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Project 02

Branding + Product Marketing

Visual identity, packaging, and go-to-market.

RoleBrand & Product Designer
ToolsFigma, Illustrator, Photoshop
Overview

Identity, packaging, and go-to-market

Three separate projects, each with its own client and brief: a mock branding concept, a freelance logo and packaging job, and six months as head designer building a startup's brand, product, and merch from scratch.

Gloss Moderne body wash concept
01 · Concept brand

Gloss Moderne

A mock design for social media branding, focused on clean beauty. I wanted to emulate a minimalist, modest, and luxurious feel to their products that would draw the audience in while fitting with their current theme on social media.

Tools used: Adobe Photoshop, Lummi AI, Unsplash
Vision board & fonts
Gloss Moderne vision board: mood board of clean, luxurious, minimalist beauty referencesGloss Moderne font: Helvetica specimen
02 · Freelance visual identity

Logo & Packaging Design

I designed the label and logo for a brown seaweed extract supplement. The client wanted a natural and premium vibe. A hand-drawn seaweed illustration, Japanese and English typography, and a warm paper label

Tools used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Figma
Seaweed supplement bottle mockup with Japanese label design
Logo Showcase
Logo design exploration: hand-drawn seaweed illustration in sketch and final color

The brand's identity revolved around health wellness and serenity. When ideating for the logo, I knew I wanted to represent the brand to show the audience a product with minimal and luxurious branding to demonstrate trust and reflect their purpose seamlessly.

LispressoAI tote bag merch mockup: Caffeinate the mind
03 · Startup brand, merch & product marketing · Jun–Sep 2025

LispressoAI

I built LispressoAI's website, redesigned their mobile app, and designed merch on top of brand guidelines as the Head Designer.

Shipped: brand guidelines, marketing assets, merch, an onboarding rebuild, and a navigation overhaul that cut steps to the core feature by 3x.
Vision board & fonts
LispressoAI vision board: merch poster mockups and mobile app color paletteLispressoAI mobile app typography: Helvetica Neue and Inter specimens
3xfewer navigation steps to reach the core feature, the daily playlist
0→1owned the full design system and shipped it solo
100%coverage across research, UX, and visual design
3targeted MVP goals: personalized feed, audio-first, frictionless navigation
Product demo

The product in action

Value-first onboarding

Users understand the product from the start with a clear call to action and tagline that blend together easily.

Your daily curated playlist

With the playlist integrated as the home screen, users can easily access what they need without extra steps.

News with a soundtrack

Explored customizable background audio to make news more engaging through an intuitive, immersive toggle.

Impact

A polished, investor-ready product

Working with the founder and engineering team, I improved clarity and usability, resulting in a more polished product for investor pitches and early users.

What I learned

→Ownership deepens understanding: validate your own thinking through testing before bringing it to stakeholders.

→Constraints sharpen prioritization: in a fast, ambiguous startup, focus on the elements that move the product forward.

Skills in this project
Brand identityLogo designPackaging designVisual systemsBrand guidelinesMerchandiseValue proposition messagingOnboarding and activationUser researchCompetitor analysisFounder collaborationCross-functional delivery
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