The Ibis in the Willows website on a desktop screen.
Client

Ibis in the Willows

A brand for a spiritual guidance practice: a place to seek guidance on your spiritual path. The ibis, Thoth's bird, sits in a willow, drawn as an engraved seal.

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Project type
Client
For
Jonathan, Ibis in the Willows
Role
Identity, brand book, web design
Deliverables
Logo, icon system, brand book, website, stationery
Website
ibisinthewillows.com
Year
2022
The Ibis in the Willows mark embossed on green cloth.

01 · The identity

A seal, a willow and a bird.

The mark works as a full lockup, a round seal and a small icon. A set of hand-drawn icons, a calm palette of indigo, sage and clay, and an editorial serif carry it across print and web.

A blue wax seal pressed with the ibis mark.
The website on two phones.

A willow that moves.

The hand-drawn willow, set in motion for the website.

02 · The brand book

Every part, written down.

Twenty-nine pages set out the marks, colour, type, photography and stationery.

Brand book spread: photography.
Brand book spread: the cover and mission.
Brand book spread: icon system.
Brand book spread: colour.
Brand book spread: brand qualities.
Brand book spread: brand exploration.
Brand book spread: secondary logo.
Brand book spread: lockups.
Brand book spread: stationery.
Brand book spread: web design.
Brand book spread: typography.
Brand book spread: type in use.
Brand book spread: the bird studies.
Brand book spread: thank you.

03 · The website

A quiet place to arrive.

The site carries the seal, the willow and the moonlit blues onto the screen: a calm home page, an About page for Jonathan, and writings set in the editorial serif.

The About page for Jonathan Thames on desktop.
The home page on a phone: the seal, the welcome line and the ibis arch.
On a phone: Jonathan's portrait with white lilies, his bio and the moon phases.

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