostalgic beach days.

Hand-drawn beachy and bohemian fonts featuring custom design "Live By The Sea" hand-drawn illustration and custom font from By Hand Designs. Explore all our design work on our Pinterest page!
Minimalist illustration of an agave plant from hand-drawn curated designs. Featured Pinterest post highlighting a link to our Pinterest account to explore all our hand-drawn designs
Beachy branding logo suite inspired by Palm Springs: "The House of Palms", a pre-made, ready-to-use logo direction from By Hand Designs
Hand-drawn designs from By Hand Designs, abstract, modern, and cohesive logos