Studio Parkside®
Brand Program / 2026
For Klara
Program
👋 Hi Klara. Welcome to the program.

Klara,
let's build
your brand.

Steps
04
Duration
4–6 weeks
Cadence
Weekly
Designer
MB
001 / Intro

You'll know why your logo looks the way it does. We start with what makes your business distinct, then follow that thread until it lands on a mark that earns its place. Strategy first, design second.

You do most of the thinking in the first two steps. We collaborate on the third. I design the fourth. The whole thing can move at your pace.

002 / Program

Four steps,
in order.

003 / Detail

What happens
at each step.

№ 01 / Weeks 1—2
Opportunity

We find your distinct spot in the market. You research four lenses, plot competitors on a map, and write one sentence that says who you are and why you matter. By the end of the step you'll have an opportunity statement that the rest of the framework builds on.

01.1
Brand Survey
A short questionnaire about your business. 15—30 minutes.
01.2
Brand Deck
A card-sorting game. Rank cards by what feels most true.
01.3
The 4Cs
Company, Consumers, Category, Culture. Four lenses, three to five bullets each.
01.4
Area of Opportunity
The opportunity statement, in your own words.
01.5
From → To
Four rows, one per C. The journey your brand is making.
№ 02 / Week 3
Foundation

We turn the opportunity into a working framework. Nine elements in three modules. By the end of the step, your brand lives on one page.

02.1
Position
Idea / Audience / Archetype
02.2
Story
Vision / Promise / Belief
02.3
Platform
Values / Actions / Personality
№ 03 / Week 4
Character

We translate the strategy into a feeling. You write the words your brand uses (and avoids) and collect images that show how it looks before we draw a single line.

03.1
Verbal
Tagline / Messaging / Voice
03.2
Visual
Mood boards / References
№ 04 / Weeks 5—6
Visual Identity

My turn. I design from your Foundation and Character. You react, we narrow, I refine. You walk away with a logo system, a palette, typography, and the rules for how it all comes together.

04.1
Logos
Word mark, brand mark, variations sized for every use.
04.2
Color
Primary and supporting palette. Hex, RGB, CMYK, Pantone.
04.3
Typography
Headline face, body face, and a specialty face if it earns its place.
04.4
Image Treatments
Subject matter, color grade, composition rules.
04.5
Graphics & Iconography
Illustration, icons, patterns, devices that extend the identity.
04.6
Layout & Art Direction
How the elements behave across a website, a card, an ad, packaging.
004 / Cadence

Pace yourself.
The work compounds.

Each step takes a week to ten days. We talk at the end of each one. You can go faster if you want to focus, or stretch the timeline if life intervenes.

W 01
Opportunity
W 02
Opportunity
W 03
Foundation
W 04
Character
W 05
Identity
W 06
Identity
005 / Begin

Begin.

Open your workbook

Start with the Brand Survey and the Brand Deck. Spend an hour. Don't overthink it. Send me what you have.