Brand strategy and identity, made in the Maldives
The idea your business stands for, and the identity that carries it.
Overview
Brand strategy and identity is the work of deciding what your business stands for and giving it a face. It covers the idea, the mark, the colours, the typefaces and the rules that hold them together.
You get a strategy on one page, a logo family with its spacing and sizes, a palette, a type system and a guidelines document. Everything arrives as working files, so a printer, a developer or a new hire can pick it up.
We start by talking, not drawing. The identity is shown rough first and refined once the idea is agreed, then tested on the things it will live on: the shopfront, the room card, the feed.
What you get
- Brand strategy
- Visual identity
- Logos
- Typography
- Colour systems
- Brand guidelines
How we work
SELECT
Find the one idea.
Brief
We ask what the business wants to be known for and who needs to know it.
Strategy
The positioning, the tone and the audience go on one page you sign before any drawing starts.
SHAPE
Build it with craft.
Concept
One identity direction, shown as rough marks and a moodboard, so the idea is judged before the polish.
Design
The chosen mark is refined into a logo family, a palette and a type system, then tested on real applications.
SHOW
Put it where people look.
Production
Master files are prepared in each colour version and format, and checked at small sizes and in print.
Launch & report
The guidelines are handed over with the files, and we walk your team through using them.
From the portfolio
Salty Aura · Retail & giftingA year in bloom
MC Deco · Event productionOne arch, every event
Astra Advocates LLP · LegalBuilt on a pillar
Volume One Studio · MerchandiseOne star, ten pieces
EKIART (our own studio)Click to reveal
Alora Trading · ConceptPlum, cream and orange
Forward Maldives · ConceptThree steps forward
Mizan Express · ConceptBlue hull, lime stripe
Nuvé Care · ConceptA ribbon of lavender glass
Rizan Marine · ConceptAn orange line on navy
Third Table · ConceptBurgundy on butter yellow
Velin · ConceptA number for every scent
Zest Beverages · ConceptOne slice, three flavours
Good to know
What does a branding project start with?
A conversation about the business and a written brief. We agree the goal, the scope and the timeline before the strategy stage begins.
What arrives at the end?
Master logo files in each version, the colour and type specifications and a guidelines document, handed over at launch so your team, your printer or your developer can apply the identity correctly.
Often briefed together
Next step
Ready when you are
A few lines about the job is enough to start. We read it and reply with the questions we need answered.