Logo design and branding are the two most misunderstood words in marketing. Most clients arrive asking for a logo. What they actually need is a brand — a complete visual identity system of voice, type, colour, motion and behaviour that makes every touchpoint feel unmistakably theirs.
A logo is the easy part. The hard part is the hundreds of small decisions that follow it: the tone of a 404 page, the texture of a business card, the rhythm of a product launch, the personality of a chatbot reply. Get those right and the logo almost designs itself.
§Strategy before symbol
Every brand identity we craft starts with a positioning workshop. Who are you really for? What do you stand against? What do you want people to feel in the first five seconds of meeting you? These are not fluffy questions — they are the brief that protects every design decision that follows.
Questions we ask before we open Figma
- What category are you really competing in?
- Who is the audience you would love to fire?
- What is the one word you want to own?
- Which three brands do you secretly wish you were?
- What would a customer say about you to their best friend?
- Where will this brand live in five years?
§The system is the deliverable
We deliver brand books that read like operating manuals: type scales, motion principles, do-and-don't grids, tone examples, social templates, presentation systems and a library of components your team can lean on for years. The goal isn't a pretty PDF — it's a brand that grows without us.
“A brand that depends on its agency to stay on-brand isn't really a brand. It's a hostage situation.”
What we hand over on every brand project
- Primary, secondary and responsive logo lockups
- A full type system with web and print pairings
- A colour system including accessibility-tested combinations
- Motion principles and a reference reel
- Photography and illustration art direction
- Editable templates for social, decks, proposals and email
- A living brand site (not a static PDF) the whole team can search
§When to rebrand — and when to refine
A full rebrand is expensive, disruptive and occasionally necessary. But more often the right answer is a brand refresh: keep the equity you have built, sharpen the parts that no longer fit. We help clients tell the difference honestly — even when it means selling them a smaller project.
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?Frequently asked questions
How much does professional logo design and branding cost?+
A focused logo and core identity project typically starts in the low five figures. A full brand identity system — strategy, naming, identity, guidelines, templates, launch assets — usually runs from £25k upwards depending on scope and rollout.
How long does a brand identity project take?+
Eight to twelve weeks is typical for a full identity system, including strategy, design, refinement and rollout assets. Faster is possible for tighter scopes; slower is sometimes wiser for complex stakeholder groups.
Do you only work with new brands or also rebrand established companies?+
Both. Roughly half our branding work is rebrands or brand refreshes for established businesses entering a new chapter — a funding round, a new product line, a leadership change or a market shift.
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