If you’re now thinking “oh crap, I don’t have a brand board, and I need one now!” then today is your lucky-ducky-day! It juuust so happens that I’ve put together a template for a basic brand board to get you started. The PDF can be edited using Adobe Acrobat Pro to replace the placeholders with your own logo, colours and brand images. Before you start, it’s a good idea to save all of your brand elements in one folder, so you can find them easily. Also, because Acrobat Pro doesn’t let you change an objects colour in an easy way, create a separate image file for each of your brand colours before you start. I’ve also created a Google slides version in case you haven’t got Acrobat Pro, and even an original InDesign file for those of you with more advanced software on hand.
The brand board has sections for your main logo, secondary logo(s), colour palette, typography, icons, brand imagery, and other visual elements. Add the elements of your brand and then use it as an at-a-glance reference to make sure all your collateral stays on-brand!
When you see all your brand elements together like this, there’s also a chance you’ll think “uh-oh… this doesn’t really look all that cohesive after all…” If that happens: dont panic! It’s a good thing! Because now you know about it, you can take steps to put it right. If you feel a little lost, why not start by booking a free discovery call and I’ll take a look at what we can do to pull that brand together and make it shine!