# The Colour Club

> The Colour Club (TCC) is a creative studio based in Sydney and Byron Bay, Australia. We specialise in brand identity, packaging, spatial, and digital design — primarily for hospitality, food & beverage, and lifestyle brands. Founded by Creative Director Nick Mitchell.

## About

The Colour Club is a creative club for ideas that shape culture. We bring clarity to complexity — helping brands connect with people in ways that feel intentional, expressive, and enduring.

Our process is grounded in clarity, guided by curiosity, and built on ideas that are made to resonate. We design with connection in mind, shaping brand experiences that speak to culture, emotion, and meaning.

We work with businesses of all sizes — from independent brands and startups to global corporations — helping them create, communicate, and connect in thoughtful, engaging, and future-focused ways.

## Services

Our capabilities span five areas:

- **Brand**: Brand Strategy & Positioning, Brand Identity & Evolution, Brand Guidelines, Marketing & Communications
- **Digital**: Website UI Design, User Experience (UX), Prototyping & Wireframes, Ecommerce, Editorial & Publishing
- **Print**: Packaging & Product, Publications, Books, Stationery, Promotional, Specialist Finishes
- **Environment**: Signage & Wayfinding, Site Branding & Activations, Hospitality & Retail
- **Content**: Art Direction, Photography, Illustration, Editorial & Copywriting

## Brand Values

- **Connection**: We create work that resonates — emotionally, culturally, and strategically.
- **Collaboration**: Great ideas are built together. We co-create with clients, our team, and our creative community.
- **Sustainability**: We think long-term — in the work we make and the relationships we build.
- **Clarity**: We simplify the complex to uncover the idea at the heart of the brand.

## Key Details

- **Location**: Sydney & Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
- **Creative Director**: Nick Mitchell
- **Contact**: hi@thecolourclub.com.au | +61 413 947 355
- **Instagram**: @thecolourclubstudio (12K followers)

## Selected Projects

- [DOPA Donburi](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/dopa): Brand identity, packaging, signage, and website for a Japanese-inspired donburi restaurant in Sydney's Darling Square. Featured in It's Nice That and nominated for Eat Drink Design Awards.
- [Tsukiyo](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/tsukiyo): Full identity system for a Japanese street food restaurant — branding, packaging, signage, menus, social templates, and uniforms. Reviewed by BP&O.
- [Fish Fish](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/fish-fish): Playful brand identity for an Australian fish and chips concept.
- [GellaFrenda](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/gellafrenda): Heritage Italian food brand — packaging and identity design.
- [Macabalm](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/macabalm): Minimal, natural skincare brand identity and product packaging.
- [Our Boy Roy](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/our-boy-roy): Illustrated character-driven brand for an Adelaide neighbourhood deli and café.
- [Willing Distillery](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/willing-distillery): Brand identity and packaging for a craft spirits distillery in Darwin, Northern Territory.
- [Lucky Boy](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/lucky-boy): Bold typographic brand and takeaway packaging design.
- [Mesa](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/mesa): Branding for a masterplan development in Hurstville including an experiential dining precinct.
- [Microsoft Technology Centre](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/microsoft): Branding and environmental design for Microsoft.
- [Academy of Global Competency](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects/aogc): Wayfinding and identity system for Knox Grammar School, Sydney. Featured in The Brand Identity.

## Press & Recognition

- [It's Nice That — DOPA Feature](https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/the-colour-club-graphic-design-181121)
- [BP&O — Tsukiyo Review](https://bpando.org/2025/06/26/tsukiyo-by-the-colour-club/)
- [The Brand Identity — Academy of Global Competency](https://the-brandidentity.com/project/colour-club-craft-dynamic-typographic-system-sydneys-academy-global-competency)
- Eat Drink Design Awards — Best Identity Design nomination (DOPA)

## Links

- [Homepage](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/)
- [About](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/about)
- [Projects](https://www.thecolourclub.com.au/projects)