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Notes on visual identity, type and making things that look like you.

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Identity/September 18, 2026/5 min read

Why every feed looks the same, and how to leave it

Templates made posting easy. They also made most brands indistinguishable. A look you own is the way out.

Read the piece
A note on design
Read me anywhere.
Every design wears your Mark. One look, from posts to banners.
Gradiently · @gradiently

Type/September 12, 2026/6 min read

Putting type on busy backgrounds without a box

The usual fixes are a dark panel, a drop shadow or a blur. Each one announces itself. There’s a better way.

Independent by design
Every size.
Design, words and the space between.
Gradiently · @gradiently

Making/September 5, 2026/4 min read

One look, every size: designing for fourteen formats

A square post, a vertical story and a three-to-one banner are different problems. A good system solves each on its own terms.

Made in the Forge.
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Market/August 29, 2026/5 min read

Making a Mark, and earning from it

Anyone can craft a Mark in the Forge. Publish it, and you earn whenever someone claims it, renews it or buys it on.

Announcing
Now moving.
Thursday 10 October London and online
Gradiently · @gradiently

Making/August 21, 2026/3 min read

Motion for brands that don’t make video

A five-second loop of your look moving under still words gets more attention than a static post, and takes no editing.

A living visual identity. One Mark, one holder, every format.

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