Brand & Logo Designer

HOSPITALITY – BRAND/CONCEPT DESIGN & VISUALISATION

Hi there, I´m Jane Tait a graphic designer, logo & brand designer, illustrator (skill used in branding work & surface design), art director & consultant, and this is where I showcase my individual work and my commercial collaborations.

SELECTED PROJECTS

LOGO DESIGN & BRANDING

HKB-Designs
INDulge Shirt

HOSPITALITY PROJECTS

LOGO DESIGN & BRANDING

Hospitality work is a little different to other kinds of logo and brand design as you are designing within the context of another brand and in relation to, to some extent other brands or outlets. You have to see the big picture, even uniforms which create a whole vibe and influence the brand experience are taken into consideration. You’re also ideally on the same page as the interior designer and F&B Consultant.

LOGO & BRAND DESIGN

A logo could really be anything, we give it meaning.

“Your logo isn´t supposed to tell the whole story, it creates the mood , it’s the front door, the brand is the world your client steps into.”

Design Process

01

Setting the Task

Forming a brief, this is used to outline, the goals and objectives of the project, together with the requirements and wishes of the client. A brief minimises errors in the project and helps the client and the designer understand each other earlier. So it’s a good idea to take the time to talk. Gather company mission, core values, target audience, budget, and project goals through a brief or questionnaire. Analyze direct and indirect competitors to spot industry trends and visual gaps. Start to compile direction in words.

  • Conversation – Define Project
  • Presentation & Feedback – Brief 

02

Research

Attention is paid to analysing the company itself, its positioning, mission, values, goals, and priorities. Target audience research is crucial: the brand should speak the same language and find an emotional key to its consumers.

  • The nature of the product
  • The target audience
  • The keywords with which the company represents its identity
  • Potential applications of the logo
  • The need for consistency with existing corporate identity (if available)
  • Preferred type of logo
  • The necessity of mascot design.
  • Choice of style direction
  • Presentation & Feedback – Direction, Mood/Style Board

03

The Creative search

Conceptualization & Sketching, Digitization & Refinement

We aim to develop one or more stylistic directions which will allow fulfilling the branding goal and marketing needs. Sometimes it happens that the requirements from the customer are so clear that the logo direction is set during the first iteration and needs only to get polished. Sometimes it takes more time. Every project is different.

  • Creative search
  • One or two possible solutions produced
  • Choice of colour palette
  • Testing in first different sizes & environments
  • Presentation & Feedback – Logo/Brand Concept 

04

Finalising the concept

Polishing the details and Finalising the chosen concept or direction. At this stage, we develop the chosen direction and work over the slightest details.

People far from the design process can be stunned by the level of attention to detail that is paid at this stage.

Sometimes, it takes hours of work to develop the variants with tiny changes set in millimeters which still influence the general harmony. Here we can still experiment with forms and lines, hues and shades.

  • Presentation & Feedback – Logo/Brand Presentation

05

Deliverables

Last but not least is the stage where we create a style guide for the approved and finalised logo. The guide will include clear and informative instruction of correct and incorrect variations of the logo use. This becomes the basis for a brand book and enables customers in the future to inform any sides involved in the creative process like print shops, for example, to keep the rules of harmonic presentation of the logo.

Your brand guide and the use of one is fundamental in building trust in your brand.

  • Brand Guide
  • Extra deliverables
  • Ready to use files

LET’S CREATE THE IDENTITY YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS!

Let me know a little bit about you and your project, if possible send me source links, and your LinkedIn profile and we can set up a strategy call!

JANE TAIT

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

BRAND CONSULTANT

ILLUSTRATOR