Case 06 / Starbucks 2026 · Concept deck + visual exploration

Starbucks

Deck design · layout exploration · social-native concept · mockup composition

When a concept has to be sold in the room, the deck is the deliverable. Every page carries the idea on its own.

As a Creative Designer at Boomerang — Publicis Groupe's in-house creative agency — I worked a Starbucks concept pitch in August 2026, co-designed as part of a two-person creative pod. The output was a full pitch deck and a set of social-native mockups built to visualize the campaign across every brand surface — from a phone screen to a mug, a candle, a sticker and a desk.

What I did

Deck design and layout exploration.

Front half of the deck plus a second concept pass — covers, section dividers, typography system, and the layout language that holds the whole story together. The deck had to work as a reading document and as a presenting one, so every page carries hierarchy you can skim in two seconds or sit with for two minutes.

Social-native concept visualization.

Translating a thought into something a client can picture before it exists — Instagram covers, phone mockups, product-in-context shots. The mockups aren't decoration; they're the argument. "Here is what this looks like at the point of contact" lands harder than any adjective.

Mockup composition and visual polish.

Building clean, repeatable product-mockup compositions — a Starbucks cup held with a phone, mugs stacked for a lifestyle shot, candles, stickers on surfaces, a desk scene for the hero. Each one tunes the brand voice without diluting it: it stays Starbucks even when it's sitting in someone else's hand.

Concept mockups

The idea at the point of contact · scroll right →

Desk scene mockup with Starbucks product
Desk scene Hero composition · lifestyle
Instagram story draft cover
IG Story cover Social-native · 9:16
Mug mockup with Starbucks art
Mug Product mockup
Converse sneaker mockup
Sneaker Product mockup
Sticker mockup
Sticker Brand surface
Candles mockup
Candles Product mockup
Wall of stickers mockup
Sticker wall Environmental
Starbucks cup held with phone
Cup + phone POS lifestyle
Deck pages · 16:9 · one pitch, four concepts

Four concepts, one pitch.

scroll right to see them all
Deck slide — Coffee Couture concept
Coffee Couture Concept exploration
Deck slide — The Coffee Cup concept
The Coffee Cup Concept exploration
Deck slide — Starbucks Coffee At Home concept
Starbucks Coffee At Home Concept exploration
Deck slide — Make Yourself At Home concept
Make Yourself At Home Concept exploration
Deck slide — The Coffee Cup concept
The Coffee Cup Concept exploration
Deck slide — Coffee Couture concept
Coffee Couture Concept exploration
Deck slide — Starbucks Coffee At Home concept
Starbucks Coffee At Home Concept exploration
Deck slide — The Coffee Cup concept (dark background)
The Coffee Cup Concept exploration · dark
Deck slide — The Coffee Cup concept (green background)
The Coffee Cup Concept exploration · green
Deck slide — Make Yourself At Home concept
Make Yourself At Home Concept exploration
Deck slide — The Coffee Cup concept
The Coffee Cup Concept exploration

Toolkit

Concept pitch deck · 2-person creative pod
Deliverables
  • Concept pitch deck — full presentation layout
  • Hero visual (TINIDESK scene) used as deck banner
  • Mockup craft across product + context
  • Visual system coherence across all slides

Takeaway

A pitch deck is a product too. Layout, hierarchy, mockup craft — the deck is where the idea lives first, and often where it's judged. If the client can't see it, they can't buy it.