Branding
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Building a Brand Beyond the Logo
A memorable brand is a system of decisions, not a single mark.

The logo is only the beginning
A logo is often the first thing a client asks for and the last thing customers remember. What people actually recognise is the system around it: the typography, the colour, the rhythm of the layouts and the tone of the words.
When we design an identity, we spend as much time on these supporting elements as on the mark itself. A strong system means the brand still feels like itself when the logo is small, cropped or missing entirely.
Designing for real use
Every identity we deliver is tested on the places it will live: packaging, social formats, signage, presentations and product screens. If a rule breaks in the real world, we rewrite it before handover.
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