SOD identity on an interior climbing wall combining concrete and sculptural wood.

Personal project · Brand concept

SOD

Role
Creative direction
Graphic design
Scope
Logo design
Interior concept
Social media concepts

As climbing continues to grow in popularity, the environments built around it have remained largely unchanged. Sod challenges this by reframing the climbing gym as a refined lifestyle space that values design, recovery, and social presence alongside movement.

The name Sod is intentionally ironic: cultivated grass that looks natural but is carefully manipulated, echoing the gym’s approach to creating an outdoors-inspired environment that is precise, designed, and controlled.

SOD social media concept shown on a phone among sculptural rocks.
Social media concept
SOD logo and messaging applied to a series of chalk bags.
Logo application

The idea

As climbing becomes more mainstream, there’s an opportunity to reimagine the gym as a lifestyle space rather than a purely athletic one. Sod responds with a considered, design-forward, calm, and social environment—supporting movement, work, recovery, and community.

Art direction

Moodboard reference: outdoor movement and sun-washed athletic styling.
Moodboard reference: a dog and people in outdoor clothing on a canoe.
Moodboard reference: playful outdoor styling and a mountain setting.
Moodboard reference: a black and white outdoor clothing portrait.
Moodboard reference: a Patagonia campsite advertisement.
Moodboard reference: a shared table with breakfast and flowers.

Logo & visual direction

SOD climbing imagery with a red tint: a climber suspended in a forest.
SOD climbing imagery with a red tint: a close portrait in climbing gear.
sod
SOD climbing imagery with a red tint: a climber ascending a rock face.

Aesthetic climbing gym.
Personal brand concept.

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