Thoughts

Notes on brand, systems, and the teams that build them.

Essays on making brand a growth function, from design systems to reporting creative work to leadership.

EssayThe accessibility audit that lowkey turned into a visual identity refresh.

How a modest to-do list about color contrast became Project Catalyst, and what two years of doing the work taught the team.

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Coming soonName recognition is a liability.

Near-universal awareness, almost no product awareness. Why being famous for the wrong thing is a brand problem — and a pipeline problem.

Coming soonNow, next, later.

How to report a brand team’s work so leadership can see the quarter-to-quarter wins and the equity that compounds.

Coming soonMarketing the marketing.

Employees are a brand’s first and most influential audience. Launching a manifesto by activation, not mandate.