
Dirty Bandits is an award winning Brooklyn based studio delivering quality visual identity design, lettering and illustration that give your brand authenticity and originality.
Dirty Bandits is run by Annica Lydenberg and work is fueled by her deep appreciation for typography, love of storytelling and a dedication to social good. Brands and projects with a focus on social causes are those that we connect with most deeply.
We enjoy working with brands at the start of a creative endeavor across a wide range of projects. From full branding packages to unique promotional experiences, we are here to strategize, problem solve, and design projects with ‘wow’.
With nearly twenty years of client experience, we’ve built a reputation for delivering high-quality work that is both visually and strategically on point.
Dirty Bandits is an award-winning Brooklyn design studio specializing in visual identity, custom packaging, and environmental mural art for food, beverage, and hospitality brands.
With over two decades of commercial expertise, we transform brands and companies in the food and beverage space into memorable brands with real world appeal. We partner with founders, breweries, distilleries, specialty CPG brands, and hospitality groups at the start of their creative journey—delivering everything from packaging suites, shelf-ready identities, spatial signage, and launch packages.
Rooted in a deep foundation of hand-lettering, sign painting, and display typography, our work blends tactile craftsmanship with strategic positioning to give your brand unmistakable shelf presence and authenticity. Our passion drives us toward food, beverage, and purpose-driven companies. From full branding packages to unique promotional experiences, we are here to strategize, problem solve, and design projects with ‘wow’.
With nearly twenty years of client experience, we’ve built a reputation for delivering high-quality work that is both visually and strategically on point for brands like Adobe, TimeOut, Nike, Scholastic, Adidas, National Alliance on Mental Illness, and MLB.























Dirty Bandits is run by Annica Lydenberg and work is fueled by her deep appreciation for typography, love of storytelling and a dedication to social good. She is a graduate of the Type @ Cooper program where she learned typeface design and spent time learning sign painting in San Francisco.
As a typographic hand lettering maven whe has lead 20+ workshops on hand lettering, taught multiple online classes on major platforms, spoken in classrooms and on stages. As an artist she has had solo exhibits in San Francisco, New York and Melbourne, Australia and participated in group shows around the countries.
She was the co-founder of You Are Not Alone Murals, a public art project started in 2019 focused on using public art to inspire sharing and dialogue around mental health thus promoting empathy and compassion within communities which she ran for 6 years.
She loves wild socks, 1000 piece puzzles and time outdoors hiking and exploring. Annica currently lives in Brooklyn with her kiddo and their dog, Barnaby (as seen on Giphy).


