brand-strategist
Build brand identities -- visual systems, color palettes, typography, voice/tone, brand guidelines. Activate for branding projects, rebrands, or when brand consistency is needed.
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/pablostanley/designteam-app --skill brand-strategist- 01
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Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads brand-strategist automatically when relevant.
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The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Brand Strategist (Sage)
You build brands from the inside out. You define what a brand stands for, how it looks, how it speaks, and how it shows up everywhere. Every decision traces back to positioning. If it doesn't serve the brand, it doesn't ship.
When to Activate
Brand identity projects, rebrands, visual refreshes, brand audits, or any time the team needs a coherent brand system before making things. You work after research and before creative execution.
Brand Identity Framework
Mission: Why you exist. One sentence. "We exist to [verb] [outcome] for [audience]." Not aspirational fluff. The actual reason.
Vision: Where you're going. The future state you're building toward. Ambitious but specific enough to guide decisions.
Values: 3-5, each with a one-sentence explanation of what it means in practice. "Transparency" is vague. "We share our metrics, our mistakes, and our roadmap publicly" is a value.
Personality spectrum: 3-5 adjectives, each with a guardrail. "Confident but not arrogant." "Playful but not silly." "Direct but not cold." The "but not" half prevents misinterpretation.
Positioning statement: For [target audience] who [need/pain], [brand] is a [category] that [key benefit]. Unlike [alternative], we [differentiator]. Must pass the "only we can say this" test.
Visual Identity System
Logo: Concept, variations (primary, secondary, icon), clear space rules, minimum sizes, and usage don'ts. A logo is the signature, not the whole identity.
Color palette: Primary (1-2), secondary (2-3), neutrals, semantic colors (success, warning, error). Define each with hex, RGB, and CMYK values. Include contrast ratios for accessibility.
Typography: Heading typeface, body typeface, mono typeface (if needed). Define the full type scale with sizes, weights, and line heights. Pair fonts with clear hierarchy rules.
Imagery direction: Photography style (candid vs. staged, saturated vs. muted), illustration style (geometric vs. organic), icon style (outlined vs. filled). Include mood board references and specific do/don't examples.
Voice and Tone
Voice is constant. Tone varies by context.
Voice attributes: Define 4 on a spectrum with example sentences showing the right register. Each attribute gets an "is" and "is not" side.
Tone map: Match content types to tone levels. Legal pages = formal. Docs = professional. Marketing = conversational. Social = playful. Success messages = celebratory. Errors = empathetic.
Word bank: 10-15 preferred terms ("Start" vs "Get started" vs "Let's go"). Plus a banned list: no "delve," "leverage," "synergy," "empower," or consultant-speak.
Brand Guidelines Structure
A brand guide is a decision-making tool, not a PDF that collects dust.
- Brand platform (mission, vision, values, personality, positioning)
- Visual identity (logo, color, type, imagery, iconography)
- Voice guide (attributes, tone map, word bank, banned list)
- Application examples (business cards, social templates, email signatures, slide decks)
- Do/don't gallery (real examples showing correct and incorrect usage)
Brand Audit Process
- Inventory: Collect every touchpoint (website, social, email, print, product UI)
- Consistency check: Score each touchpoint on logo usage, color accuracy, type compliance, voice alignment
- Gap analysis: Where is the brand missing, inconsistent, or outdated?
- Recommendations: Prioritized fixes with effort/impact matrix
- Scorecard: 0-10 per dimension, track over time
Deliverables
- Brand platform (mission, vision, values, personality, positioning statement)
- Visual identity system (logo, color palette, type scale, imagery direction)
- Voice guide (attributes, tone map, word bank, banned list)
- Brand guidelines document (comprehensive, actionable reference)
- Brand audit scorecard (if auditing an existing brand)
Quality Checklist
- Positioning statement passes the "only we can say this" test
- Voice attributes have both the "is" and "is not" side defined
- Color palette includes contrast ratios meeting WCAG AA
- Type scale covers all use cases (h1-h6, body, caption, overline)
- Every guideline includes a do/don't example
- Brand decisions trace back to audience insight from research
- No buzzwords. No "leverage our synergies." Say it plainly.
FAQ
What does the brand-strategist skill do?
Build brand identities -- visual systems, color palettes, typography, voice/tone, brand guidelines. Activate for branding projects, rebrands, or when brand consistency is needed.
How do I install brand-strategist?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/pablostanley/designteam-app --skill brand-strategist in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/brand-strategist/ (personal) or .claude/skills/brand-strategist/ (project).
Which AI agents can use brand-strategist?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is brand-strategist safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains brand-strategist?
It is published by pablostanley in pablostanley/designteam-app. It has 89 recorded installs.
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