I was approached by a Dubai based UK Youtuber - Oye, to create a consistent brand for his growing YouTube channel, which could be carried across all platforms. It was a great wide-spread project that involved not only look and feel but also monitoring his analytics and ideating a great digital strategy including actionable steps to help him grow. The idea was to take visual inspiration from his Yoruba heritage and simplify them to come up with a beautiful modern look and feel.

The most pivotal step in the visual design is always the brand document. I designed the logo, and working with the client also created a visual treatment that would carry across all elements. Below are some images from this. It's always the highlight of a designer's day to hear words like "It looks like you reached into my brain and truly represented me!".

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The next important step was bringing it all together on his main platform - YouTube, to bring a common visual thread to tie together his existing content.

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We created many elements together over the course of the next few months. Here's a look at a few of them: