Visual Identity

What Is a Visual Identity and What Should It Include?
The components of a visual identity system, from logo suite to imagery, and how they fit together.

Motion in Brand Identity: When Animation Earns Its Place
How motion adds recognition to a brand and what a simple motion guide contains.

Brand Photography and Imagery: Choosing a Style
How to define an imagery style that feels like you, with or without a photography budget.

Brand Consistency for Small Teams
Simple systems that keep a brand consistent when nobody has 'brand manager' in their title.

Brand Design Trends in 2026 and How to Use Them
The directions shaping identity design this year, and a warning about following them too closely.

How to Choose Brand Colours That Work on Screen
A practical method for building a colour palette that is distinctive, accessible and usable in product UI.

Choosing Brand Typography: A Founder's Guide
How to pick typefaces for your brand, what licences cost and when a free font is good enough.

Brand Guidelines: What to Include and What to Skip
The sections every set of brand guidelines needs, and how long the document should really be.
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