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Brand · Logo & Brand Book Design

Identities that earn trust.

Logo design, visual identity systems, and brand books that hold up under real-world pressure — across sizes, surfaces, and internal debates.

— The challenge

Why this matters now.

Most brand projects end with a beautiful PDF and an unusable system. Six months later the marketing team is using off-brand fonts, sales decks look nothing like the website, and the CEO is in another agency RFP. The fix is treating brand as a system to be applied — not an artefact to be admired — with templates, training, and a guideline document that's actually navigable.

— Who it’s for

Best fit for

Companies preparing to raise or sell
Brands that have outgrown their original identity
Founders who built the original logo in Canva
M&A integrations needing a unified parent brand
B2B brands ready to look like a category leader

— Our approach

How we think about it.

A logo is the smallest part of a brand. The rest — voice, values, positioning, the way your brand shows up in a footer or a sales deck — is what makes customers remember you. We build identity systems your team can actually apply, with brand books precise enough to settle arguments without you in the room.

— What’s included

Capabilities

Every engagement covers what you need from this list. We don’t up-sell tracks you don’t use.

Brand strategy & positioning

Workshops, customer interviews, competitor mapping, positioning statement.

Logo & wordmark

Primary logo, lockups, monogram, favicon — designed for real-world application.

Visual identity system

Colour, typography, photography, iconography, illustration direction.

Brand book

Comprehensive guidelines as PDF + searchable Notion site.

Voice & messaging

Tone of voice, vocabulary, tagline, key messages.

Naming

Naming sprints with linguistic checks and trademark pre-screening.

Iconography & illustration

Custom icon libraries and illustration systems built to your style.

Templates & rollout

Pitch deck, social, email, business cards — your team gets the templates, not just the rules.

— How we work

Process

No magic. Five disciplined stages, weekly demos, and a single point of contact who actually responds to email.

01

Position

Workshops, customer interviews, competitor mapping.

02

Concept

Three distinct directions, shown in real applications.

03

Refine

One direction chosen, iterated until it earns the room.

04

System

Full identity system: type, colour, motion, voice.

05

Roll out

Templates, guidelines, internal training.

— Stack

Tools we use

FigmaAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignGlyphsNotionLoom

— You walk away with

Deliverables

  • 01Brand strategy document
  • 02Primary logo + variants (lockup, mark, monogram, favicon)
  • 03Colour, typography, photography systems
  • 04Iconography & illustration direction
  • 05Brand book PDF + Notion site
  • 06Templates: pitch deck, social, email, business cards
  • 07Rollout plan + internal training

— Engagement

How we work together.

Up-front honesty about scope, cost, and timeline. The numbers below are typical — we’ll quote yours specifically once we understand the project.

Typical investment

$25k – $80k

Minimum engagement

$15k for a focused logo + identity refresh

Timeline

8–14 weeks

Best fit for

Series A+ companies, established SMBs, M&A consolidations, rebrands

— FAQ

Common questions

Three, always shown in real-world applications — not floating on a white background. We don't do throwaway options.

Yes. Naming is a separate engagement and includes linguistic checks and trademark pre-screening.

Yes — many engagements are evolutions rather than ground-up rebrands. We can keep what's working and modernise what isn't.

Yes — most rebrands include a website refresh. See Website Design.

— Ready when you are

Ready to start your branding project?

Tell us what you're working on. We respond within one business day with next steps.

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