Brand Foundation + Website

Send a link that does your business justice.

Together, we clarify what your business stands for and turn it into a distinctive brand and a working website. With the files and guidance to carry it forward.

USD 2,500One complete engagement

Discuss your project

For broader work across marketing, strategy and operations.

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A close view of ivory, black and a fine gold edge.

Before they
ever meet you.

Someone hears your name and looks you up. They're deciding whether your work is what they need. Let them see what you offer, how you approach it and the care behind it.

What guides the choices.

We establish who you serve, what you stand for and why someone would choose you. Your story, standards and ambitions give those choices their character. That becomes a practical reference for the language, visual choices and structure of your website.

The complete open sculpture in a warm ivory setting.

From the foundation
to the finished website.

Brand foundation

A written reference for your identity, story, purpose, positioning and voice. We develop it with you, so the way you present your business has something solid to draw on.

Visual identity

Colour, typography and imagery that belong together and suit your business. We keep what already works and develop what's missing.

A working website

The writing, design and structure of a website built from your foundation. A place for people to understand your offer, explore your work and get in touch.

Ownership and guided AI practice

Your files, control of your accounts, clear instructions and guided AI practice. Learn to assess the work, make routine updates and use your foundation when planning content.

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You know the business.
We build from there.

You bring your knowledge of the business: what matters to you, what customers come for and what you want to build.

I develop the foundation, identity and website with you, bringing you into the choices that need your judgment.

Then we work through how you, or someone on your team, can use the files, direct AI and make everyday updates.

Shadi Dakdouk

Shadi
Dakdouk.

Strategy, writing and website development

I studied business administration and marketing at AUB, then spent years working in a family business in Angola. Working across its people, brands and operations taught me how much a business's promise depends on the work behind it. That understanding shapes how I develop your brand and website.

USD2,500.

One complete engagement

Brand foundation, visual identity, website and guided handover. We agree the scope before beginning.

Discuss your project

Do I need to start from scratch?

No. We keep what serves your business and develop what's missing. A new logo is only part of the work when it's needed.

What costs are separate?

Domain, hosting, AI subscriptions and other third-party services. Ongoing marketing and broader corporate work are agreed separately.

Can I get help afterward?

Yes. I can arrange ongoing support for content, social media and marketing, either with people brought in to work under my direction or by helping you establish or develop a team within your business. The scope, responsibilities and price are agreed separately.

Tell me what
you're building.

Share a little about your business and what you need from your brand and website. We'll start by seeing whether this engagement is a fit.

Your project details

You can include a link to your current website, if you have one.

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Philosophy and Practice

Existential Strategy is the wider body of work behind my approach to people, brands and organizations. It examines the deeper patterns shaping a person, an organization or a body of work.

Corporate Work brings that perspective into a business: connecting its brand promise with strategy, people and operations.

Brand foundation

Foundation in practice: positioning, voice and authorship for this offering.

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Positioning

For owner-led businesses that want their brand and website developed together, with the knowledge and control to carry the work forward.

Voice

Warm, candid and precise. Say what the service includes, show the work and make the next step clear.

Authorship

The owner takes part in the decisions, retains control of the accounts and learns to direct routine updates.

Visual identity

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Typography

Plus Jakarta Sans for display. Inter for information.

Palette

Near-black #0A0A0A · Warm ivory #F0ECE4 · Gold #C9A84C · Pale gold #E6D29A

Visual material

The same sculptural form, light and material carried across the page.

A working website

Website design specimen showing this brand and website offering on a desktop and phone.

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Website design specimen

Brand Foundation + Website

Headline

Send a link that does your business justice.

Introduction

Together, we clarify what your business stands for and turn it into a distinctive brand and a working website. With the files and guidance to carry it forward.

Investment

USD 2,500 · One complete engagement

Inquiry

Discuss your project

Ownership and guided AI practice

Sample ownership package with brand foundation, visual assets, website files and an image-update instruction.

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Sample files

Brand foundation / brand-foundation.md; Visual assets / hero-master.png; Website / layout-specimen.svg; Start here / how-to-change-an-image.md

Reference

Brand foundation — Visual identity.

Request

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Check

Preview desktop and mobile. Confirm clear text, a clean crop and working inquiry access before publishing.