Iovate

Index · 01 · Services

Five disciplines. One editorial sensibility.

Most projects use three. We are happy to be the only studio you work with, or to slot in next to another. Below is the menu — engagements are usually a custom mix, scoped to fit the brief.

Service · 01

Brand & Identity.

Visual systems with the temperament to last a decade.

We design identity systems for companies that intend to age well — wordmarks, custom type, voice, colour, photography direction. We start with a long conversation, end with a 60-page guideline, and stay on for the first six months of rollout.

· Strategy & positioning
· Wordmark & logotype
· Custom type — partial or full
· Colour system & artworking palette
· Verbal voice & nomenclature
· Brand guidelines (digital + print)

Service · 02

Web Design.

Sites that are slow to forget and fast to load.

We design and build websites end-to-end. Astro for marketing, Next.js or SvelteKit for product. We obsess over performance budgets and reading rhythm. We work directly with engineers — never throwing files over a wall.

· Information architecture
· Editorial wireframes
· High-fidelity design system
· Front-end build (Astro / Next / Svelte)
· CMS integration
· Lighthouse-bound performance pass

Service · 03

Editorial Direction.

Magazines, books, broadsheets and the websites that read like them.

Editorial work is where our studio began. We commission writing, art-direct photography, and design the grid that holds it all together. We work with publishers, museums and brands who treat their content like a magazine, not a feed.

· Editorial strategy & cadence
· Grid & typographic system
· Commissioning support
· Issue design (print & web)
· Newsletter & dispatch design

Service · 04

Art Direction.

A consistent point of view across photography, type and motion.

Sometimes a brand already has the words — they need someone to direct the shoots, choose the photographers, pick the typeface, and hold the line on every output for a season or a year. We do that on retainer.

· Seasonal art direction briefs
· Photographer & illustrator scouting
· Shoot direction (on-set)
· Post-production supervision
· Cross-channel consistency audits

Service · 05

Motion & 3D.

WebGL, real-time scenes and editorial motion design.

For hero moments, product launches and digital-only editorial: we design and build WebGL scenes, scroll-linked sequences and lightweight 3D experiences. Always with a fall-back. Always with a performance budget.

· Concept & storyboarding
· Three.js / OGL scenes
· GSAP ScrollTrigger choreography
· Asset optimisation
· Reduced-motion fallbacks

Index · 02 · Process

How a project unfolds.

A typical engagement is eight to twelve weeks of design and build, followed by a season of light support. Larger systems run longer. We will never start without a signed schedule.

  1. 01

    Brief & conversation

    A long first call. Often two. We listen to the company more than the project — context shapes everything that follows.

  2. 02

    Proposal & schedule

    A short written proposal. Scope, schedule, team, fee. We do not pitch on spec.

  3. 03

    Concept

    Two weeks of looking, talking, drawing. We share three working directions — not three logos.

  4. 04

    Design & build

    Six to ten weeks of design and engineering. The same designers work the brief from start to delivery.

  5. 05

    Launch & care

    We stay on for the first season after launch. Small fixes, large reactions, weekly check-ins.

Index · 03

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