Esther Louis

From a single decorative mark in 2016 to a full editorial brand identity system in 2024

Esther Louis is a licensed esthetician and celebrity makeup artist whose client work spans red carpet appearances and commercial beauty campaigns. I first designed her brand identity in 2016 — a single decorative mark built around a watercolor texture treatment, common in the beauty space at the time. By 2024, Esther had outgrown it. Her client roster had evolved to include editorial and high-profile commercial work, and her identity needed to match that caliber. I led a complete rebrand: a new logo system, typography hierarchy, color palette, and a scalable brand framework built for digital, print, and social platforms. The gap between the 2016 mark and the 2024 system is the story — a brand that grew from decorative to strategic, from a single asset to a complete identity.

Services delivered:

Brand Identity, Logo System, Art Direction

Before logo
After logo
2016
2025
Before logo
After logo
2016
2025

In details:

Challenge

The 2016 identity was a single decorative wordmark set against a warm watercolor texture — trend-driven, approachable, and right for that chapter. But as Esther's client work evolved to include red carpet appearances and commercial campaigns, the brand stopped matching the caliber of her craft. It lacked hierarchy, had no system, and couldn't adapt cleanly across digital, print, and social formats. The identity needed to grow up without losing the warmth that made Esther's work personal.

Challenge

The 2016 identity was a single decorative wordmark set against a warm watercolor texture — trend-driven, approachable, and right for that chapter. But as Esther's client work evolved to include red carpet appearances and commercial campaigns, the brand stopped matching the caliber of her craft. It lacked hierarchy, had no system, and couldn't adapt cleanly across digital, print, and social formats. The identity needed to grow up without losing the warmth that made Esther's work personal.

Solution

Solution

Results

Results