MRC Brand Studio

MRC Brand Studio Curious, creative and caring humans obsessed with bringing strategy, design and bringing good people together.
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We are a full-service brand design agency located in the heart of downtown, Raleigh, NC. Intentionally compact, our team is fully invested in tailoring the success of your brand from beginning and beyond.

New site for The Drunken Goat, a wine-soaked goat cheese from Murcia, Spain, brought to the US by Forever Cheese out of ...
09/18/2026

New site for The Drunken Goat, a wine-soaked goat cheese from Murcia, Spain, brought to the US by Forever Cheese out of New York City.

Here’s the thing about a cheese named after being drunk. Until now it only lived on a B2B importer site, which is a tough place to be charming. 😄

As Drunken Goat pushes into national grocery and big box, it needed a more robust home, so in we come with bespoke design and custom development, all seven cheeses in the family, a store locator…and pizazz!

Go check out the site and then go get some cheese. http://thedrunkengoat.com

The Drunken Goat it has been such a pleasure to start this journey with you!

09/15/2026

It’s times like this where we wonder why people like working with weirdos like us.

Starring: Emily Leahy Bowers
Supporting Cast: ✭ hannah j. pirozzolo ✭
Cinematographer: Joey Carty
Face Palmer: ekimodasor

That “Just got caught and just don’t care” look when you throw down your 4th mochi donut at our pals Mochichis Encinitas...
09/08/2026

That “Just got caught and just don’t care” look when you throw down your 4th mochi donut at our pals Mochichis Encinitas Donuts and Soft Serve shop in San Diego, CA.

08/28/2026

Ready for a slow burn video tutorial? MRC founder Mike Rosado finds his inner Bob Ross while drawing Sparky, the mascot of Lloyd’s Full Service, Downtown Cary’s newest restaurant concept. He talks through how the mascot came to be and why it was important for the brand.

The neon sign on the corner of Martin and Dawson has been telling downtown Raleigh where to eat since 1949.When it was f...
08/14/2026

The neon sign on the corner of Martin and Dawson has been telling downtown Raleigh where to eat since 1949.

When it was finally restored, the work was done by the grandson of the man who originally built it.

That corner has been feeding people for decades. The Warren family put up the building and the sign. Joe’s Place ran it for close to 30 years. A few others came and went. Then in 2016 Parkside took the space, kept the sign, and got to work.

Scratch kitchen, red brick and reclaimed wood, b**r on tap, American classics done properly.

In 2023, they opened a second parksidewendell out at Wendell Falls. Bigger room in Treelight Square, a real patio, seats around 150, same made from scratch food and same weekend brunch with a little more elbow room.

MRC developed the branding in 2016. Primary logo lockup with location descriptor, secondary wordmark, brand mark, and supporting icons. The job was to build something that could sit next to 1949 neon without picking a fight with it. A mark that looked like it had been there a while, because in every way that mattered, it had.

Congrats on 10 years, Parkside!!

A few of these amazing shots are by Food Seen Felicia Perry Trujillo

This isn’t just a salad spot.It’s your go-to. Your midweek reset. Your “I’ll have that again” (and again) kind of place....
05/15/2026

This isn’t just a salad spot.
It’s your go-to. Your midweek reset. Your “I’ll have that again” (and again) kind of place.
DICED is built on real ingredients, serious flavor, and the freedom to make it yours every time.
No shortcuts. No filler. Just food that earns the craving.
We partnered with the team to bring that energy to life across the brand, from messaging to
visuals to the in-store experience.
Because when the product is this good, the brand should be just as sharp.

Full project link in bio.

Healthy shouldn’t feel like a compromise.At DICED, it doesn’t.Craveable bowls, wraps, and salads built with real ingredi...
05/15/2026

Healthy shouldn’t feel like a compromise.
At DICED, it doesn’t.
Craveable bowls, wraps, and salads built with real ingredients, bold flavor, and zero shortcuts.
With 60+ ways to make it yours, this is the kind of “routine” you actually look forward to.
We helped refine the identity, voice, and visual world to match what’s always been true: fast can
still be thoughtful, and healthy can still hit.
Keep it fresh. Keep it real.
DICED.

Full project link in bio.

60+ ingredients.Endless combinations.Zero boring bites.DICED makes healthy eating feel less like a decision and more lik...
05/15/2026

60+ ingredients.
Endless combinations.
Zero boring bites.
DICED makes healthy eating feel less like a decision and more like a habit you actually want to
keep. Fast, fresh, and built around what you’re craving.
Our role was simple: clarify the story, sharpen the voice, and build a visual system that could
scale as they grow, logo marks, custom illustrations, and more.
The result is a brand that feels as good as the food tastes.
Keep it fresh. Keep it real.

Full project link in bio

A neighborhood institution, with a brand identity to match.Sugar Hill Creamery is Harlem’s spot for handmade, small-batc...
05/06/2026

A neighborhood institution, with a brand identity to match.

Sugar Hill Creamery is Harlem’s spot for handmade, small-batch ice cream. Chef-inspired and neighborhood driven, rooted in the stories and people that make the community what it is. We were honored to help shape what that looks like, crafting a brand identity and voice as bold and genuine as the place itself.

Big thanks to Petrushka and Nick for trusting us with their babe.

More to come this summer, including a brand new website. Stay tuned.

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5 W Hargett Street #409
Raleigh, NC
27601

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Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm

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