Northwind — Brand Strategy & Identity

A one-line framing of the brand and what this project set out to do.

The challenge, stated plainly — who the brand is for and what it needed to become.

A short paragraph on the starting point, the tension to resolve, and the goal the identity had to hit. Keep it to the essence.

The idea behind the mark.

What it represents and how it behaves — the thinking that makes it more than a nice shape.

A palette with intent.

Why these colours, how they pair, and where each one is meant to work.

Brand Primary Emerald #0FA36B RGB 15 163 107 CMYK 91 0 34 36
Brand Secondary Coral #F26B45 RGB 242 107 69 CMYK 0 56 71 5
Brand Tertiary Forest #0E4D3B RGB 14 77 59 CMYK 82 0 23 70
Info Navy #14384A RGB 20 56 74 CMYK 73 24 0 71
Accent Peach #F6C7AE RGB 246 199 174 CMYK 0 19 29 4
Link Cornflower #4C7DE6 RGB 76 125 230 CMYK 67 46 0 10
Success Mint #A9E1C1 RGB 169 225 193 CMYK 25 0 14 12
Warning Butter #F3D98A RGB 243 217 138 CMYK 0 11 43 5
Highlight Sky #AFCDEF RGB 175 205 239 CMYK 27 14 0 6
Black #111114 RGB 17 17 20 CMYK 15 15 0 92
Dark Grey #4B4B4F RGB 75 75 79 CMYK 5 5 0 69
Light Grey #D9D9D9 RGB 217 217 217 CMYK 0 0 0 15
White #FFFFFF RGB 255 255 255 CMYK 0 0 0 0

Type that carries the voice.

The typefaces chosen and the hierarchy they form across the system.

Serif Display 72–132px · DM Serif

Timeless by design

Display Large 56–96px · Medium

Big, expressive ideas

Display 40–72px · Medium

Purposeful design

Heading 26–40px · Medium

Crafted with intention

Preamble 20–24px · Regular

A short lead-in that frames the section.

Body 18px · Regular

Comfortable reading copy for longer passages of text.

Caption 13px · Regular

Small print, metadata, labels

The system, out in the world.

The identity applied across touchpoints — stationery, packaging, signage, apparel, digital.

It finally feels like us — clear, confident, and impossible to mistake for anyone else.
Client Name Founder, Northwind

What the new brand made possible.

The outcome in concrete terms — how it shifted perception, consistency, or momentum.