CONNECTED DISCIPLINES
Strategy, design, motion and technology belong in one conversation. Creative intent survives when engineering informs the work from day one.
Studio / The Working Studio
Built through the work. Shaped by what came next.
Banana Studios is a founder-led creative and digital studio connecting brand, technology, motion, growth and applied intelligence.
How we think. Why the work holds up.
PRACTICAL CRAFT OVER THEATRE
The work has to function in the real world. Real-world utility and commercial impact take precedence over decorative speculation.
BUILT TO EVOLVE
Systems should adapt after launch. Modular architectures and resilient design standards keep brands relevant as conditions shift.
Capability expanded through delivery.
We did not add disciplines through marketing claims. Our practice connects brand, digital, motion and applied intelligence.
Brand & Communication
Building visual systems and packaging lines for consumer, retail, and industrial brands.
Digital & Product
Engineering custom web applications, performant storefronts, and responsive interfaces.
Campaign & Motion
Connecting product storytelling through broadcast animation, campaign direction, and launch motion.
AI & Integrated Systems
Deploying practical internal pipelines and computational workflows that accelerate production quality.
01BRIEF
02THINK
03BUILD
04REVIEW
05RELEASE
STUDIO CONTINUITY
WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS.
FOUNDER / STUDIO LEADERSHIPUsama Baqa Ullah Khan
Founder-led.
Operationally involved.
“Usama leads strategy, creative direction and digital systems at Banana Studios, staying directly involved from direction through delivery.”
Studio leadership remains close to the work, not separated from it.
DISCIPLINECreative Direction
DISCIPLINEStrategy
DISCIPLINEDigital Systems
Salman Azeem Khan
ROLECo-Founder & COO
Co-Founder & COO at Banana Studios.
STUDIO LEADERSHIPSalman Azeem Khan — Co-Founder & COO
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WORK
A multidisciplinary studio collective combining brand strategy, digital engineering, film direction, and project delivery.
OPERATIONS & DELIVERY
Syed Hasnain Mehdi
Operations / Project Manager
FILM & DIRECTION
Talal Hashmi
Ad Filmmaker / Events / Show Design
RESEARCH & STRATEGY
Hassan Cheema
Research Analyst / Digital Marketing Consultant
EDITORIAL & CRAFT
Abu Burhan Ali
Content Crafting
DIGITAL ENGINEERING
Burair Ahmed
Website Developer
DIGITAL ENGINEERING
Hafiz Abdul Moiz
Website Developer
Karachi-based studio. Working internationally.
Based in Karachi, working with clients across Pakistan, the UK, UAE and international markets.
Studio Base
KARACHI / STUDIO BASE
Brand systems, agricultural packaging, industrial film, and commercial campaigns for domestic industry leaders.
Digital & Retail
UK / CLIENT WORK
Digital platforms, e-commerce architectures, and visual identities for specialty retail and technology brands.
Campaigns & Growth
UAE + INTERNATIONAL / ENGAGEMENTS
Multi-channel digital creative, product storytelling, and selected work for clients in the UAE and other verified international markets.
Standards that guide the work.
01
THINK CLEARLY
Clarify the core commercial objective and context before touching visual tools.
02
MAKE WITH INTENT
Every design decision, line of code, and motion frame must serve a deliberate function.
03
USE THE RIGHT TOOLS
Combine time-tested design discipline with modern engineering and practical intelligence.
04
SHIP THE REAL THING
A concept only matters when it is built, tested, launched, and operating in the real world.
Bring us the problem.
We’ll build around it.
Start with the business question. We connect brand, technology, motion and applied intelligence into working systems.