Siddartha Dandannavar
Strategy-led brand identity for founders who think longterm.
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A client once asked me - "can you just design a logo?"
I said yes. But I meant no.
A logo without strategy is just a shape. A brand identity is a system that makes the shape mean something.
Do you think most clients actually need a logo or do they need an identity system they don't know exists yet?
5:54 AM. Mid-run. I stopped because of a tree.
That tree became this mark.
Two books. Three months of studying process, strategy, and what makes a logo actually last. Then I gave myself a real brief - Tierra Clay, a ceramic studio rooted in the mountains of Himachal.
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