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How long does a brand audit take and what does it cost?
- A typical audit runs 2-3 weeks. It includes 12-15 customer interviews, an employee survey, 6-8 competitor benchmarks, and a visual inventory. It can be bought as a stand-alone package or run as the first phase of a full identity project. Budget depends on scope and company size; we share a clear range under NDA.
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Refresh the existing identity or rebuild from scratch?
- The audit answers it. If brand recognition is strong but the visual system has drifted, we run a refresh (4-6 weeks, keeping core colour and logo while systematising). If the positioning has shifted or there's a name change, we run a full rebrand (10-14 weeks). The decision is data-driven, not a gut call.
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Is motion branding really necessary or is it a luxury?
- Motion is now a baseline brand requirement. Logo entry, hover, page transition, micro-interaction: this is how users perceive the brand as alive. But unnecessary motion is worse than none. We define 8-12 motion principles in the library; your team derives new motion from those rules.
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Should accessibility be considered at the start or the end?
- At the start. WCAG AA contrast, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader compatibility integrate cleanly into early identity decisions, with no costly retrofit later. Colour palette, type scale, and focus states pass an a11y audit on day one of the design system; we verify with Lighthouse and axe.
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How do you measure ROI on brand work?
- We track four metrics: (1) brand recall (survey-based, before and after launch), (2) NPS shift, (3) price premium per category or unit basket, (4) hiring-funnel conversion. We baseline each one before launch and re-measure at 90 and 180 days. Brand becomes a number.
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We have an internal design team. How do you work with them?
- Alongside them. Typical setup: beynart builds the system and the library, your team runs daily production. We deliver workshops (Figma components, motion, editorial) as training; 90 days later your team works fully on its own. The handoff is real: the library ships with code and documentation, not just slides.
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Which tools do you work with?
- Figma (identity, UI, prototype), Adobe Creative Cloud (print, illustration), Webflow and Framer (no-code prototype + landing), Lottie and After Effects (motion), Notion and Linear (project). If your stack uses something else (e.g. Sketch), we deliver compatibly; we don't insist.