Brand identity design

A brand that looks like one business, wherever people meet it.

I turn what makes your business distinct into a clear visual system—so you can show up with confidence, stay recognisable, and make every touchpoint feel connected.

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You do not need to know your colours or logo style. We start with the business, audience, and impression you need to create.

Brand identity work by Hercules Designs, shown across logo, packaging, and visual applications

Recognition with purpose

A logo can identify you. A brand system helps people remember and trust you.

When colour, type, imagery, and tone change from one place to another, even good work can feel less established. I create a practical visual language that reflects your position and makes future decisions easier.

Designed for real use

The identity is judged by how well it supports your business—not by how it looks in one presentation.

01

A recognisable point of view

A visual direction rooted in your character, audience, and market.

02

Consistency without rigidity

Clear rules give your materials coherence while leaving room to communicate.

03

Assets ready to use

You receive practical files and guidance for the places your brand appears.

What your identity can include

We select the pieces your business will genuinely use and build a coherent system around them.

  • Brand positioning and visual direction
  • Logo and responsive variations
  • Colour and typography system
  • Image and graphic direction
  • Social and presentation assets
  • Print or packaging applications
  • Brand usage guidance
  • Website visual direction

Brand case notes

Identity shaped by context, not fashion.

A healthcare network and an artisan bakery needed very different signals. Both required a system people could recognise and teams could apply.

Oral Unic dental brand identity applications

Dental franchise

Oral Unic

The challenge
Modernise a clinic identity while keeping it approachable and practical across a large franchise network.
The response
A cleaner, more human visual system connected clinic environments, packaging, digital materials, and communications.
The delivered outcome
A recognisable identity designed to remain consistent across more than 400 clinics and many everyday applications.
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o Padeiro artisan bakery brand identity

Artisan bakery

o Padeiro

The challenge
Give an artisan bakery a warm, distinctive presence without falling into generic rustic cues.
The response
Strategy, typography, colour, and illustration created a character that could live across packaging, signage, and digital use.
The delivered outcome
A flexible visual identity that feels crafted, welcoming, and unmistakably tied to the bakery.
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A grounded process

From business character to a system you can use.

  1. 01

    Understand the signal

    We identify what people should recognise, feel, and remember about the business.

  2. 02

    Build the direction

    I develop and test a visual route across the touchpoints that matter most.

  3. 03

    Make it usable

    The final identity becomes an organised set of assets and guidance for everyday use.

A good fit when your business has outgrown how it presents itself.

I work with founders and small teams who want a thoughtful identity they can use, not a logo delivered without context.

  • You are launching a business with a defined offer
  • Your current identity feels inconsistent or dated
  • Your logo works in one place but not across the business
  • You need the brand and website to feel like one experience

Before we begin

Can you redesign an existing brand?

Yes. I first identify what still carries recognition and value, then evolve or replace only what the business needs.

Will I receive files I can actually use?

Yes. Deliverables are prepared for the agreed digital and print uses, with straightforward guidance for applying them.

Can you also design the website?

Yes. Connecting identity and website in one project often creates a more coherent result and a smoother launch.

Make the quality of your business visible before you explain it.

Send a short note about the business, where the brand appears today, and what no longer feels right.