One-time project · Brand

Logo and brand identity: the mark, the palette, the rules, the files.

A logo is not a brand. A brand is the logo plus the colours, the typefaces, and the rules for using them, so that your van, your invoice and your website all obviously belong to the same business. We design the whole set and hand over every file you will ever be asked for.

The most common logo problem is not that it looks bad. It is that it only exists as a JPEG someone made years ago, so it is blurry on the sign, wrong on the dark background, and unusable when the printer asks for a vector file. Fixing that is half of what this project is for.

We start with what the business does and who it sells to, then design a mark that works at every size — on a favicon, on a truck door, embroidered on a shirt. Around it we build a small, usable system: a palette with the exact colour codes, one or two typefaces, and clear rules for spacing, minimum size and what not to do.

You receive the lot in every format: vector files for print, PNGs for the web, a one-colour version, a reversed version for dark backgrounds, and a short brand sheet so whoever makes your next flyer gets it right.

If the only copy of your logo is a JPEG, you do not own a logo. You own a picture of one.
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Mark, palette, type and usage rules — the four things that make a business look like one business

Scope

What’s included in the price.

Everything below is part of the project. Nothing is added to your invoice without a written quote you have approved first.

  • A short brief: what you do, who you sell to, who you are up against, what you like and hate
  • Two or three distinct logo directions to choose between, not variations of one idea
  • The chosen direction refined through two revision rounds
  • Primary logo, horizontal and stacked layouts, and a standalone mark or icon
  • One-colour, reversed (for dark backgrounds) and greyscale versions
  • Colour palette with HEX, RGB and CMYK values
  • Typeface selection with licensing guidance, so nothing you use costs you later
  • Every file format: SVG, EPS, PDF for print; PNG with transparent background for web and documents
  • Favicon and social profile image sizes
  • A brand sheet: usage rules, minimum sizes, clear space, do-not-do examples

Not included: Trademark searches or registration, which is a lawyer’s job — we will tell you if a direction looks too close to something we know of. Printed stationery. Applying the brand to your website, which is part of a redesign or new build.

How it works

Step by step.

Brief

A questionnaire and a short call. We want to know what the business is actually like, not what it aspires to be in a mood board.

Directions

Two or three genuinely different concepts, each shown in real contexts: a sign, a business card, a phone screen. You pick one.

Refinement

The chosen direction tightened: proportions, letterforms, colour, how it holds up tiny and huge. Two revision rounds.

System

Palette, type and layout rules built around the final mark.

Delivery

Every format and version, organised in folders with a brand sheet on top. You will not be emailing us for a file in two years.

What we need from you

Four things, and we can start.

The brief filled in
Twenty minutes of honest answers about the business
Examples
Logos you like, logos you hate, and competitors you want to look nothing like
Existing material
Your current logo if you have one, and anything it must still coexist with
A decision-maker
One person who can choose a direction, so it does not become a committee vote

Typical timeline: 5–10 business days from approved brief. Your written quote states the actual date for your project.

Pricing

Defined scope, defined price.

From $300
USD · one-time · for the base scope below

Base scope: Logo refresh: one direction developed from your existing mark, two revision rounds, full file set (SVG, EPS, PDF, PNG), one-colour and reversed versions, favicon and social sizes.

Anything beyond the base scope is priced from the add-on list, and your written quote shows the line items and one total. That total is what is charged — nothing more. No payment is taken on this website: once you approve the quote, a secure Stripe payment link is sent by email. US clients are billed in USD; Canadian clients in CAD or USD by agreement, plus applicable GST/HST.

Add-ons, priced up front

Full identity from scratch: 3 directions, palette, type, brand sheet$500
Each additional direction$150
Signage or vehicle layout$120
Social media template set$100
ExampleA new identity from scratch with a vehicle layout: $300 + $500 + $120 = $920.

Questions

Things people ask before booking this.

Do I own the logo outright?

Yes. Full rights transfer to you on final payment, and the files include the editable vector sources. No licence, no attribution, no ongoing fee.

How is this different from a $50 logo online?

The cheap ones are typically templates resold many times, delivered as a single flat file, with no palette, no rules and no vector source. They cost more later, when the printer rejects the file or the mark turns out to be on three other businesses. This is designed for you, and it comes with everything the next designer or printer will ask for.

Will you check whether the name is taken?

We will tell you if a direction looks too close to a mark we recognise, and we build in enough distinctiveness to be sensible. A formal search and registration is a trademark lawyer’s job and worth doing before you print anything.

Can you also update my website with it?

Yes — that is a redesign or, for a light touch, a quoted update of the colours, fonts and logo across your existing site.

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