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Tristan M.
Expert-Vetted

Tristan M.

Branding Strategy & Visual Identity for Founder-Led Companies

I design brand identities for premium businesses who want to feel more distilled, clear, and intentional. I start with what the brand needs to communicate, who it has to earn trust from, and how it should feel different from everyone else in the category. From there I translate it into a brand identity system that holds up across website, packaging, pitch decks, and launch. I'm an Expert-Vetted brand specialist with 100% Job Success on Upwork. I run a branding studio based in Brooklyn, New York. I've worked as brand director for Yuval Noah Harari, contributed design for Mercedes-Benz, been published in Dezeen, and hold an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Areas I can help with: • Brand strategy and positioning • Brand identity and logo systems • Typography, color, and art direction • Brand guidelines teams actually follow • Packaging and brand applications • Pitch decks and sales materials • Rebrands and brand refreshes • Brand content and collateral This is the right fit if you've outgrown your current brand — if the business has gotten more serious than the way it looks. It's probably not the right fit if you need a 'quick' logo, a Canva template, or just something trendy. I'm not the cheapest option and I'm not trying to be. I work in clear milestones, share my thinking along the way (usually over a call or Loom), and hand off organized, usable files, not just a pretty PDF. If you're building something you care about and want the brand to match, send me a note about what you're working on. . . . Brand Identity, Brand Strategy, Logo Design, Visual Identity, Brand Guidelines, Brand Identity Design, Branding, Packaging Design, Brand Positioning, Art Direction, Typography, Presentation Design, Rebranding, Visual Design, Brand Designer.

🇺🇸Brooklyn, United States$80/hr100% JSS5.00 (11)Since Feb 2024

Earnings and projects

MRR
$1.4k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#35,052 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#6,562 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$750

Last 6 months: $8.3k

World#51,714 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#7,265 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$49k

Billed in all: $51k

World#76,943 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#13,893 / 62.1k
Per project
$1.9k

$1.2k in the last 6 months

World#80,108 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#13,469 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
7
43% fixed57% hourly
World#28,826 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#4,152 / 62.1k
Projects in all
26

Across 36 contracts

44% fixed56% hourly
World#109,599 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#16,136 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$50.9k+$750 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$50.0k$50.5k$51.0kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 5% in Logo Design

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #46Specifications486 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #14Top 9%
  2. #63Visual Communication1,029 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #19Top 6%
  3. #119Digital Design1,758 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #36Top 7%
  4. #128Construction Document Preparation1,204 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #39Top 11%
  5. #172Brand Management1,619 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #63Top 11%
  6. #329Branding & Marketing3,758 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #132Top 9%
  7. #342Brand Development3,166 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #142Top 11%
  8. #758Branding9,059 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #241Top 8%