321 The Agency

Brand Evolution & Motion

321 The Agency

Brand Evolution & Motion

321 The Agency

Brand Evolution & Motion

22-2024

This project documents a period of continuous brand evolution, shaped by experimentation, immediate needs, and rapid iteration.

Rather than a single fixed outcome, the work shows how a brand system adapted over time.

Leveraged Diciplines
Art Direction
Digital desgin
Visual design
Branding
Motion Design

Video Editing
Roll
Former in-house designer
Returned as external creative partner

Establishing the Foundation

The existing identity provided a solid foundation, but lacked the flexibility and expressive range needed for the brand’s next phase.

Establishing the Foundation

The existing identity provided a solid foundation, but lacked the flexibility and expressive range needed for the brand’s next phase.

Concept boards

Concept boards

Round 1
The first round focused on establishing a refreshed brand direction—updating the wordmark and defining a new visual language to modernize the system.
Round 1
The first round focused on establishing a refreshed brand direction—updating the wordmark and defining a new visual language to modernize the system.
Round 1
The first round focused on establishing a refreshed brand direction—updating the wordmark and defining a new visual language to modernize the system.
Round 1 In Use
Round 1 In Use
Round 1 In Use
Round 2
The first round focused on establishing a refreshed brand direction—updating the wordmark and defining a new visual language to modernize the system.
Round 2
The first round focused on establishing a refreshed brand direction—updating the wordmark and defining a new visual language to modernize the system.
Round 2
The first round focused on establishing a refreshed brand direction—updating the wordmark and defining a new visual language to modernize the system.
Round 2 In Use
Round 2 In Use
Round 2 In Use
Interim Identiity
The refined direction was developed into an interim identity, designed to solve immediate brand needs while allowing the system to remain flexible as it continued to evolve.
Interim Identiity
The refined direction was developed into an interim identity, designed to solve immediate brand needs while allowing the system to remain flexible as it continued to evolve.
Interim Identiity
The refined direction was developed into an interim identity, designed to solve immediate brand needs while allowing the system to remain flexible as it continued to evolve.

As the brand continued to evolve internally, the visual system was further refined.

Reels
Motion work translating the interim identity into social-first video and dynamic brand expressions.
Reels
Motion work translating the interim identity into social-first video and dynamic brand expressions.
Reels
Motion work translating the interim identity into social-first video and dynamic brand expressions.

Continued iteration led to further refinements across the identity.

Motion Graphics
Title animations and motion graphics developed for the latest iteration of the brand, maintaining continuity through movement as visual details continued to shift.
Motion Graphics
Title animations and motion graphics developed for the latest iteration of the brand, maintaining continuity through movement as visual details continued to shift.
Motion Graphics
Title animations and motion graphics developed for the latest iteration of the brand, maintaining continuity through movement as visual details continued to shift.

MAD ORIGINAL

© 2026 MAD Original / Michael Anderson Designs. All rights reserved.

MICHAEL ANDERSON DESIGNS

MAD ORIGINAL

© 2026 MAD Original / Michael Anderson Designs. All rights reserved.

MICHAEL ANDERSON DESIGNS