When your branding needs to feel whole again.
- Thomas McCrorie

- Jul 23
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 25
There’s a quiet frustration that builds up when you know your brand isn’t quite right.
You look at your logo, your colours, your website, your social posts — and you feel the disconnect. You’ve changed. Your business has grown. But your visual identity hasn’t kept up.
It’s easy to ignore it. You tell yourself it’s not a priority, or that “it’ll do for now.” But over time, that gap between who you are and how you show up in the world starts to weigh you down.
That’s when I often hear the same phrase from clients:
“It just doesn’t feel like me anymore.”
The fractured brand problem
Many businesses I work with aren’t broken — they’re just fractured. The logo might be solid, but the website’s dated. The messaging feels right, but the colour palette is off. There’s no consistency, no system, and no real feeling of unity.
That lack of cohesion can create:
Confusion for customers
Hesitation around pricing or positioning
A constant “meh” feeling about your own marketing
A brand that lacks energy, focus or identity
You end up putting off launches, avoiding visibility, or spending time patching things together. It’s exhausting.
And it doesn’t need to be that way.
Rebuilding a brand that feels whole
When I take on a brand identity project, I look at the whole picture — not just the visuals. I want to understand your story, your ambitions, your audience, and the tone that feels right for you.
From there, I design a system that feels whole. One where:
Your logo works just as well on a business card as it does on a billboard
Your colours and fonts create emotional consistency
Your website, social graphics and print materials all feel like they belong together
You finally feel at home in your brand
And perhaps most importantly, one that makes you proud to say:
“This is me.”
The emotional impact of a complete identity
It might sound dramatic, but I’ve seen it again and again — the transformation that happens when a founder reconnects with their brand.
They show up with more confidence. They raise their prices. They say yes to bigger opportunities. They post more. Pitch more. Sell more. And not because they suddenly became better at business — but because their brand finally caught up with who they already are.
That’s the power of a whole identity. One that reflects you, supports you, and gives your audience a clear and confident experience from first glance.
You don’t need to start from scratch
This isn’t about burning it all down. It’s about realigning. I often work with clients who want to evolve what they’ve already built — not replace it. I’ll take what’s working, reconnect it to your story, and bring everything else into alignment.
It’s a healing process. It’s practical. It’s strategic. And it can make everything feel lighter again.
If your brand feels fractured, let’s bring it back to centre.
I run a design studio in Prestwick, Scotland, and work with clients across the UK who want their visual identity to feel complete, consistent and clear.
Want to chat? Contact me here



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