A man standing on grass at night, wearing a white shirt with embroidered roses on the shoulders, black pants, and black shoes, with hands in his pockets and looking at the camera.
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colourburn

A poster with a background of gray, rusty metal. The majority of the poster is filled with large, bold, black text showing repeated laughter, 'hahaha.' In the middle, smaller text reads 'all the laughs,' and near the bottom, more small text explains Asahi beer's non-alcoholic lager, highlighting its superior quality and zero alcohol content, with the Asahi logo and an image of a can of Asahi beer.
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A man with long, wavy hair stands on a beach during sunset, wearing a white T-shirt with a floral design and the word 'Hawaii' printed on it.

35+ years of you have so much potential™ coupled with relentless creative discipline & effort

35+ years of you have so much potential™ coupled with relentless creative discipline & effort

is the belief that hyper-simplicity has killed individuality. Streetlights & branding, handrails & typography, architecture & logos. All have suffered the plague of simplicity. colourburn is here to inject the distressed sizzle & zest of vintage design from bygone eras.

colourburn

Page from a book or magazine titled '5 typography' with a large black number 5 and a list of content topics including introduction, guidelines, primary typeface, digital applications, and print applications with corresponding page numbers.

don’t get me wrong, I love simple. Sometimes. In response to a chaotic surrounding, simple can be perfect. But when simple defines everything, simple becomes boring. Look around you. Carefully curated palettes that lack character. Inject some colour into your life.

Now,

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Inspired by the sizzle & zest of vintage design and captivating forms, colourburn blends the beauty of classic clean design with the bold abstractionism of retro eras since past.

I usually start with a story. With a background in english literature from UBC and a current deep-dive into graphic design at BCIT, colourburn inhabits the intersection of well-read and well-designed. Whether it’s a brand identity or a custom illustration, I’m looking for that zest—that 80s/90s/00s tactile energy that makes digital work human.

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