Design is Our Business. Pop Culture is Our Happy Place.
Gold Sheep is a creative studio based in Southern California specializing in brand design, digital illustration, and custom letterforms that tell stories, grow fandoms, and celebrate music, mystery, and the magic of pop culture.
We’re just a couple of sci-fi-loving, hard-rock-blasting, kids from the 80s who never really grew up and love creating cool stuff for cool people. Through our work we advocate for those who have lost their creative voice in a culture of conformity and algorithms.
MEET THE GOLD SHEEP TEAM
Nathan Owens
Co-Founder & Illustrator
Drawing comics since third grade and spending his high-school years between the band room and the chess room, Nathan has illustrated DC and Marvel characters for Six Flags and Universal theme parks, and has appeared in Doctor Who: 100 Illustrated Adventures. He’s a futurist and passionate bass beginner. When he’s not working on his funky slap or following the latest UFO/UAP disclosure news, he’s creating work that explores each clients’ idiosyncrasies, imagining their own potential futures and helping them achieve their goals through design and strategy. Right now he’s probably rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X-Files, or Supernatural while playing with his pups.
Stephanie Owens
Co-Founder & Lettering Artist
Stephanie’s greatest parlor trick as a kid was busting out “Miserlou” and “Master of Puppets,” on guitar for her unsuspecting classmates. With a passion for custom letterforms that tell her clients’ stories, she’s also a Level C Certified Brand Strategist who’s jam is helping clients discover their x-factor. With over 17 years of teaching and curriculum design experience, she’s created content for HarperCollins and Agatha Christie Ltd. for the release of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on The Nile. She’ll travel out of state to see Muse, points out all the inaccuracies in true crime docs, can recite the script of The Usual Suspects, and is still pining over that Return of the Jedi shirt that was destroyed when she fell off a cliff as a wee child.
Khaleesi
Chief Officer of Cheer
A.K.A. Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains. When Photoshop crashes or the team needs a bit of a pick-me-up, Khaleesi is there to remind us what’s really important- rubbing her belly.
Bowie
Chief Officer of Security (In-Training)
Our newest recruit, Bowie’s learning the ropes and trying not to bark at every leaf that blows by. But in the meantime, he’ll do just about anything for burgers and baked goods.
*Yes, we’re married.
** Yes, our dogs are available for modeling gigs.
BRANDS WE’VE WORKED WITH
WHAT WE DO
So how do you get people to buy into your brand? How can you massively differentiate yourself from the competition? How can you tell your story and grow your fandom? Well it’s not all about the visuals. We can help with that. We’re Level C Certified in brand strategy, but we ditch the corporate talk and get straight down to helping you build a disruptive brand your fans will get behind.
The thing about fandoms is they demand merch- the more the better. Give your fans a reason to wear your brand on their sleeve (and a whole lotta other places) with a custom logo and graphics packages built around your story, aesthetic and voice. Additional style guides, social media templates, and animated assets will give your fans a reason to hit the follow button and join in the fun with customized marketing materials and merchandise created with your brand’s goals, vision, and values in mind.
We set you off in style with your brand style guide- perfect if your licensing a brand or in charge of your own. Think of it as your brand bible with all the rules of the road for implementing your brand identity across all touchpoints, from how to use your assets in web and merchandise applications to showcasing your brand in retail environments.
Ready to give your projects a dose of overdrive? Whether it’s for some of the biggest brands in the world or small start-ups with passion, our custom illustrations add visual interest and emotion that are tailored to our clients’ exact needs.
Your story has infinite potential and so should your letterforms. Sure, fonts are fun- but if you want something special, something that hones in on your story, then custom lettering is the solution to elicit the emotion you want to achieve. Custom lettering can be designed as part of a logo suite, incorporated into an illustration, or crafted to be a stand-alone piece.
WE DON’T NEED NO EDUCATION…
But we have it anyway. Before we even touch the logo and visuals, we work with our clients on their foundations so they have a brand that is radically different from the competition. We take our knowledge from the high-level corporate branding world, pour in a shot of whisky and rock ‘n roll, and build brands that are off the beaten path.
A PEEK AT OUR WORK
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We’d love to hear from you! If you want to discuss a project, book us for a speaking engagement, or inquire about licensing our work, use the contact information below.
Got snail mail for us? We love swag!
Email: hello@goldsheepdesign.com
Address: P.O. Box 7, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
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