Design Directory: Bandung locates 60 design agencies and studios and charts the creative ecosystem of Bandung Creative City.

The directory treats the design community as a network.

Practitioners, associations, and communities appear together, so that readers at any stage can see where they sit in it and who is nearby.

It is presented as a map, in print and digital form, with symbology designed specifically for it.

Presenting the information spatially shows what a plain list cannot: where studios cluster, how they relate to one another, and how they connect to the surrounding ecosystem.

Visual Branding Icon Design

Graphic Design

Brand expression sits in the system, not in individual symbols. Every symbol shares the same construction, with the same grid, stroke weight, corner radius, and visual weight, so the set reads as one visual language.

Cartography

Symbology

Forms are kept schematic, with one or two defining features and metaphors familiar to the design community, so they read as readily for students and enthusiasts as for practitioners.

Symbols are told apart by silhouette first and by color second, so the map stays legible in grayscale print and for readers with color-vision differences.

Built as a Practical, Open Reference, Design Directory Bandung Brings Practitioners, Students, Associations, & Communities Into a One Shared View.

DATA DISCLAIMER

Accuracy level, the visualization design, workflow of the datas, applied subjective choice and manual data modifications are to be considered.

To utilize geospatial services for actual decision making, analysis, or any other critical needs, please reach out to our representatives at Braga Technologies.

The geospatial data being showcased here has been curated limited for ADGI26 Design Week exhibition only.

CREDITS:

Data Disclaimer, and Privacy Policy

Who we are: Braga Technologies organizes exhibitions that connect the public with relevant companies, organizations, products, and services. Our approach follows Indonesia’s Personal Data Protection Law (UU PDP No. 27/2022).

1. What we display

Company information such as name, profile, field of business, address, services, and portfolio. Where relevant, we may also show an individual’s name, job title, and photo.

2. Where information comes from

Official company websites, press releases, public business directories, media, and materials submitted by participants. We do not assume information is free to publish just because it can be found online.

3. Why we use it

To build company profiles, panels, catalogs, and promotional materials for the exhibition, and to inform visitors.

4. What we won’t collect or share

5. No implied endorsement

Being featured does not mean a company or person is our client, partner, or sponsor.

6. Your rights

You can ask to see, correct, restrict, or delete your information, object to its use, or withdraw consent at any time.

7. Consent

Your data is used for the exhibition only. Consent for one use is not blanket permission: photos and video need separate, clear consent, and any new use of your data requires new consent.

8. Contact

For anything about your information or this directory, whether you need more information, want something changed, or want it removed, contact M. Yasin Abdillah at yasinabdillah@braga.co.id.

If your request is specifically about correcting the content shown in the directory, use the subject line “Koreksi Informasi Direktori Desain Bandung 2026”.

Design Approach

A map symbol has to work as a piece of cartography and as a piece of visual identity. The sections below describe how we designed the symbology to do both, for an audience of design professionals, students, and enthusiasts.

  1. 01 Brand Expression

    Brand expression through a shared visual grammar

    Rather than giving each symbol its own character, we defined one set of construction rules (grid, stroke weight, corner treatment, visual weight, and viewpoint) and drew every symbol within it. The brand expression comes from this consistency. The set reads as a single visual language and the map is recognizable as a whole, while each symbol stays simple enough to read at a glance.

  2. 02 Silhouette First

    Silhouette first, color second

    Each symbol was designed to be told apart by its outline alone. Color was added afterward as a supporting cue instead of the carrier of meaning, and we checked the set in grayscale. The map therefore holds up in black-and-white print and for readers with color-vision differences.

  3. 03 Grid & Final Size

    Built on a grid, tested at final size

    Symbols were constructed on a fixed grid, with consistent stroke weights and minimum internal gaps so fine details don’t close up when small. Instead of drawing large and scaling down, we reviewed each symbol at the size it actually appears on the map, in print and digital, and simplified wherever detail was lost.

  4. 04 Clarity First

    Clarity over insider knowledge

    The audience spans professionals, students, and enthusiasts, so the symbols avoid references that only experienced designers would recognize. Each one is reduced to one or two defining features and built on metaphors familiar from design culture and everyday life, so it can be understood at first glance whatever the reader’s experience.

  5. 05 Legend as Design

    The legend as part of the design

    A symbol rarely explains itself completely, so the legend was designed as part of the map and not added at the end. It names each category in plain words, so readers can check what a symbol means instead of guessing.