Turtle Labs Studio

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What we have worked out so far

Branding, positioning, design and how a project actually runs. Written by the people doing the work, which is why some of it argues with the rest of the industry.

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The five questions that arrive with every brief, answered.

Ten disciplines, from brand strategy through to packaging and film. Most projects use two or three of them. The services page says what each one involves and, more usefully, when it is not the right one.

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Projects are quoted per brief, because a name and a full identity are not the same size of job and a number here would be invented. Retainers have a floor and it is published: marketing, creative partner and studio partner.

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A positioning sprint is weeks. An identity is a couple of months. A website depends almost entirely on how ready the content is, which is the part most people underestimate.

How a project runs

Probably, and the sectors list says where the research is already done. It does not mean we only work in those; it means the first three weeks are faster if you are in one.

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Then do not commission anything yet. Score your brand free on BrandOS, which takes about four minutes and names the gap. If the answer is that you do not need us, it will say so.

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