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TheC0D3 aesthetic studio · LA, NY, LDN, BKK

A considered point of view. In every medium.

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Great tastewith no boundaries.

We are a lean, modular, multidisciplinary aesthetic studio. We create identities, direct shoots, handle production, photography, score films, produce voiceovers, build websites, design apps, and more, all with a deeply considered point of view from start to finish.

Different forms.
Same attention.

One project or the whole picture.
We bring the right people together
to make it happen.

01

Art direction

The point of view

Developing the visual world around an idea. Direction that carries through a campaign, a shoot, or an entire brand.

Creative concepts · Visual direction · Campaigns
02

Film & image

From set to screen

Production with the finished image in mind. From planning and the shoot through editing, colour and final delivery.

Production · Editing · Colour grading
03

Visual identity

Something unmistakable

Marks, typography and graphic systems with a distinctive character. Designed to hold together wherever your brand appears.

Brand identity · Graphic design · Design systems
04

Digital experiences

Made to be felt

Websites where visual direction and interaction work together. Considered from the first impression to the smallest screen.

Web design · Development · Motion & interaction

Concept fashion production with a camera crew, lighting setup and model on setConcept project

The Goz

Film & image / 01

A fashion film, from the first setup to the final grade.

Production · Cinematography · BTS team · Lighting
Editing · Colour correction

Sculptural vintage clothing from the Transnomadica website

Transnomadica

Digital / 02

An online world for objects, clothing and culture.

Website design & development

Do Re Mi Daycare — original portfolio artwork

Do Re Mi Daycare

Design / 03

Branding for a children’s daycare centre.

Graphic design, brand identity
Jordain Johnson · Solo project

Ensemble Studio Theatre — original logo

Ensemble Studio Theatre

Design / 04

Programme booklet and large-format advertisement for the 47th Anniversary Benefit, plus a reversible envelope / poster for the 35th Marathon of One-Act Plays.

Graphic design, print work
Jordain Johnson · Solo project

Huel: Voiceover

Voiceover / 05

Voiceover by Jordain Johnson.

Watch on YouTube ↗

Bottega Veneta

Score / 06

Original music for a Bottega Veneta fashion commercial.

Composed and produced by Darren Huang and Joe Hagen.

Composition · Music production

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Film Composer Reel

Score / 07

A selection of film composition work by Darren Huang.

Composed and produced by Darren Huang.

Film scoring · Composition · Music production

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YAYING: Tang Yan & Du Juan

Score / 08

Original music for a YAYING fashion commercial featuring Tang Yan (唐嫣) and Du Juan (杜鹃).

Composed and produced by Darren Huang.

Composition · Music production

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YAYING: Tang Yan

Score / 09

Original music for a YAYING commercial featuring Tang Yan (唐嫣).

Composed and produced by Darren Huang.

Composition · Music production

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Piano Music Video

Video / 10

A piano performance, filmed for the vertical screen.

Directed, performed, edited and color graded by Darren Huang.

Direction · Performance · Editing · Color grading

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Shanghai Phantom: Wu Yeh

Video / 11

A vertical hip hop music video featuring Shanghai Phantom.

Shot, directed, edited and color graded by Darren Huang.

Cinematography · Direction · Editing · Color grading

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Shanghai Phantom: Vertical 02

Video / 12

A vertical hip hop music video featuring Shanghai Phantom.

Shot, directed, edited and color graded by Darren Huang.

Cinematography · Direction · Editing · Color grading

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Shanghai Phantom: Vertical 03

Video / 13

A vertical hip hop music video featuring Shanghai Phantom.

Shot, directed, edited and color graded by Darren Huang.

Cinematography · Direction · Editing · Color grading

Watch on Instagram ↗

CHASØ: Colorblind

Video / Music / 14

Music production and a vertical R&B music video featuring CHASØ.

Music produced by Darren Huang. Video shot, directed, edited and color graded by Darren Huang.

Music production · Cinematography · Direction · Editing · Color grading

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How we work.

01

Interrogate

We pull everything apart — audience, market, the things you can’t quite articulate. No surface-level briefs.

Input · Discovery
02

Define

Positioning, narrative and the single idea the whole system hangs from. We don’t move pixels until this is sharp.

Strategy · Direction
03

Design

Identity and interface as one. Type, motion, grid and detail — iterated obsessively until it feels inevitable.

Design · Systemize
04

Build & Deploy

Engineered in-house, pixel-faithful, fast. We ship the real thing — then we stay to make it better.

Build · Launch
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