A Seat at the Table

Brand identity, website and communication tools for a government-affairs boutique

Case study · 07Milan · 2022–2026Scroll

Case study · branding, web design, illustration

If you don't have a seat at the table, you're on the menu.

Brand identity, website and communication tools for Haizum, a Milan boutique of strategic government affairs working between Rome and Washington. The system pairs a wide Mortend wordmark in red and navy with a vocabulary of hand-engraved illustrations: the winged horse that gives the firm its name, Archangel Gabriel, Palazzo Chigi, the Capitol and the Italian Parliament. It runs across business cards, the folder, the website haizum.eu, the Dispatch newsletter and the Haizum Exchanges events.

Client
Haizum · Strategic Government Affairs
Sector
Government & public affairs
Location
Milan · Rome · Washington
Year
2022 – 2026
Haizum · the mark in motion

The brief

What was needed

Give a government-affairs boutique the authority of an institution and the warmth of a firm built on people. The brand had to work every day with the Italian Government and Parliament and act as the clients' representative across the Atlantic.

The idea

How it was solved

A wide wordmark set in Mortend, opened up like an inscription on a building, with red carrying the name and navy the promise. Instead of stock photos of handshakes, every idea gets an engraved illustration in two inks.

Two capitals, one table.

01 · The name

Named after a winged messenger.

Haizum is a white, flaming, spiritual horse whose wings resemble those of a Pegasus; Archangel Gabriel is the protector of messengers, communicators and ambassadors. The two figures became the brand's emblem: an engraving in the firm's red and navy, drawn like the illustrations of an old treaty.

  1. WordmarkHAIZUM set in Mortend Extra Bold with wide tracking, so the six letters read like an inscription.
  2. EngravingsDrawn lines, cross-hatching and two inks explain the method: analyse, plan, engage, deliver.
  3. Two capitalsRome and Washington sit side by side, from the business cards to the website skyline.
3D render for HaizumLogoIllustrationStationeryWebsiteEvents

02 · Colour

The palette

Haizum Red#C22127Name, accents, calls to action
Navy#20285CDescriptor, text, illustrations
Grey#919191Rules and notes
Lavender#B9BED6Website background

Red, navy and grey from the September 2022 brand summary; lavender sampled from the haizum.eu website.

03 · Applications

Where it lives.

haizum.eu
haizum.euHome page: skyline hero and About
MobileThe hero on a phone
Business cardsRome and Washington on the back
haizum.eu/services
Services pageEngraved icons, red and navy grid
Haizum ExchangesBudget-law breakfast invitation, Oct 2024
Xmas Mix & MingleEvent invitation

What I did

  • 01Logo, emblem and the Haizum Exchanges sub-brand
  • 02Typography, palette and illustration system
  • 03Business cards, folder, letterhead and email signatures
  • 04Website haizum.eu
  • 05Newsletter template "The Dispatch"
  • 06Event invitations and presentation templates

Credits

Client: Haizum · Strategic Government Affairs, Milan
Studio: ABCPRODUCTION.digital
Design: Luca Colucci
Typeface: Mortend
Business-card views are flattened from the presentation mock-up; contact details and QR code are covered for privacy.