Waymaker Lean Consulting LLC Visual Identity Case Study
The process
Challenge
Mr. Jon was about to take a leap of faith into starting his own one man consulting brand after over 20 years of experience in his industry, and one of the major challenges was standing out with a unique and modern visual identity while still reflecting his wealth of experience
About the brand
Mr Jon a seasoned lean manufacturing consultant, through his brand waymaker lean consulting, is dedicated to helping manufacturing site leaders achieve challenging goals, especially those that feel overwhelming, thus the name Waymaker Lean Consulting
Mission: Helping manufacturing site leaders achieve challenging goals
Vision: Empowering and encouraging leaders to be Way Makers in all aspects of life.
Project objective
The goal of this project was to craft a unique mark that will reflect overcoming obstacles, breakthroughs, and instil calmness in his target audience, Mr. Jon also wanted the logo to reflect lean manufacturing in some way also. For context, Lean manufacturing is a methodology aimed at reducing waste within production processes while enhancing overall efficiency. It defines waste as any activity or resource that does not add value from the customer's perspective and that they are unwilling to pay for.
I started the project by hopping on a discovery meeting with Mr. Jon to better understand his vision for the project after he had filled out the questionnaire, where I organized my tasks and deadlines, they also sent me reminders about my deadlines, which was really helpful; I organized my research information, mood board and progress shots on the platform; and I added my client (Mr. Jon) so he could follow along in the project
After my first round of research, I developed a buyer persona(buyer persona photo) and even had some LinkedIn profiles of similar people on the Waymaker project board
We had another meeting where we determined what Mr. Jon wanted visually, we looked at some carefully selected logos in his niche, and that gave me clarity on which direction to go.
After that, I started sketching my ideas, I am aware that some designers argue that you have to do a ton of sketches, but that is not always the case, there are even designers that do not include that in their process, it is not a prerequisite, but for me, it is a way to articulate my ideas, I already knew what I was going for and the key word to focus on, so I proceeded to with ideating, sketching out concepts
Defining Moment
Now it is time to know if I executed his vision well. We hopped on a Zoom meeting where, I showed him the 2 concepts I had developed and also explained the thought process. He really liked the logos and, in fact, gave me one of the most heart-warming feedbacks, but there were a few details we could not discard
I took his feedback and went back to my sketchbook, going through the brief over and over again, and even if he proposed reviewing the previous concept, I decided to start afresh with new concepts, and this time even more exciting ones. In a way, it was cool that he noticed what was wrong with the previous logo, I always make my logo design process as collaborative as possible, carrying the client along. After wrapping up the new concepts, it was time to present them.
We hopped on another meeting, and after presenting it, it was approved the same day, which was a really soothing experience.I then proceeded to develop the remaining brand assets.
Now that it was time to design the website, Mr. Jon was very clear on what he needed for his website. We had a close deadline because he wanted to launch on the 1st of October. After understanding his choice of website style, I proceeded with the design, and I am so glad he got to launch it when he wanted to.
Also, If you are reading this, and you are a manufacturing site leader or know anyone who is, chances are Mr. Jon’s expertise might be needed. Check out the website here, www.waymakerleanconsulting.com
Thank you do much for reading until this point. It was a great pleasure sharing the journey with you,
If you want to stand out and experience the Elera effect like Mr. Jon just did kindly reach out to me through my contact details below
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