BRANDING / CASE STORY
KAA Design
/ SERVICES
Brand Identity
Logo Design
Print Collateral
Digital Marketing
Website UI
Culture: Experience Design
/ OBJECTIVE
Develop the visual brand identity for this Los Angeles-based residential architecture firm.
KAA Design is a design studio dedicated to advancing the California lifestyle through contemporary architecture since 1988.
/ IDEA
After several name and logo updates, we recommended returning to the firm’s roots: the red square, elegant serif + sans-serif typography, and highlighting their projects.
Primary Logo
![](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kaa_design_logo.jpg)
Secondary Logos
![](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kaa_secondary_logos.png)
Color Palette
![](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kaa_color_palette.png)
Typography
![](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KAA_avenir.png)
![](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KAA_akzidenz.png)
![](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kaa_web_ui.jpg)
![KAA_exterior AEC Business Cards](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/KAA_exterior.jpg)
![KAA_creativity_diversity](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/KAA_creativity_diversity.jpg)
To demonstrate the number of KAA Design homes on the Strand, we designed a mural with 3D models (in orange) of KAA homes. Attached by magnets, the 3D models can be removed from the wall and carried into a conference room for design reviews.
/ EAMES CONFERENCE ROOM
/ SHELBY CONFERENCE ROOM
![IMG_6854](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_6854.jpeg)
![IMG_6869](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_6869.jpeg)
/ ENTRY MURAL
/ RECEPTION
![KAA-WELCOME](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/KAA-WELCOME.png)
![IMG_6852](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_6852.jpeg)
/ EMAIL MARKETING
![kaa_email](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kaa_email-e1676054103232.jpg)
![](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kaa_portfolio.jpg)
![](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kaa_bizcard1.jpg)
![](https://lecoursdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kaa_bizcard2.jpg)