selected, not assigned. No juniors, no farm-outs. The people in the meeting are the people doing the work. More questions?
we simplify what others overcomplicate.
executive level team. tustin. since '08.
we kept watching good brands fall apart.
We started as a creative studio in 2008. Same thing happened over and over: the logo was fine, the website was fine, the deck was fine. Side by side, they looked like four different companies. It was never a design problem. Nothing agreed with anything else.
So we stopped handing over files and started building the whole brand as one thing. One senior team. Strategy, identity, web, packaging, content, all made to feel like the same company, and to stay that way after we leave. No hand-offs. No junior pyramid. We call the result BLAK OS.
six reasons.
nothing fluffy.
open since '08. 17 Years. Still picky.
10× average roi. The work pays for itself. Usually faster than the cmo expects.
made in the usa. Tustin, california. Local talent, local timezone, local accountability.
100% satisfaction. Work the founder actually wants to launch, or we keep going until they do.
10+ yr retention. Clients stay because the work works. Some are still on year fifteen.
what they actually said.
Working with Blak was a pleasure. Their exceptional skills in creative strategy, direction, and brand development consistently delivered outstanding results. Blak's visionary approach, problem-solving abilities, and leadership make them highly recommended for any project.
James Pettus
CEO · Pettus Creative
three phases.
one room.
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we discover.
We dig before we draw. Insights, segmentation, customer journeys, the unglamorous research. It's why the work isn't guesswork.
- Positioning
- Segmentation
- Customer journey mapping
- Analytics & insights
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we ideate.
Strategy in hand, we open the creative search. Real options. A few of them bad on purpose, so the right one is obvious.
- Creative strategy
- Brand systems
- Marketing strategy
- UI/UX design
- Product design
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we implement.
We ship it. Visual, verbal, motion, retail. The brand actually goes live, not deck-only, not theoretical.
- Brand identity
- Social media
- Motion design
- E-commerce
- Retail
- Trade show
six categories. most of the time.
- Food & beverage Restaurants, CPG, spirits. samuel adams · avalon cold · crumble foods · cinderella cakes · kimo sabe
- Sports & leisure Teams, leagues, lifestyle. lexus · t-mobile · beats by dre
- Technology B2B, SaaS, infrastructure. microsoft · meta · at&t · t-mobile · tylt · xivic
- Gaming Studios, titles, hardware. minecraft · mojang · riot games · hasbro
- Entertainment Studios, networks, talent. disney · fox · warner bros. · paramount · dreamworks · dc · tnt · discovery →
- Consumer products Retail, e-commerce, DTC. cosmopolitan · newgarden →
brand collaborations.
global reach
small shop. wide net.
Our team of top-tier brand strategists and innovative design thinkers provide executive level expertise with a global reach.