Branding

Branding is creating a unique identity that conveys your personality, values, and vision, answering the question of “why you over anyone else?”

Branding is more than just a logo. Your brand is a gut feeling based on perceptions.


A brand is steering people how to think about your business through your organisations’s purpose, values, and visual identity. It has the power to transform, reposition, and alter how you are seen.


01. Brand strategy
02. Verbal brand identity
03. Visual brand identity
04. Rebrands
05. Brand refreshes
06. Naming

Creating brands for…
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Izzy and lindsay working on brand strategy

Brand strategy

Brand strategy takes the guesswork out of growing your brand. It helps you get clear on who you are, what you stand for, and how to show up in a way that actually connects. It’s not about overcomplicating things. It’s about building a strong foundation so your brand feels consistent, considered, and easy to get behind.

Stakeholder workshops & surveysBrand auditsSector researchCompetitor analysisCustomer analysisService reviews
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Gilling Dod's verbal brand guidelines

Verbal brand DNA

Brand DNA is the core of who you are. It covers your purpose, your values, how you speak, and how you're perceived. When these elements work together, your brand feels clear, consistent and easy to connect with.

Brand purposeTone of voice & personalityInternal & external valuesBrand pillars & themeYour right to win
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Terraplas brochure

Visual brand identity

Visual identity is your brand’s primary identifier, the first thing people see, and often the first thing they remember. We create contemporary, consistent identities that build visual equity over time. From your logo and colour palette to typefaces, imagery and iconography, every element works together to make your brand instantly recognisable and hard to forget.

Logo designTypographyColour palettesIconographySub-brands & hierarchyDesign systemsBrand guidelines
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AgriStride and Wolfenden flags

Rebranding

A rebrand goes beyond surface-level change. It’s a deeper, strategic process that can reposition your business, reshape how you're perceived and set the stage for future growth and diversification. It’s about transformation, not just a new logo.

Immersion & discoveryBrand strategyNamingVerbal brand DNAVisual brand identityBrand implementation
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Pendleside's refreshed brand on brochures

Brand refreshes

If business is going well but your brand just feels a bit dated, a refresh might be all you need. It’s a chance to give your brand a facelift, updating the look and feel to stay relevant, keep pace with trends, and strengthen your image. It’s not about changing who you are, just making sure you still look relevant.

Logo refreshesVisual identityDesign systemsBrand guidelines
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Zest A-board advertising a support group

Naming

Naming is one of the most critical parts of building a brand. It’s often the first thing people encounter, and it immediately shapes how your business is perceived. A strong name is strategic, creative and practical. There’s a reason it’s one of the longest, but most important processes when it comes to branding.

Naming briefName generationName screeningNaming due diligence

71% of customers recommend a brand purely based on their emotional connection to it. It’s a powerful reminder of how important it is for your brand to resonate on a deeper level.

What do people ask us about branding?
It completely depends on the scale of the job. A simple brand refresh could take 6 weeks, and a full rebrand could take 6 months. However, our process is collaborative, so we’ll keep you involved in the project, every step of the way.
A rebrand is great when looking deeper into your organisation, and can help with things such a market reposition, and image change, or diversification. A refresh is perfect for when your operations and sales are exactly where you want them, but the visual side is getting a bit stale, especially compared to new disrupters to the market. If you’re still not sure, then we are always happy to advise.
A brand audit is a thorough review of how your brand is being presented across all customer touchpoints. We’ll look at front-facing materials like your website, social media, brochures, signage and advertising. We’ll also review internal and supporting assets such as email templates, internal documents, presentations and automated communications. The aim is to assess how consistent, cohesive and effective your brand really is. We’ll highlight what’s working, what needs refining, and how your brand can better reflect your values and goals.
A workshop is a session that involves the key stakeholders in the project, from all levels within your organisation. From our point of view, it’s a chance to hear the story and visions for the business, and it also allows us to bring a fresh outside perspective to question everything. They’re also great for engagement, making sure all voices are heard and that it’s a collaborative process.
Because without it, everything would just be guesswork. Brand strategy is the phase of the project where key decisions are made. For example: figuring out your target audience personas, market positioning, and business objectives. We establish answers to these questions by using tools such as competitor analysis, founder visions, strategic naming, and sector insights and projections.
The chances are someone else has thought of it too, because "huzah!" moments in naming are rarely successful. Through our various naming phases, we'll work with you to develop a name that is linguistically, visually, and legally viable.
This depends on your reasons for needing a new website. The problem you’ve approached us with may be a symptom of a bigger issue. Decreasing sales could be because of your website, or it could be because of low brand awareness that doesn’t resonate with your audience.
By the time a new brand is ready, we'll have already been in conversation to guide you through an implementation plan. If it’s a brand refresh, this might mean agreeing on a go-live date for digital assets while phasing out the old brand gradually on printed materials to keep costs manageable. For a full rebrand, it may involve holding back the official launch until a new website is ready, while we work together on preparing everything else, from marketing collateral to internal documents. Every rollout is different, and we’ll tailor the approach to suit your organisation's needs and timelines.
A root fifty two poster in the studio