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Asketic is a brand and graphic design studio located in Riga, Latvia. Since 2011, Asketic designers have worked on Riga city branding by developing Riga Original Shirts movement and Riga 58 districts map.

Histroy
Asketic was founded in 2007, in Riga, Latvia by graphic designers Miķelis Baštiks, Krišjānis Jukumsons-Jukumnieks and Pēteris Biķis and has a partner studio Asketic SF in San Francisco, United States.

Among the company’s branding work includes Latvia Expo 2010 (2010), Palladium (2011), Gors (2013), The Beginnings (2014), Gardu Muti (2016), Latvian Radio (2016), Olympic Team Latvia (2016), Pūre Chocolate (2017).

In 2012 and 2013 Asketic creative team launched independent products such as Mailboxing ios game, Liftable stand-up desk, Paker ride sharing web app.

In 2017, Asketic designed and published historical typeface "Cirulis Display" inspired by handwriting of one of the first Latvian graphic designers Ansis Cīrulis.

City branding
The asketic design team has been an important part of fashion and lifestyle brand Miesai by developing the Riga Original T-shirt movement.

During 2014, Asketic with other designers and artists from Latvia, joined forces in “Par Rīgu” social campaign that fought against Riga mayor Nils Ušakovs move to amend the beloved Rīga monument with his party branded heart symbol. As of December 2014 the “Rīga” symbol was retracted to the origianal state.

In 2015, DDB Worldwide Latvia developed the brand strategy and Asketic created the visual identity of Jūrmala City which is the Latvia's most famous resort city.

Academia
Asketic art director Miķelis Baštiks is a lecturer and board member in Latvian Art Directors Club and gives lectures for the annual “Vārds Latvijas Dizainam” workshops organised by Latvian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.

Awards

 * LADC Adwards Gold for Olympic Team Latvia, 2016
 * National Sports Award for Olympic Team Latvia, Brand Strategy and visual Identity, 2016
 * LADC Adwards Gold for Latvijas Radio, brand strategy and visual identity, 2016
 * LADC Adwards Gold for Gardu Muti, packaging, 2016
 * LADC Adwards Grand Prix for Gors, visual identity, 2014
 * LADC Adwards Gold for Gors, 2014
 * LADC Adwards Silver for The Beginnings, 2014
 * Patent Office of the Republic Latvia Annual Trademark for “RIGA” symbol, 2014
 * PrintArt Award Silver for Instrumenti TRU, 2012
 * LADC Gold for Latvia World EXPO Pavilion, 2011