DeCosta Office®

The select work of Anthony DeCosta, design-driven Creative Director based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

I combine strategy and design across identity, digital, motion, product, and campaign work. Having led teams at global agencies, consultancies, and studios, I’ve partnered with organizations ranging from high-growth startups to established enterprises to create brand systems, products and experiences that deliver business results.

I unify people around strategic goals, elevate creative quality, guide cohesive brand experiences, and build/mentor/lead teams that have fun while they work.

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Ping 
Brand Identity


Overview  
Ping is a data superintelligence company in the property and casualty insurance industry.

We broadened their story from a workflow efficiency tool for underwriters to the data infrastructure powering innovation across the entire insurance industry.


Role  
Creative Director


Studio  
Small Forest + ZeroSixty

Thomson Reuters 
Brand Identity


Overview  
Thomson Reuters faced a fragmented product ecosystem and a brand identity stuck in the past. A new CEO urgently sought to shift perceptions of the brand from a content company to a technology company. 

I led the design team on a mission to simplify, unify, and reimagine the company as an AI and technology leader.


Role  
Group Creative Director


Studio  
Code and Theory

Washington Commanders 
Brand Identity


Overview  
When the 89 year-old NFL franchise in Washington, D.C. finally decided to retire its controversial Redskins name, it called on Code and Theory to create both the provisional Washington Football Team brand and the permanent Commanders brand. I lead the creation of the visual brand identity system of the latter and designed the primary, secondary and tertiary brand marks. I also created a custom display typeface called Loud Sans with Dan Rhatigan.


Role  
Group Creative Director


Studio  
Code and Theory

Samsung The Frame 
Product Design


Overview  
We integrated digital and physical product design to transform the black hole on your wall into a work of art. TV when it’s on. Art when it’s off. Working closely with Yves Béhar, I designed the on-screen Art Mode UI, the app that controls the device, and partnered with curator Elise Van Middelem to help define the initial Samsung Collection of 100 works of art. I was also named on the patent. It was the first single-year million-unit-seller in the lifestyle TV lineup and remains a significant contributor to Samsung’s global dominance in the premium TV category.

Footage seen here was produced by Samsung to demonstrate the product’s Art Mode features. 


Role  
Digital Product Design Lead


Studio  
fuseproject

Amazon Ads
Brand Identity Proposal


Overview  
The third largest advertising platform on the planet invited Code and Theory to imagine the future of its brand identity.

The only speculative work in my portfolio, it serves as a testament to how much an excellent team can achieve under an impossible timeline.

Role
Group Creative Director


Studio  
Code and Theory