People on Programs

Sector
Program growth consulting
Year
2020
Kit
Brand Kit
Scope
Logo concepts, logo, color, typography, photo direction, design grids, brand guide
A spread of indigo and white People on Programs business cards scattered across a table, some showing the horizontal logo and some the monogram

01 · The brief

People on Programs is a consulting company that helps educational programs grow and recruit more participants. The work runs in three steps: review the recruitment structure, design a custom strategy, then train the program's team through it.

The name was already set, and so were its three taglines: Turn applicants into students. Share your program's vision. Growth strategy and training.

Program growth consulting was a niche that barely existed, so the brand had to look credible to universities and international programs from the first post.

The challenge

  1. Get a three-word name down to a mark that holds up as a round social avatar.
  2. Carry a webinar poster, a brochure and a feed post in one system.
  3. Stick to two colors, so the photographs can bring the rest.

02 · Sketch

Drawn by hand first

Every Brand Kit starts here, on my iPad, before any vector work.

A hand-drawn sheet of People on Programs logo sketches in black marker: P monograms in circles, P's with head silhouettes in the bowl, POP as a face, stick figures holding a P, and PEOPLE ON PROGRAMS lettered across a stack of papers
Sketch
People on Programs horizontal logo in indigo: a PP monogram in a tall box beside PEOPLE ON PROGRAMS in condensed capitals
Final logo

03 · Color & type

  • Indigo
    Hex
    #383472
    RGB
    56 52 114
    CMYK
    93 93 24 12
  • White
    Hex
    #FFFFFF
    RGB
    255 255 255
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0

04 · Media Kit

05 · In use

People on Programs applied: a closed brochure titled Connecting People and Educational Experiences beside an open one with Student Recruitment over an astronaut, an indigo snapback cap with the lavender monogram, and a white business card with the horizontal logo tilted on an indigo ground A white People on Programs business card with the indigo horizontal logo, tilted against an indigo background
Pages of the People on Programs brand guide laid out as a mosaic

06 · Handover

What they left with

  • Logo variations, colorways and recommended use
  • Color
  • Photo direction
  • Typography
  • Design grids
  • EPS
  • PDF
  • PNG
  • JPG