Sierra Deene Rebrand

Sierra Deene Rebrand

Case Study

Sierra Deene

A Timeless & Modern Rebrand

Client Overview

Sierra Deene is a forward-thinking clothing brand with a commitment to quality, style, and sustainability. Known for their versatile and contemporary designs, they cater to a discerning audience that values both fashion and functionality. However, as the brand evolved, Sierra Deene recognized the need for a rebrand that would better reflect its modern ethos while maintaining a timeless appeal.

Sierra Deene Boutique

The Challenge

Sierra Deene approached Ace Studios with a clear objective: to refresh their brand identity in a way that would resonate with their target audience and stand the test of time. They wanted a comprehensive branding solution that included not just a new logo, but also a unified brand strategy, messaging framework, and guidelines for consistent application across all mediums, including clothing, accessories, and digital platforms.

The key challenge was to create a brand that felt both contemporary and enduring—a brand that could grow with Sierra Deene while staying true to its core values.

The Approach

Ace Studios began the project with an in-depth discovery phase, taking the time to understand Sierra Deene’s vision, values, and market positioning. We conducted extensive research into their target audience, industry trends, and competitive landscape to inform our strategy.

Key Deliverables:

  1. Comprehensive Brand Strategy: We developed a brand strategy that served as the foundation for all creative decisions. This strategy defined Sierra Deene’s brand values, tone of voice, and key messaging pillars, ensuring consistency across all brand touchpoints.
  2. Logo Design: The new logo is a perfect blend of modern minimalism and timeless elegance. It is versatile enough to be used across various mediums—from clothing tags to digital banners—while maintaining a strong brand presence.
  3. Messaging Framework: We crafted a messaging framework that clearly articulates Sierra Deene’s brand story, mission, and value proposition. This framework guides all communications, ensuring that every piece of content aligns with the brand’s identity.
  4. Brand Book: To ensure consistent application of the new brand identity, we created a detailed brand book. This includes guidelines for proper logo usage, color palettes, typography, and branded photography style recommendations. The brand book serves as a blueprint for all future brand-related decisions, helping Sierra Deene maintain a cohesive brand image across all channels.

The Results

The rebrand has been met with enthusiasm from both Sierra Deene’s internal team and their customer base. The new brand identity perfectly captures the essence of Sierra Deene—timeless yet modern, sophisticated yet approachable. The updated logo and brand elements have been seamlessly integrated into their product lines, website, and marketing materials, creating a unified and impactful brand experience.

Conclusion

The Sierra Deene rebrand is a testament to the power of strategic, thoughtful design. By blending modern aesthetics with timeless principles, Ace Studios was able to create a brand identity that not only reflects where Sierra Deene is today but also where they are headed in the future. This project highlights our commitment to delivering branding solutions that are both innovative and enduring.

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Pink Sonoma Rosé Fest

Pink Sonoma Rosé Fest

Case Study

Pink Sonoma Rosé Fest

THE PROJECT

Pink Sonoma Rosé Fest, formerly known as Pink Sonoma Saturday, is a fun rosé-themed event hosted in Sonoma Valley, CA by Out in the Vineyard (OITV), and LGBTQ+ experiential wine company that hosts events throughout the year for the community to come together and enjoy the best wines from the valley in an inclusive atmosphere.

This event in particular focuses in rosé wine from the valley and brings together over two dozen wineries, along with delicious bites from local vendors – all wrapped in pink, which they strongly encourage guests to wear throughout the event. Not only is it great fun, but a portion of the proceeds of the event go toward benefiting Positive Images, a non-profit that helps LGBTQ+ youth in the area.

For this project, OITV approached Ace Studios with the need to do a brand refresh of the event, with the issue being that the old name was tied to a particular day of the week and they needed the ability to branch out a little and better explain what the event is.

Our team came up with a variety of new naming options, before we landed on Pink Sonoma Rosê Fest, highlighting that this is an actual festival for folks to come and enjoy.

We also came up with a fun and whimsical new logo as well to match the spirit of the festival, and the client couldn’t be happier!

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Northern Nevada Legal Aid

Northern Nevada Legal Aid

Case Study

Northern Nevada Legal Aid

The Organization

Northern Nevada Legal Aid is a nonprofit legal aid organization serving qualified residents in Washoe and surrounding rural northern Nevada counties. Legal aid is free or low-cost advice, assistance, or representation in civil matters for those who could not otherwise afford an attorney. Its goal is to eliminate barriers to access to the legal system for our society’s most vulnerable members to protect their rights, keep them safe and provide stability. It also provides legal system efficiencies by decreasing self-represented litigants.

They came to Ace Studios needing help with rebranding their entity. After 50+ years of operating in Washoe County, they needed to communicate that they are available to help anyone in Northern Nevada, but their brand and website didn’t reflect this message.

Ace Studios needed to achieve the following to measure success:

  1. Design and develop a new website in WordPress.
  2. Make sure the website is meets WCAG and ADA compliance.
  3. Collaborate with key stakeholders to come up with a new name for the brand.

The team at Ace Studios was able to deliver on those goals and more.

Challenges

  • Creating a new brand strategy to expand the organization’s horizons beyond county lines, when they’re known for that 
  • Making sure the website, and brand color scheme are ADA compliant
  • Rewriting the website copy to be SEO-friendly as well as well-organized and compelling for their clients

Solutions Provided

  • Brand identity strategy, logo design & color scheme creation
  • Website architecture strategy
  • Copywriting
  • WordPress design & development
  • Ensuring the website is ADA compliant and meets minimum WCAG standards

The Results

We were able to provide Northern Nevada Legal Aid with a new and informative WordPress website, as well as a new brand name and look.

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Nevadans for Equal Rights

Nevadans for Equal Rights

Case Study

Nevadans for Equal Rights

The Project

Nevadans for Equal Rights is a continuation of the push for equal right under the Equal Rights Amendment.

26 states already have state-level ERAs. If Question 1 receives a majority YES vote during the November 8, 2022 Election, Nevada will be next on that list by adding an inclusive, intersectional, ERA to our constitution that protects everyone’s rights under the law.

Ace Studios had the honor of helping brand the movement so that it would be eye-catching, look great on apparel and swag items, and follow be able to be flexibly used.

We’re proud of our work on this project and know it will make an impact!

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The Results

 

Main Branding

2022 Nevada Day Themed Branding

LGBTQ+ Pride Themed Branding

Mikalee Byerman, Humor Strategist

Mikalee Byerman, Humor Strategist

Case Study

Mikalee Byerman

The Client

Mikalee Byerman is a nationally-renowned author, copywriter, blogger, public speaker, and humor strategist that works with individuals and companies from all walks of life to improve their way of thinking and doing from a human-centered approach.

She came to Ace Studios needing help as she was leaving a steady job (we’ve been there before) and going out on her own to start this next chapter. She needed a website that perfectly bottled up all of her passions, and services to help reach her audiences.

Ace Studios needed to achieve the following to measure success:

  1. Design and develop a new website in WordPress AND migrate over her existing WordPress blog posts and audience with over 3,000 subscribers (the pressure!).
  2. Set up a new Blog & email list and integrate a subscription form within the website for some handy dandy newsletter building at conferences she’d be speaking at.
  3. Incorporate updated photography (with pineapples)
  4. Create a new logo design
  5. Make it mobile-friendly!

The team at Ace Studios is happy to say, we delivered!

Challenges

  • Delicantly migrating over the WordPress audienct from he old blog to the new platform and making sure the readers would still be in sync with new posts from the new website
  • Keeping it creative while balancing mobile friendliness
  • Making sure pineapples were visible but not *too* much

Solutions Provided

  • Brand identity strategy, logo design & color scheme creation
  • Website architecture strategy
  • Copywriting
  • WordPress design & development
  • Ensuring the website is ADA compliant and meets minimum WCAG standards

The Results

We were able to provide Mikalee Byerman with a new and elegant WordPress website, as well as a new logo design.

New Logo Design

Mikalee Byerman

New Website

Mikalee Byerman Website

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