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Casabianca wordmark study

A restrained wordmark study around how a personal brand can feel editorial, technical, and calm before the rest of the interface exists.

Category
Identity study
Tools
Figma · Fraunces
Format
Downloadable MD brief
Use with
AI agent context
Typography and tone

What this is

A small identity study for the Casabianca mark and wordmark. The goal is not to make the loudest logo in the room. It is to set a tone: editorial, product-minded, precise, and a little personal.

What it demonstrates

The study shows how typography can carry positioning before product screens, case studies, or copy do any work. A good wordmark sets expectations for the rest of the system: spacing, rhythm, contrast, and restraint.

Design notes

The serif direction gives the site a human, editorial signal while the surrounding interface stays functional. That contrast is intentional: craft in the brand layer, clarity in the product layer.

How it connects to product work

Brand decisions eventually become product decisions. This kind of study helps define how headings, empty states, cover art, and interface moments should feel without over-decorating the actual workflow.

What to look for
Recruiter signal

Shows taste, restraint, and the ability to connect brand choices to product surfaces instead of treating identity as isolated decoration.

Useful output

A reusable critique frame for evaluating whether a wordmark, heading style, and interface tone are saying the same thing.

Next iteration

Extend the study into a compact brand spec with logo spacing, dark-mode usage, type scale, and social-card art direction.

Let's build something

Got something you want shipped well?
Let's talk.

Open to work across senior product, UI/UX, full-stack, and AI-forward opportunities where design taste and shipping speed both matter.

Where
Bogotá, Colombia · remote worldwide
Response time
Usually within 24 hours
Find me
@jpcasabianca · everywhere