Ben Brannan
Full case studies
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Rowden Technologies

● Client

● Summary of work

Logo creation, brand identity and art direction

● Testimonial

– Rob Harper, Founder, Rowden Technologies

“Ben has worked with Rowden for years, during which time we’ve grown from a handful of romantics into one of the UK’s fastest-growing companies. Throughout that journey, he’s helped elevate our brand from a set of ideas into a core part of our intellectual property.”

● Client

● Rapha

● I have working closely with its founder and SLT to develop the company’s visual language, from logo through to a full brand-identity system. A long-term, highly collaborative relationship has enabled Rowden to produce innovative design that communicates dynamism, confidence and class leading authority.

Design direction and development of print communications for Rapha, the international luxury cycling and lifestyle brand. Crafting premium, brand-in-the-hand projects to engage and grow Rapha’s international community, Studio Brannan helped extend Rapha’s vision through magazines, newspapers and books, and across its global network of stores.

● Minerva Intelligence/Sunday Briefing

Created in collaboration with Mark Porter Associates, the design and development of Voor.kennis (‘prior knowledge’) for Het Financieele Dagblad (FD) reimagined how compelling design could support analysis of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. Created for a discerning business audience, as part of a wider redesign that saw FD Weekend named European Newspaper of the Year.

● Rapha

Design direction and development of print communications for Rapha, the international luxury cycling and lifestyle brand. Crafting premium, brand-in-the-hand projects to engage and grow Rapha’s international community, Studio Brannan helped extend Rapha’s vision through magazines, newspapers and books, and across its global network of stores.

About me

“Ben has worked with Rowden for years, during which time we’ve grown from a handful of romantics into one of the UK’s fastest-growing companies. Throughout that journey, he’s helped elevate our brand from a set of ideas into a core part of our intellectual property.”

Rob Harper, Founder, Rowden technologies

“I have worked with Studio Brannan on a variety of projects, both commercial and editorial. Ben has a talent for taking complicated ideas and issues, often with conflicting stakeholders, and crafting designs characterised by simplicity and longevity. Offering creative, adaptable and, crucially, scalable solutions, he provides genuine added-value and cut-through; he also brings a calm authority I find invaluable.”

Mark MacKenzie, Head of Editorial, Rapha Racing,

“Working with Ben on both the launch of the Minerva brand identity and the app for Sunday Briefing was a complete joy. He completely understood what we were trying to achieve and created something that was extremely elegant, fitting perfectly with both the brand and the audience we needed to reach. It was a seamless and efficient process, as he had thought through every last detail while still delivering bold and distinctive designs.”

Michele Lavery, Sunday Briefing

“With ‘Voor.kennis’, the weekend newspaper of the future is already being printed.”

Judging panel, European Newspaper awards

About

Distilling complex narratives into clear, engaging design, Studio Brannan’s close collaboration with clients enables us to achieve results that become part of their brand DNA.