Sewerbratz — Sewerbratz by William Knies

Sewerbratz

+ Client Work+ Personal Work+ 2021 - 2024

Sewerbratz was an indie electronic music collective consisting of Rosesleeves, Noahh, Ezekiel, pposture, Sammyseven, Oscar Pisces, Starfall, and Magnus Brandt active since 2019 till 2024.

Challenge

Sewerbratz lacked a cohesive visual identity and long-term art direction. The task was to define a visual language that reflected both the collective and the members’ solo work, while resonating with a Gen-Z hyperpop/SoundCloud audience and standing out from other groups.

Solution

I developed a flexible visual identity system including a new logo, logotype, mascot, and overarching design language that could scale across collective and solo releases.

Results

Created a cohesive visual foundation that better connected with the audience, supported growth of the Sewerbratz brand and individual artists, and set them up for future releases and solo careers.

Conceptualizing
3D Modeling
3D Texturing
Clothing Design
Cloth Simulation
Post-Production
YouTube ↗

07.05.01Logo Design

For the logo the general idea was to create a more decorative, bratty with a hint of class looking logo that could be used in different contexts like merchendise, promotion and events.

Reworked Logo

Decorative, bratty with a hint of class.

In Different Context

Sewerfest 2022 online livestreamed event. Using white space heartshape for Pride and promote song releases.

Old Logo

Sewerbratz — Logo Design, Old Logo by William Knies

New Logo

Sewerbratz — Logo Design, New Logo by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Logo Design, New Logo by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Logo Design, New Logo by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Logo Design, New Logo by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Logo Design, New Logo by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Logo Design, New Logo by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Logo Design, New Logo by William Knies

07.05.02Mascot Design

To reach the Gen-Z audience I focused on making a mascot for the collective to later work as supporting visual aspect of the collective and plans on using it in merchandise.

Sewerbratz — Mascot Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Mascot Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Mascot Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Mascot Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Mascot Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Mascot Design by William Knies

07.05.03Visual Language

In 2021-2022, the transition of music in Sewerbratz and it’s artist slowly shifted from Hyperpop to more Indie bedroom pop songs. later in 2022-2024 they transitioned to a more hard hitting music, which was more garage, grungy and grainy, aligning more with Sewerbratz’ UK roots. Which meant that the overall visual language had to change to fit their next era.

A small collection of 3D renders, 3D models, illustrations, graphics I made for releases and promotional purposes.

Sewerbratz — Visual Language by William Knies

07.05.04Branding

Graphic Design

Sewerbratz — Branding, Graphic Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Branding, Graphic Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Branding, Graphic Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Branding, Graphic Design by William Knies

Merchandise

Sewerbratz — Branding, Merchandise by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Branding, Merchandise by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Branding, Merchandise by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Branding, Merchandise by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Branding, Merchandise by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Branding, Merchandise by William Knies

Playlist

Sewerbratz — Branding, Playlist by William Knies

07.05.05Character Design

For the final Sewerbratz release, I decided to immortalize the musicians as 3D characters based on their real likenesses, fully embracing the digital world the collective lived and thrived in. Specifically designed for the EP “Asphalt,” the visuals lean into a grungy, grainy aesthetic, across supporting artwork and visuals.

Sewerbratz — Character Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Character Design by William Knies

07.05.06Clothing Design

Sewerbratz — Clothing Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Clothing Design by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Clothing Design by William Knies

07.05.07Final Delivery

Made five promotional 3D videos to promote and tease their last ever project together called ‘Asphalt’ and 3D composited Oscar Pisces into the final cover art.

Sewerbratz — Final Delivery by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Final Delivery by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Final Delivery by William Knies
Sewerbratz — Final Delivery by William Knies
8 artistsCollective + solo careers supported
300+ assetsAcross design, character work, visuals, and motion
2021 - 20243 years of continuous art direction