Your logo and brand are an extension of your business. They shouldn’t be an afterthought. And they definitely shouldn’t be DIY’ed if it can be helped! A lot of start-ups don't have the budget for a total brand package, and that is absolutely okay! Everyone starts somewhere! But when you're a few years in, it's time to reconsider your DIY logo for four crucial reasons.

We all want a successful business. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have started, right?! A lot of the clients we work with are the point in their business where they’ve stopped growing. Their growth has been stagnant and they’re struggling to take their business in the direction they want or need. They feel like their brand is all over the place and is inconsistent on so many levels. Sound like you?

Overnight successes are not real. It might seem like it, but there is a lot behind the scenes that you don’t see.

We design unique, intentional brands grounded in strategy that tell your story. We don't create cookie-cutter brand identities that lose their sparkle after a year. We tell visual stories through the brands we create. We've been around the block creating visual identities for all types of businesses, so here are our top do's and don't's of branding that apply to every business, everywhere.

This collection of words represents your business. They are the emotions you want your brand to portray, the values you do business by and essentially, why your audience should choose you. Carefully curated, these words become a guide for your business as whole and here’s how!

Branding isn’t just about the visuals. It’s about the soul and story behind your business. It’s the essence of your business all wrapped up. But there are a few key elements that make a successful brand that are common across so many businesses.

Your brand should be an experience, from beginning to end. It doesn’t just rely on sight, but all the senses. Do you have a certain scent burning in your office? What kind of clothes do you wear to a meeting? How do you answer the phone when talking to clients? What is your email sign off? All of these minutiae play into a bigger story – your brand.

At Third Ginger Studio, we want our clients to feel confident and empowered by their new brand identity. An intentional and strategic design isn’t just about looking pretty. It is a problem solver. Investing in a cohesive, flexible and variable visual identity is more than receiving just a single logo.