Brand identity design in Bahrain.
A brand is the part a customer judges before anyone has spoken. I build it as a system rather than a logo — positioning first, then the mark, the colour, the type and the voice, then every application the business actually puts it on.
Start a projectFrom BHD 400
How many customers decided against you before they ever spoke to you?
Branding is the part a customer judges before they have spoken to anyone. It decides whether a business looks like it can be trusted with the job, and it is the difference between being remembered and being one of several.
I build it as a system rather than a logo: positioning first, then the mark, the colour, the type and the voice, then the applications the business actually uses — signage, vehicles, documents, social, packaging. A mark that only works on a business card is not finished.
Who it is for: Businesses launching, businesses that have outgrown the identity they started with, and businesses whose look no longer matches what they now sell.
Scope of work
- Brand strategy & positioning
- Visual identity & logo systems
- Art direction
- Guidelines & applications
- Campaign direction
The work
Two identities, applied.
How it runs
Research first. Always.
01
Research, before we speak
For a substantial project I do the exploration, research and analysis before the first call — so I arrive already understanding the business rather than asking you to explain it.
02
The call
What is actually getting in the way, in your words. This is the part I cannot do on my own.
03
Exploration
Directions worked up against what I heard, not against what I had prepared.
04
Analysis
SWOT, market and competitor analysis, and whatever else the scope calls for. Nothing here is a guarantee — the analysis is what narrows the odds and takes the guesswork out of the decision.
05
Planning and building
Designed and built to an agreed timeline, by me.
06
Hand-off
Every asset you need, and a meeting that leaves you able to carry it on yourself — plus templates and extra assets. You own everything.
Questions
What people ask about branding.
How much does branding cost in Bahrain?
Branding starts from BHD 400. That is a starting point rather than a quote — the figure for a specific project depends on scope, which we agree before anything is designed.
What do I actually get?
Brand strategy and positioning, the visual identity and logo system, art direction, guidelines, and the applications the business needs — signage, vehicles, documents, social, packaging, whatever the work calls for. A mark that only works on a business card is not finished.
Do I own the identity when it is finished?
Yes. Everything is handed over at the end, along with a meeting to make sure you can use it without me, plus templates and extra assets.
I already have a logo. Can you work with it?
Sometimes. If the mark still fits what the business now sells, the work is the system around it. If it does not, I will say so before either of us has spent money on keeping it.
Do you take on rebrands, or only new businesses?
Both. Businesses launching, businesses that have outgrown the identity they started with, and businesses whose look no longer matches what they now sell.
Taking on new work
Tell me what you’re building.
A first conversation is a conversation — what the business is, where it’s going, and whether the way it looks is keeping up.
Ali Aljardabi — Manama, Bahrain