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A logo is a promise you make to a poster wall

Why every identity we make has to survive being torn, wet and half covered, and the three tests we run before a client sees a single option.

Imani Brooks

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Notes from the

machine room.

What we learn on projects, written down before we forget it. No hot takes, just the stuff we wish someone had told us.

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Craft

Process

Field Notes

Studio

Featured ·

Craft

9 min read

A logo is a promise you make to a poster wall

Why every identity we make has to survive being torn, wet and half covered, and the three tests we run before a client sees a single option.

Imani Brooks

Design director

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The monthly pull

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