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Branding — fixed-scope project

Brand identity system

Logo system, palette, typography, voice, guidelines. The whole wardrobe, not just the outfit.

From $1,999

Fixed-scope quote · Source files + guidelines · specialist-led

A logo alone is a tattoo. A brand identity is the wardrobe — what you wear to a pitch, an investor dinner, and a hackathon, all matching.

We build the whole system: a logo that flexes across lockups, a palette that survives print and phones, a licensed type stack, and a voice doc your intern can write in without going off-brand.

The deliverable is a guidelines PDF you can hand to any future designer, developer, or agency and get on-brand work on day one.

How we've run this before

Challenge · Approach · Outcome.

01 · challenge

Most founders come to us with a workable logo and a Google Drive folder of mismatched assets. The brand looks different on every surface it touches, and every new hire opens with 'do we have a styleguide?'

02 · approach

We audit what's usable, replace what isn't, and build a single system — logo lockups, palette, type stack, voice, and a 40-page guidelines PDF — designed so an outside designer can pick it up and stay on-brand on day one.

03 · outcome

A brand that reads coherent across a pitch deck, an app screen, a packaging label and a launch film. Source files, guidelines and license paperwork handed over on delivery.

Pattern from repeat engagements · Client names withheld by default

What you get

Every last thing.

    Logo system with primary + lockup variants
    Full color palette (print + digital, accessibility-tested)
    Typography system with licensed stack
    Brand voice guide with tone descriptors + samples
    Stationery suite (business card, letterhead, email)
    Guidelines PDF (~40 pages) with usage rules
    All source files (.ai, .fig, .indd)

How a brand project runs

Four gates. No drama.

    STEP 01

    Brief

    Ten-minute intake. We come back with a fixed-scope quote in 24 hours.

    STEP 02

    Concept

    First directions land within a week for your eye. React in writing, in your own time.

    STEP 03

    Refine

    We iterate on the direction you pick — unlimited within the named checkpoint.

    STEP 04

    Ship

    Final files, guidelines PDF, and a rollout kit. Yours in perpetuity.

FAQ

Quick answers.

For most startups and SMBs, yes. Larger orgs with sub-brands or international markets usually need a follow-on phase — we'll flag it in the quote.

Ready to start?

Ten-minute brief. Fixed-scope quote back in 24 hours.