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Brand, Product, and Web — Built in Weeks, Not Months.

We're Vaughn — a brand and product design studio that builds startups the identities they actually deserve. Strategy, design, and development, shipped fast and priced honestly.

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Every service includes strategy. Every price is on the table. No surprises, no scope creep, no "let's circle back on pricing."

Brand Sprints

Brand Sprints

A full brand identity in one week for $4,750. You'll walk away with strategy, positioning, a logo system, color palette, typography, and a brand kit ready to launch with. Built for startups that need to look like they mean it — because they do.

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Digital Design & Development

Digital Design & Development

Your website, designed and built in Webflow, starting at $8,000. From landing pages to full marketing sites — strategy-led, conversion-minded, and live in 4–10 weeks. You get a site that actually works as hard as you do.

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Product Design

Product Design

End-to-end product design starting at $12,000. From concept and UX through interface design and development — we'll take your idea from wireframe to working product in 6–10 weeks. The kind of design that makes investors pay attention.

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Case Studies

Selected Work

We let the work talk. It's better at it than we are.

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CFB Alerts: A modern college football brand

CFB Alerts is an ongoing brand partnership that began with a custom-built Webflow website and expanded into a cohesive, high-impact visual system across social media.
Web Design
Visual Identity
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Modern Skincare Brand Identity and Packaging Design for Maneo

Maneo is a modern skincare brand built around the balance of clinical credibility and everyday approachability.
Brand Sprint
Logo Design
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Veteran-Owned Transportation Brand Identity for Bright Logistics

Bright Logistics is a veteran-owned transportation brand built around precision, discipline, and trust.
Brand Sprint
Logo Design
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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

We are often asked...

What’s the difference between a logo and a brand?

A logo is a mark. A brand is everything that mark makes people feel.

Your logo is one piece of a much larger system — color, typography, tone of voice, how your website moves, what your emails sound like. A logo without a brand behind it is just a shape. It might look good on a business card and mean nothing to anyone who sees it.

A brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room. The logo is just how they recognize you when you walk in.

What’s included in a brand identity?

A complete brand identity includes your logo system, color palette, typography, brand voice, and usage guidelines — everything needed to show up consistently across every touchpoint.

At Vaughn, that also means brand strategy upfront. Before anything gets designed, we align on who you are, who you’re talking to, and what you need your brand to do.
Because a logo that isn’t grounded in something real is just decoration.

You’ll leave with a full asset library and a brand kit your team — or any future designer — can actually use without calling us every time.

How much does brand design cost?

Brand design typically costs between $4,750 and $50,000+, depending on the scope, the studio, and how much strategic work is involved.

At Vaughn, our Brand Sprint starts at $4,750 and takes one week. It’s built for companies that need a complete, professional brand identity without a months-long process or an enterprise budget. Full digital and product engagements scale from there.

What you’re really paying for isn’t the files — it’s not having to explain your company every time you send a cold email, walk into a pitch, or launch something new. A brand that does that job pays for itself faster than most people expect.

How long does a branding project take?

Most branding projects take four to twelve weeks. At Vaughn, our Brand Sprint takes one week.

The difference isn’t corners cut — it’s process. Traditional agency timelines are padded with kickoff decks, alignment meetings, and feedback loops that exist to manage the agency’s workload, not yours. We’ve stripped all of that out.

Larger engagements — full digital builds or product design — run four to ten weeks depending on scope. Every timeline is set at the start and held to. No open-ended “we’ll see how it goes.”

How do I know if I need a rebrand?

You probably need a rebrand if your current brand no longer reflects what your company actually does, who it serves, or where it’s going.

More specifically: if you’re embarrassed to send someone to your website, if your visual identity was built before you knew what you were building, or if you’ve evolved significantly and your brand hasn’t kept up — it’s time.

A rebrand isn’t always a full overhaul. Sometimes it’s a refinement. The right answer depends on what’s actually broken. If you’re not sure, that’s usually a sign worth paying attention to.

Still have questions?

Contact one of our experts to find out how we can help your business today.

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Testimonials

What our Clients Say

Don't just take our word for it, see what the awesome people we work with have to say.

"Vaughn has been our go-to for design since 2020 and there's a reason we keep coming back. Austyn doesn't just make things look good — he understands what we're trying to communicate and builds around that. The rebrand gave Freedom Church a visual identity we're genuinely proud of, and the website has held up through every season of growth since. Consistent, reliable, and does the work right the first time."

Rick C.

Freedom Church

"We came to Vaughn needing a brand that could represent our program at every level — from jerseys to recruiting. What Austyn delivered exceeded that completely. The logo alone went on to win a national award, which says everything. If you want design that actually means something, Vaughn is the call."

Ben M.

NEPA Lacrosse News

"I knew what I wanted my brand to feel like but couldn't articulate it. Austyn figured it out faster than I expected and translated it into a brand and website that actually reflects the caliber of work we do. It's made a noticeable difference in how new clients perceive us before we ever speak."

Dr. April Moore

OTS Consulting

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