Brand Handbook

Square Design

Design studio · visual identity

Logo and visual identity for the design studio Square Design — an elegant, high-contrast serif logotype with a crossing «Q», set against a warm, sophisticated palette.

ElegantTimelessPreciseMinimal
01 — Brand idea

The essence

Square Design stands for the timeless and refined — simple elegance, high contrast and precision in every detail.

03 — Colours

Colour system

The palette that carries the brand, balanced with neutral surfaces.

Taupe
#AA9380
Primary · surface
Black
#000000
Logo & text
Cream
#F0EBE4
Background
Dominance: Taupe carries the surfaces; the other colours act as support and accent.
Aa
Aa
Aa
04 — Typography

Typography & scale

High-contrast serif for headings; Light sans for body text and UI.

Display
Brand
High-contrast serif · 56px
Heading H1
A heading that lands
High-contrast serif · 34px
Heading H2
Subheading
High-contrast serif · 24px
Body
Calm, readable body text for longer content.
Light sans · 17px
Caption
Metadata and small print.
Light sans · 13px
05 — Tone of voice

Voice & tone

How the brand speaks — consistent across every surface.

Refined

Calm and confident.

Precise

Considered down to the detail.

Timeless

Avoids short-lived trends.

How we say it
«Timeless design, made with precision.»
How we don't
«Trendy, disruptive design hacks.»
06 — Applications

The brand in use

The same visual language across every surface.

Business card
Business card
Contact

Design by Mariana Gausdal · MerArt

mariana@merart.no
www.merart.no · +47 941 97 484 · Based in Norway