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Drive Ease Brand Identity

Full brand identity for an automotive parts store: logo, colour system, typography and how it all works across digital and print.

Client
Drive Ease Auto Parts Store
Role
Brand designer
What I did
LogoColour systemTypographyBrand guidelines
Drive Ease Brand Identity

The brief

Buying car parts in Nigeria usually means guesswork, stress and a long drive to a market. Drive Ease's name already promised the opposite. The identity had to make that promise look believable.

How I got there

  1. 1

    Hide the idea in a letter

    The "E" in Drive Ease turns into a curved arrow, a road taking a smooth turn. It's the whole brand in one character: movement, made easy.

  2. 2

    Two colours, no confusion

    Black and a strong red. Red for speed and urgency, black for the serious, reliable side of the business. The logo works reversed out of both, which matters for signs and stickers.

  3. 3

    Type that looks engineered

    A wide, squared-off typeface with soft corners feels technical without feeling cold, closer to a car dashboard than a spreadsheet.

  4. 4

    Built to be used without me

    I set up the colour system, type rules and how it applies across digital and print, so the team can make new material on their own.

How it landed

A complete identity the store can take from shop sign to Instagram post without changing its voice.

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