Opinion and Insight

A Matter of Taste in Branding
Ana Bugalete Ana Bugalete

A Matter of Taste in Branding

It’s a pain to integrate taste into the brand experience, but a little effort can go a long way to pave the way to your customer’s hearts.

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Why Sonic Branding is a Sound Strategy
Ana Bugalete Ana Bugalete

Why Sonic Branding is a Sound Strategy

A community, and ultimately a brand, can play a role in this dynamic and help its people to get a sense of belonging AND individuality. So what is your tribe listening to?

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How to Choose Your Brand Colors in 3 Steps
Ana Bugalete Ana Bugalete

How to Choose Your Brand Colors in 3 Steps

When you consider a logo or website design or other real-life applications, what emotional response can we really expect from a few pixels on the screen? I would say none. But luckily, when choosing color we’re not going for emotion. See how you can use color to communicate your brand personality.

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What Can Visual Design Do for Your Brand?
Ana Bugalete Ana Bugalete

What Can Visual Design Do for Your Brand?

What can visual design do for your brand? Let's start with what it can't do. As beautiful as your logo is, it will likely not make an emotional impression on your clients. But it WILL send a message, together with the entire brand identity system.

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Why Branding is Like Synesthesia
Ana Bugalete Ana Bugalete

Why Branding is Like Synesthesia

When I first started as a freelance Graphic Designer, I scoured the web for a cheat sheet or a decision tree to tell me, with definite confidence, what colors to use when.

But the more I looked, the more I realized that such a cheat sheet not only does not exist but also shouldn't.

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On Purpose
Ana Bugalete Ana Bugalete

On Purpose

Let's talk about purpose, why don't we? Tackle the big things first. I've been giving it a lot of thought in the past few years. Purpose, mission, and vision are at the core of strategy, and for that, it may seem complex and hard to grasp. But it's actually about answering the most basic questions: Why? How? What? Who?

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Brains vs Looks
Ana Bugalete Ana Bugalete

Brains vs Looks

How important is the RIGHT LOOK for your brand? Looks are important but are not the only thing. And while this is not a shocker, here's how it can actually help you overcome the creative block brought on by perfectionism.

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Coming Out as a Brand Strategist
Ana Bugalete Ana Bugalete

Coming Out as a Brand Strategist

The process of growth and redesigning your life over and over again comes with some big reveal moments. Branding Strategy is not my life-long career. Throughout my entire professional life, I bounced around for a bit, but it all makes sense in hindsight.

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