Startup Forge Branding

Startup Forge is a small, but mighty company with a simple brand promise: To provide counsel and connections for new startups and established enterprises alike by functioning as a Venture CTO bringing a tempering fire into their operations.

They were looking for branding that would be uniquely memorable, yet feel established.

Scope

Branding
Design
Illustration
 
 

 
 

The Primary Logo displays Startup Forge’s hands-on approach to client relations with near magical results. The identity was built with flexibility in mind and can be utilized without text and even as simply the flame monogram.


 
 

A custom wordmark was developed for the brand to be especially effective in horizontal formats and can be used with or without additional graphic elements.


 
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A drop cap “f” icon symbolizes the forward-thinking tempered vision that Startup Forge contributes.


 
 

A monogram icon serves as an identity for very small placements and also functions as a hand-wrought pattern to break up visual space when necessary.


 
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Supporting badges and iconography not only highlight brand virtues and attributes, but also provide an easy area in which to further develop the brand’s visual vocabulary over time.