Scuba is the independent design practice of Delaney Maher.
After years of freelancing, consulting, and collaborating in-house, founder and art director Delaney started Scuba — a creative practice with room to grow and experiment. Scuba is an evolving body of work, shaped both independently and alongside some of the most brilliant creative minds, studios, and clients.
Our days are spent admiring hospitality details, happily lost on Pinterest, pandering in our garden bed, painting the same layered canvas, championing the hurkle-durkle lifestyle, moseying the seaside, discussing constellations with our dog Blue and delighting in the *ping of a new project inquiry.
Curriculum Vitae
ROLES
Pinterest ― Senior Designer / AD
Airbnb ― Freelance Art Director ‘23
Apple ― Art Director ‘21-’23
Apple ― Senior Designer ‘20-’21
Old Pal ― Lead Brand Designer ‘19
Deutsch ― Visual Designer ‘17
180LA ― Digital Designer ‘14-’17
ACCOLADES
Webby Award Nominee ‘21
Cannes Grand Prix
Cannes Titanium Lion
AdAge Campaign of the Year
AdAge Best Experiential Campaign
FWA Site of the Day
Awwwards Site of the Day
This is Range
Communication Arts
UCLA Entrepreneurs Career Panel
CLIENTS
HP, Google, Expedia, The North Face, National Geographic, NeueHouse, Surfrider, Eaze, Old Pal, Kiva, Nike, Aster Farms, Intuit, Dosist, Coldsmoke Co., Sustainabowl, Android, Caliva, Fenix, Arber, Venmo, Beverly Center, Jack in the Box, 7-Eleven, MTV, Ember Valley, Helix, Mitsubishi, The Ruby Street, Annie Costello Brown, BoxShop, Boost Mobile, University of Phoenix, E! People’s Choice Awards, Kopari, ASICS, Miller
FREELANCE
72andSunny
ACE Content
Zambezi
CLUB
Phenomenon
David&Goliath
BBH
Deutsch
The Mill
Ghostpistols
We offer visual development and strategy, tailored to your needs and timeline.
Design sprint
01
Small scale brands looking to establish their initial visuals on a favorable timeline.
What’s included:
+ Logo suite
+ Brand guide
+ Color palette
+ Typography suite
+ 1:1 support
Timeline:
1 -3 months
What’s included:
+ Brand Strategy
+ Visual Identity
+ Print/Web Deliverables
+ Landing Page
+ Copywriting
+ 1:1 support
Brands or business with long-term goals or a suite of products.
Brand Identity
02
Full suite
03
Comprehensive build suited for restaurants or companies with numerous touchpoints and collateral needs.
Timeline:
2 -6 months
What’s included:
+ Brand Strategy
+ Visual Identity
+ Print Deliverables
+ Site Content
+ Print Deliverables
+ Photo Direction + Product Shoot
+ Interior Direction + Wayfinding
+ Copywriting
+ 1:1 support
A la carte website
04
Comprehensive build suited for restaurants or companies with numerous touchpoints and collateral needs.
Timeline:
1 - 3months
What’s included:
+ Web Strategy
+ Content Outline
+ Copywriting
+ Site Design/Build
+ Ecomm Integration
+ 1:1 support
As a small shop, we love making ties and sharing clients by working with other small vendors and freelancers.
ROLODEX
Paper Chase Press — Paper goods
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George + Willy — Signage
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The Match Group — Crafted matchbooks
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Lucianna McIntosh — Photography
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Vella — Production
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Funkahus — Web dev
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Rit cooper — illustration
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