Brand Identity & Logo
A logo and visual identity that genuinely feels like you, designed to stay consistent from your website to your business cards.
Before reading a single word on your website or your Instagram profile, a visitor already forms an opinion of your business from its visual identity: the logo, the colours, the typography, the consistency between every touchpoint. On the French Riviera, where entire sectors like hospitality, luxury real estate and high-end retail rely heavily on a polished image, a generic logo or a colour palette that shifts from one medium to the next is enough to plant doubt, even when the product or service on offer is excellent.
Our approach
We never start from a catalogue of logos to customise. Every project begins with an in-depth conversation about your business, your values, your target audience and your direct competitors, to understand precisely what should set you apart visually. From there, we explore several creative directions before converging on one we refine together with you, rather than presenting a single option from the outset. The goal isn’t “a nice-looking logo” — it’s an identity that stays legible and recognisable on a phone screen just as well as on a shopfront sign, packaging or a business card.
Why visual consistency genuinely changes the outcome
A strong logo on its own isn’t enough to build a professional image if the colours vary between your website, your social media and your printed materials, or if the typography changes from one document to the next. That inconsistency, even when subtle, sends a signal of amateurism that visitors often pick up on without being able to name it precisely — they “sense” something’s off without knowing what. A brand applied rigorously across every touchpoint (website, Google Business Profile, social media, signage, business cards), by contrast, reinforces brand recall and implicitly reassures on professionalism, which matters especially in sectors where image plays a direct role in the purchase decision.
Our process, step by step
The project starts with a discovery conversation about your business, your positioning and your local competitors, to pin down what your identity needs to express. We then propose several distinct creative directions, each presented with its own rationale and possible variations, so the decision rests on clear grounds rather than pure aesthetic instinct. Once a direction is chosen, we refine it based on your feedback until it fully fits. The project closes with delivery of everything you need day to day: the logo in every format required, a favicon, social media templates, and the brand guideline document that records the usage rules for you or any future provider.
What’s included
- Primary logo and variations (favicon, social media, monochrome)
- Colour palette and typography system defined for your sector
- Brand guideline document summarising the usage rules
- Rollout across your materials: business cards, email signature, social media templates
- Source files delivered in every useful format, so you stay free to evolve them
A foundation that strengthens the rest of your digital presence
A brand identity only earns its keep when it actually shows up everywhere your prospective clients encounter you. It’s the foundation we build your website design on, so the palette, typography and visual tone are consistent from the very first page. It also structures your social media presence, where a repeated, recognisable visual world reinforces recall far more effectively than posts with a shifting look. Handling brand identity ahead of these two projects avoids having to readjust everything once the site or accounts are already live.
Who it’s for
Businesses launching, rebranding, or whose current identity no longer reflects their real positioning — a logo put together quickly a few years ago, a palette that’s inconsistent from one medium to the next, or simply an image that’s aged faster than the business itself. It’s also the step worth taking before starting a new site build or redesign, so the web design rests on solid visual foundations rather than a logo that needs reworking under pressure. A particularly common need for perfume houses and craftspeople in Grasse, as well as high-end brands based in Monaco.
Frequently asked questions
What's actually included in a brand identity package?
A complete brand identity includes a primary logo and its variations (favicon, monochrome version, social media formats), a precise colour palette, typography chosen for your sector, and a brand guideline document that records the usage rules. It's this consistent set, not the logo alone, that builds a recognisable, professional image.
How long does it take to design a logo and brand guidelines?
Expect roughly two to three weeks between the first conversation and delivery of the final files, depending on how many rounds of feedback the concepts need. A project run alongside a website build can be folded into the overall timeline without meaningfully extending it.
I already have a logo — do I really need this service?
If your current logo works well and still matches your positioning, a lighter formatting pass (brand guidelines, missing variations) may be enough. But if it was put together quickly, doesn't scale properly on mobile, or no longer matches the image you want to project, a full redesign is often the more cost-effective choice in the long run.
Will I receive the source files so I can reuse them myself?
Yes, all source files (vector, web formats, print formats) are delivered at the end of the project. You remain the full owner of your brand identity and free to hand it to anyone you choose afterwards, including for future changes.
Is this tied to my website design project?
It can be run independently, but it makes the most sense ahead of a new site build or redesign, since the site's design draws directly on the palette and typography defined here. We recommend handling brand identity before or at the very start of a website project, to avoid having to readjust everything afterwards.
Is brand identity really worth it for a small business?
Yes — it's often for smaller businesses that the effect is most visible, since the perception gap with a generic logo is more pronounced next to better-established competitors. In visually driven sectors like hospitality, luxury real estate or high-end retail on the French Riviera, a well-crafted identity often makes the difference from the very first contact.
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