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§ Case study · Identity

Head in the Cloud

A brand named around a very literal image — the challenge was to keep the cloud without leaning on the clichés everyone else was already using.

Refined cloud mark and geometric wordmark for Head in the Cloud brand identity
01 · The brief

What we started with.

  • 01

    Deliver a cloud mark that read as considered, not childish.

  • 02

    Establish a wordmark that could sit on-brand without the cloud when space was tight.

  • 03

    Colour that felt calm and current, not the default sky-blue reflex.

02 · The approach

How we worked it out.

  • 01

    Rebuilt the cloud as a set of stacked semicircles on a strict geometric grid — one mark, no ambiguity in reproduction.

  • 02

    Custom geometric sans wordmark drawn to match the arc radii of the mark so the two feel like one system.

  • 03

    Palette pushed away from sky-blue toward a bone/ink pairing with a muted lavender accent used sparingly.

03 · The outcome

What shipped.

  • 01

    A mark that finally looks like a business, not a hobby logo.

  • 02

    A visual system flexible enough for app icon, deck cover and printed collateral without redraws.

Deliverables
  • Primary mark + wordmark lockup
  • Standalone wordmark
  • Brand palette & type spec
  • App icon & favicon variants
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