Brand strategy

Positioning, naming and messaging that make your whole company sound like one person, built from real conversations instead of guesses.

Timeline
8 to 12 weeks
From
$18,000
Team
4 to 6 seniors
Best for
New brands and rebrands
A sculpted sage-green ampersand on a round plinth

Overview

People judge your brand before they read a word. We make sure the first impression is the right one, and that it survives the second, third and hundredth.

Every project starts with strategy, because no logo can rescue a muddled story. Once we know what you stand for, we design a system that says it everywhere, from a favicon to a trade-show stand.

  • A positioning your whole team can say in one breath
  • A visual system that works from favicon to billboard
  • Guidelines and templates people actually open
  • Full ownership of every file and font licence

Who it’s for

  • Startups before launch

    You have a product and a name. You need to look like you’ve been here for years by Tuesday.

  • Companies that outgrew their look

    Your brand was built for the company you were five years ago. It shows.

  • Brands after a merger

    Two identities, one company. You need a system that respects both and belongs to neither.

What you get

Everything arrives as editable source files. The exact list depends on your tier.

  • Strategy

    • Brand and competitor audit
    • Customer interviews
    • Positioning and brand idea
    • Personality and tone of voice
    • Messaging framework
  • Identity

    • Logo and wordmark system
    • Accessible colour palette
    • Typography, licensed to you
    • Graphic language and patterns
    • Photography and illustration direction
    • Icon set
  • Rollout

    • Online brand guidelines
    • Social, deck and document templates
    • Stationery and email signatures
    • Organised asset library
    • Animated logo
    • Two weeks of launch support

Our approach

Five phases. Each ends with a decision you sign off, so nothing moves forward on a maybe.

  1. 1

    Discovery

    Weeks 1 to 2

    We interview your leadership, your customers and your front line, audit everything you have and map the competition.

    • Research summary
    • Audit deck
  2. 2

    Strategy

    Weeks 2 to 3

    One workshop to agree the positioning, the personality and the single idea the brand stands on.

    • Positioning statement
    • Creative brief
  3. 3

    Concepts

    Weeks 4 to 6

    Two or three genuinely different routes, each shown on real touchpoints instead of a mood board.

    • Concept presentation
    • Recorded walkthrough
  4. 4

    Refinement

    Weeks 7 to 9

    We build the chosen route into a full system and try to break it with your hardest use cases.

    • Full identity system
    • Two review rounds
  5. 5

    Delivery

    Weeks 10 to 12

    Guidelines, templates and files handed over live, then two weeks of support while you launch.

    • Guidelines site
    • Asset library

What we need from you

  • A decision maker in every review
  • Two or three customers we can interview
  • Your current brand files and any research
  • Feedback within three working days

Included as standard

  • Weekly check-ins and a shared project board
  • Source files in Figma and Adobe formats
  • Full copyright transfer on final payment
  • Font licences for up to 50 users

Tools we work in

  • Figma
  • Illustrator
  • After Effects
  • Cinema 4D
  • Glyphs
  • Notion

Pricing

Published, fixed, agreed before we start. Pay per project or spread it over a retainer.

  • Essentials

    For early-stage brands that need a strong core.

    $18kper project, 8 to 12 weeks

    • Positioning workshop
    • Logo and wordmark
    • Colour and typography
    • Core guidelines (PDF)
    • Social templates
  • Complete

    Most chosen

    For growing companies that need a system to scale with.

    $34kper project, 8 to 12 weeks

    • Everything in Essentials
    • Customer research and audit
    • Three creative routes
    • Graphic system and icons
    • Online guidelines
    • Animated logo
    • Two weeks of launch support
  • Flagship

    For established brands rebranding across markets.

    $60k+per project, 8 to 12 weeks

    • Everything in Complete
    • Naming or name review
    • Testing in four markets
    • Packaging or signage pilot
    • Brand film direction
    • Team training
    • Quarterly brand check-ups

Add-ons

  • NamingUp to three shortlisted names, trademark-screened in your markets$6,000
  • Motion identityAnimated logo, transitions and a motion guide$7,500
  • Brand websiteA five to eight page marketing site, Webflow or customFrom $22,000
  • Packaging rangeStructure and graphics for up to six productsFrom $14,000

Prices exclude VAT and local taxes. 40% to start, 30% at concept approval, 30% on delivery.

Identity work

Recent identity projects.

Our board was nervous. They treated that as a design problem, not an obstacle, and twelve weeks later every team wanted to use the brand.

Daniel ChoCEO, Orbit Labs

Questions

Something else? Ask us directly.

How long does an identity take?
Eight to twelve weeks for most projects. Multi-market flagships can run to sixteen.

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