01/Twin Coves
New Development · Residential
Twin Coves
Naming, identity, and a complete visual world for a new waterfront residential community — designed to feel like home long before the first unit was finished.
Brand Designer & Creative Director
Ken is a
Ken is a
brand designer
Identity systems, websites, and creative direction for ambitious companies building something made to last.
Selected partners & brands
Portfolio
Selected Work
Identity, naming, and digital work for companies building something made to last. Use the arrows to browse each project.
02/Martin Development
Developer · Rebrand
Martin Development
A full rebrand for a multi-decade development group, translating a hard-earned reputation into an identity system built for what comes next.
03/SURMOUNT®
Commercial Real Estate · Platform
Surmount®
Brand identity and creative direction for a national commercial real estate firm — unifying a multi-service platform under one confident system.
Process
From first conversation
From first conversation
to final file.
A considered process — structured enough to feel certain, flexible enough to fit your team.
01
Discovery
A call to understand the business, the audience, and the ambition. We get aligned on what success looks like before any design starts.
Free intro call
02
Proposal & kickoff
A clear proposal covering scope, timeline, and a fixed project fee. Fifty percent begins the work.
50% to start
03
Directions
The first round presents one to three distinct directions, so we explore real range before committing to a single path.
1–3 directions
04
Refinement
Two focused rounds of revisions to sharpen the chosen direction into something resolved and ready to live in the world.
2 rounds
05
Handoff
Final files, guidelines, and everything your team needs to carry it forward with confidence. Balance due on completion.
Files + guidelines
Every engagement is flexible. Retainers, embedded sprints, or phased rollouts — the process adapts to how your team prefers to work.
Ways to work together
What I can build
What I can build
for you.
From a single mark to an ongoing creative partnership. Each engagement is scoped and priced to the project.
01
Identity Systems
The full brand, built to last and easy for any team to use.
- Naming & positioning
- Logo & visual identity
- Typography & color systems
- Brand guidelines
Fixed project fee · 3–6 weeks
02
Websites & Digital
Sites and digital experiences that sell the work as well as the brand.
- Design & build (Framer / web)
- Marketing & landing pages
- Digital offering memoranda
- Property & listing pages
Fixed project fee · 4–8 weeks
03
Creative Partner
An on-call design team for companies that ship a lot.
- Marketing & campaign collateral
- Pitch decks & sales material
- Social & digital ads
- Ongoing brand stewardship
Monthly retainer · Ongoing
I design brands for real estate — properties, developments, and the companies behind them.
Most real estate gets marketed like a listing. I treat each property as its own brand: a name, a visual world, a site, and a launch built to attract the right buyer and command the right price.
If you are bringing a property or development to market and want it to feel like a place worth waiting for, that is where I do my best work.
Ken ShewBrand Designer & Creative Director
