Candace Carnahan Branding

Candace Carnahan, a motivational speaker who uses her unique life lessons to inspire her audience to dismantle the roadblocks which hinder efficiency, approached o2creative once again to update the visual identity that we previously created, to more accurately represent her evolving personal brand. The updated approach required a change in the color scheme of the logo design as well as throughout her marketing and collateral materials with a completely new, more sophisticated website redesign.

The logo, a combination of iconographic and typographic elements is informed by the curving, flowing line of the female form, balanced by a detached stroke suggestive of dynamic stance Candace often takes on stage on account of her artificial limb. The fine baseline points of the icon are a nod to at Candace’s affinity for high heels.

The typographic treatment is representative of Candace’s drive and motivation, with a forward tilt on the hand-script, and bold strokes and sharp points on the type referring subtly yet again to Candace’s personal style on stage. The intentional use of lower case in the signature is evocative of Candace’s candid and approachable personality, while the soft loops on the ‘a’ and ‘e’s add a femininity to the name. Spaced out small caps provide the corporate, formal element within the logo and help ground it as a whole.

Candace’s new, responsive website includes incredible black and white photography shot Makito Inomata, under o2creative direction, capturing Candace’s personality and conveying the same feminine yet strong characteristics demonstrated by the brand.