Sebastiano Cullemi

Brand design and digital products

Asja

A rebellious personal brand for Asja: social media strategist for companies and professionals.

About

Asja Spataro is a social media strategist, but not in the way that is in fashion. She helps small companies and freelancers turn social into a clear, useful, sustainable tool that brings conversations and clients, not just numbers to show off in stories.

The pyramid of values

A brand’s values define how a brand behaves, how it decides and how it relates to people, before anything it says or sells.

They are working principles that guide behaviour, strategic choices and tone of voice.

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The brand archetypes

Archetypes are universal models used to describe the behaviour and the personality of an individual.

Applied to branding, they help communicate a brand’svalues, its aspirations and its essence clearly.

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    The Rebel

    Personality

    Impulsive and revolutionary, it likes to stand apart and break the rules. It stands for energy, dissent and change.

    Strengths

    Challenges the system with creativity and force.

    Weaknesses

    Risks alienating people or being read as destructive.

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    The Caregiver

    Personality

    Offers unconditional support and protection. Reassuring and dependable, it brings empathy and safety to the people around it.

    Strengths

    Builds trust and solid relationships.

    Weaknesses

    Can be too protective or limiting.

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    The Everyman

    Personality

    Grounded and approachable, it favours function and closeness to people. It is the everyday point of reference.

    Strengths

    Dependable and always there in daily life.

    Weaknesses

    Can seem plain or short on innovation.

Brand promise

I help companies and professionals build social strategies and content that bring clarity and clients, not just numbers.

Colour palette

Calm Rebellion

  • The Calm Rebellion colours with their codes
  • Examples of how the brand colours pair and work together

The mark

The concept comes from the “rebellious” spelling of the name Asja, with a “J” where an “I” would be. The graphic element marks the word as “wrong”, the way a text editor would.

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  • The Asja mark on different colour backgrounds

Typography

The choice of typefaces is tied to the brand’s character: mixing different typographic styles strengthens the identity.

  • The three brand typefaces: Amber Dawn Two, Clash Display Bold and Inter
“Rebellion” lettering for the Asja brand
“Sorry, can be silent”: a typographic application of the brand

Visual style

Guidelines for producing content in line with the brand’s archetypes and values.

Rebel visual style
  • High contrast
  • Grain / noise
  • Hard light or backlight
  • Off-centre framing
  • Blurred passers-by around a still man looking into the camera
  • Portrait in low light, direct gaze
  • Person on a bench holding a burning newspaper

Subjects

  • People alone or in small groups
  • Looking straight into the camera
  • Unposed, spontaneous
  • Visible imperfections (scars, wrinkles, tattoos)
Guardian Angel visual style
  • Soft natural light
  • Light or neutral palette
  • Slow, suspended movement
  • Negative space
  • A figure walking away through a mountain meadow
  • A person’s shadow cast on a pale wall
  • A woman leaning on a wall, eyes closed, in natural light

Subjects

  • Figures seen from behind
  • Human presence that does not intrude
  • Details rather than faces
Portrait with the Rebellion lettering applied
Closing image: the Asja social strategist mark

Let’s talk about your project

A 30-minute call to get to know your project and weigh up its potential, together.