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Brand systems that survive contact with the product

Positioning, identity, typography and guidelines designed for the places your brand actually lives: an app screen, a search result, an invoice, a 40x40 avatar.

Most identities break the moment they meet a product

A logo that only works at poster size. A palette with no accessible text colour. A typeface with no Arabic companion. We design brands the other way round, starting from the smallest, ugliest, most constrained place it has to appear and working outward.

Trusted by

Teams at Uber, Google, Netflix, Spotify, Emirates, Revolut, Careem and Emaar have brought us in on product work.

How we work

Small senior teams. No layers, no account managers relaying messages. You talk to the people doing the work.

Pace

Prototype in days, not months. We put something clickable in front of you early so decisions get made on evidence.

What's included

Positioning

What you stand for, who it is for, and the words you use before anyone sees a visual.

Identity

Logo system, marks and lockups tested at every size they will realistically be used at.

Type & colour

A typographic scale and palette that pass contrast requirements in light and dark interfaces.

Bilingual

Arabic and Latin treatment designed together so neither looks like a translation of the other.

Guidelines

Short, practical rules people will actually follow, plus ready-to-use assets and templates.

Rollout

Applying the system across product, site and collateral so it lands rather than sits in a folder.

How we run a brand project

  1. Interrogate. Founders, customers, sales calls. What people already believe about you matters more than what you would like them to.
  2. Position. One page: who it is for, what it replaces, what it promises.
  3. Explore. Two or three genuinely different directions, shown in real contexts, not on a moodboard.
  4. Build the system. Type, colour, layout, motion, imagery, in light and dark.
  5. Roll it out. Product, website, decks and social, with guidelines that fit on a few pages.

Frequently asked questions

Do we need a full rebrand?

Usually not. Many teams need a system around an identity they already have: type, colour, layout rules and digital assets. That is cheaper, faster and less disruptive than starting over.

Do you do naming?

We support naming work and pressure-test candidates, but trademark clearance and legal registration sit with your counsel.

How long does a brand identity take?

Six to ten weeks for a full identity system, less if the positioning is already settled and we are building the visual system on top of it.

Will it work in Arabic?

Yes. Bilingual pairing is designed in from the start rather than bolted on, covering Arabic typography, weight matching and mirrored layouts.

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