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Brand Identity (Inc Logo Design).
Graphic & Web Designer.
Creating Elegant, Sophisticated, Timeless Branding.
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Brand identity for acupuncturist Johnny Childs, where restraint does almost all of the work. Johnny’s practice has been featured from Tatler to Women’s Health, so the identity needed to sit alongside high-end medical and lifestyle brands rather than generic wellness. A minimalist wordmark blends the contrast of a traditional Didone with the clean structure of a modern sans serif. Editorial, elegant, understated. The monogram is where the obsession lives. The base font was outlined and completely customised until the J and C sat at exactly equal widths, so the mark rests in perfect balance. Simple to look at, far from simple to arrive at. Softer contrasts throughout, in a palette of Sage, Charcoal, Porcelain Bone, Soft Limestone, Silver Ash and Crisp Gallery White. Calm, trust, quiet authority. An identity that whispers rather than shouts. Full case study linked in bio. #quietluxury #brandidentitydesign #minimalistlogo #monogramdesign #editorialdesign by @jmgraphicd
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5 days ago
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Behind the scenes on Chalet Chiarina: the process & creative journey which led to the finished identity and website. Working the whole process through, from research and strategy to execution, is where the strongest ideas quietly present themselves. Several came from the founders, others from the building itself. The interiors and architecture by Laughland Jones gave the Chalet its material soul, and their textures and materials found their way into the identity as subtle digital textures, so the branding offers a quiet taste of the environment before a guest arrives. One favourite moment: type over a soft wooden texture tinted with Espresso Umber, a gold Bodoni headline, the supporting type held in generous space below. From there into the stationery, the welcome pieces, and finally the website. My thanks to Rina and the family for a genuinely rewarding project it was a real pleasure to be part of! Note: CGI was used to create photorealistic renders of the Chalet (a great use of AI), which will be swapped out for the finished photography early next year. #behindthescenes #designprocess #brandidentitydesign #hospitalitybranding #luxurybranding by @jmgraphicd
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7 days ago
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The website is often where the experience and hospitality begin. Where a guest first forms a sense of how they will be treated. That shaped the whole approach for Chalet Chiarina, an exclusive private residence in Cervinia available for fully catered hire. The brief, in spirit, was to create the feeling of arrival before arrival. So the site conducts a guided tour rather than presenting a directory. It answers the questions a guest would actually ask, but with the ease of a good concierge, never rushing and never reciting. Beneath that sits a layered structure, which works as if you are peeling back the layers of an onion. The first experience is calm and curated, offering just enough to draw someone in, with deeper layers there to be uncovered by anyone who wants them. The detail is always available and never imposed, which lets the visitor choose their own depth. Movement is handled the same way. Micro animation brings elements gently into play like instruments in an orchestra, each arriving in its own moment rather than all at once. Motion to guide and reveal, not motion for its own sake. Interiors and architecture by Laughland Jones. Hospitality curated by The M Legacy Group. Full case study linked in bio. Note: CGI was used to create photorealistic renders of the Chalet (a great use of AI), which will be swapped out for the finished photography early next year. #luxurywebdesign #hospitalitydesign #websitedesign #luxurybranding #londondesignstudio by @jmgraphicd
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12 days ago
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Two heritages live in this logotype, and most people will only ever feel one of them. Brand identity for Chalet Chiarina, an exclusive private residence in Cervinia available for fully catered exclusive hire, commissioned by an English-Italian family. The dual heritage went into the type rather than into symbols. No flags, no alpine motifs. The Italian voice speaks through a Bodoni with genuine period elegance, and the English voice answers in something clean and modern, a restrained counterpoint that keeps the whole thing contemporary rather than nostalgic. A guest will simply find the mark elegant. They will not consciously work out why, and they do not need to. The palette is quietly architectural. Porcelain Stone and Soft Greige as the foundation, Warm Limestone and Taupe Umber for softness and tactility, Midnight Slate for depth, and Soft Champagne Gold as the warm accent. Interiors and architecture by Laughland Jones. Hospitality curated by The M Legacy Group. Full case study linked in bio. #brandidentitydesign #luxurybranding #hospitalitybranding #logotypedesign #bodoni by @jmgraphicd
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15 days ago
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By the time I came to design this website, the decisions largely made themselves. Why? Because it was the last phase of a wider scope. Research and positioning first, then brand strategy, then the identity, and only then the site. Each phase fed the next, so by the final stage most of the hard questions were already answered. What the firm actually trades on. Who it needs to reassure. How much restraint the audience expects. The site was not where those things got decided. It was where they arrived. And these days that is what a website is. Whatever else a brand produces, the site is where it lives and breathes. The virtual front door, and for most visitors the first and only impression that counts. So rather than more stills, here it is as a visitor experiences it; scrolling, moving. This is the finished website for ROC Invest, a prime off-market property specialist in London, and the last piece of a wide scope. Thanks to James for a genuinely enjoyable project. #websitedesign #brandledwebsite #luxurywebdesign #squarespacedesign #londondesignstudio by @jmgraphicd
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21 days ago
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HNW audiences judge a website's credibility in seconds, and almost none of that judgement is made on the words. Website design for ROC Invest, a prime off-market property specialist in London. The whole site is built around scanning behaviour. Strong background visuals set the tone straight away, spanning landmark London property through to characterful residential. Generous negative space throughout, because restraint reads as confidence at this level while density reads as an agency chasing volume. Services and track record presented calmly rather than crammed into feature grids and statistics. Reassurance before persuasion. The navy palette carries over from the identity, champagne appears sparingly as an accent, and the type picks up the same contrast established in the logo lockup. Built on Squarespace, fully responsive, and confident enough not to shout. Full case study linked in bio. #websitedesign #luxurywebdesign #squarespacedesign #brandledwebsite #londondesignstudio by @jmgraphicd
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a month ago
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Research & Strategy first, even in a sector I already knew... that process shaped the entire mark. Behind the scenes on the ROC Invest brand identity, a prime off-market property specialist in London. The research surfaced a strength rather than a style: at this scale the business runs on connection. Trust, long relationships, and access that exists because of them. The obvious answers were all waiting. A chain link. Clasped hands. A knot. Readable, generic and completely cliché. The better idea was already inside the name. In ROC, the O and C interlock, so the letterforms carry the meaning themselves rather than a symbol sitting next to them. Deceptively simple. Most names cannot do it, and most attempts read as an error rather than an intention. Even once the concept was right, the strength of the link and the balance of the lockup were settled by going back to the strategy, not by eye. #designprocess #logodesignprocess #brandidentitydesign #monogramlogo #brandingstudio by @jmgraphicd
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a month ago
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The work that goes into a simple mark is mostly invisible. That is the point of it. More from the ROC Invest brand identity, a prime off-market property specialist in London. ROC carries a custom treatment and holds the focal point. INVEST sits below in a deliberate contrast of weight and size, with keylines either side so it can sit at its optimal size while holding the lockup in balance. Without them, two elements of unequal weight stacked together start to read as a see-saw, which is an unhelpful association for an investment business. Nobody is meant to notice any of that. They are meant to look at it once and feel that it is settled. Restraint everywhere else too. Navy and champagne, generous space, nothing added for decoration. Swipe through. Full case study linked in bio. #logodesigner #monogramdesign #typographydesign #luxurybrandidentity #brandingstudio ROC monogram logo by @jmgraphicd
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A logo that was already 160 years old, refined rather than reinvented. Stanley Gibbons has been trading since 1856 and has held a royal warrant since 1956. When a brand carries that much recognition, most of its value sits in continuity, so the brief was precision rather than transformation. The SG symbol nods to the lozenge the business has used for years. It pairs a Didot S with a Trajan Pro G, and the serif on the S was customised until the two letterforms agreed with each other. Refined proportions, sharper legibility at small sizes, the heritage red retained, and upright plus landscape arrangements for real-world flexibility across foil, deboss, spot UV and signage. Heritage logo design, London studio. #LogoDesign #HeritageBranding #BrandIdentity #LuxuryBranding #GraphicDesign by @jmgraphicd
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Every firm in prime property claims discretion and off-market access. The words are interchangeable. The mark is not. Brand identity for ROC Invest, who source off-market property for HNW clients, family offices and overseas investors. They sit on both sides of a transaction, sourcing for investors and finding investors for vendors, so the OC letterforms interlock. Connection, built into the structure of the mark. Strong and confident, because a frail looking link would say the wrong thing entirely about a business handling significant capital. Midnight and Royal Navy for authority. Muted champagne for warmth and heritage credibility. Harbour Grey holding the middle ground: composed, impartial, quietly expensive. An identity that had to reassure before it impressed. Swipe through. Full case study linked in bio. #brandidentitydesign #logodesign #propertybranding #luxurybranding #londondesigner Montage of the brand identity design for ROC Invest by @jmgraphicd
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Brand identity and Squarespace website design for Ilias Patsios, a private chef with Michelin-star experience across prestigious, internationally celebrated kitchens. Operating globally across private yachts, exclusive estates and high-touch events, Ilias creates bespoke menus shaped around each client, guest list and occasion. The identity needed to feel sophisticated, composed and discreet, elevating his craft without competing with the food itself. A finely balanced IP monogram became the centrepiece, supported by a poised logotype, a deliberately neutral colour palette, and a clean, image-led website experience designed to frame his portfolio, signature dishes and enquiry routes with clarity. - Brand identity, including logo design and usage guidance - Squarespace website design and build - Custom gallery for signature dishes - Editable menu template for PowerPoint and Canva #BrandIdentity #LogoDesign #WebDesign #LuxuryBranding #LuxuryWebDesign #PrivateChefBranding #HospitalityBranding #BoutiqueBusiness #HighEndBranding #SquarespaceDesign #MonogramLogo #ImageLedWebsite #NeutralColourPalette #PrivateChef #YachtChef #BespokeBranding by @jmgraphicd
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For private chef Ilias Patsios, the identity needed to feel as considered as the experience he creates: sophisticated, composed and discreet. With Michelin-star experience across prestigious, internationally celebrated kitchens, Ilias operates globally across private yachts, exclusive estates and high-touch events, crafting bespoke menus around each client, guest list and occasion. A finely balanced IP monogram became the centrepiece, paired with a poised logotype and a deliberately neutral colour palette so the food remains the hero. The Squarespace website continues that restraint: clean, spacious and image-led, with clear enquiry routes and room for each plate to be framed with intention. - Brand identity, including logo design and usage guidance - Squarespace website design and build - Custom gallery for signature dishes - Editable menu template for PowerPoint and Canva #BrandIdentity #LogoDesign #WebDesign #LuxuryBranding #PrivateChefBranding #HospitalityBranding #BoutiqueBusiness #HighEndHospitality #LuxuryHospitality #ChefBranding #SquarespaceDesign #MonogramLogo #LogotypeDesign #ImageLedDesign #NeutralColourPalette #BespokeBranding by @jmgraphicd
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