Carte Blanche

Carte Blanche is a branding studio that starts with strategy before any design work. It is run hands-on by its founder, who trained in New York and has worked with Fortune 500 brands, and it now concentrates on growing businesses and start-ups.

What Carte Blanche offers

• Brand strategy session — a 90-minute interview followed by a written brief with opportunities, insights and a plan.
• Brand definition — positioning, messaging and a defined brand voice.
• Visual identity — graphic style, brand guidelines and corporate identity.
• Marketing materials — a marketing roadmap plus templates for marketing and social media.
• Website design — site design and guidance that follows the brand strategy.

Who it works with

The studio targets growing businesses whose brand feels forgettable, whose team disagrees on what it stands for, or who are drawing the wrong clients.

Key facts

• Method: its own Precision Brand Method
• Background: founder trained in New York and has worked with Fortune 500 brands
• Model: founder-led from start to finish