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Article preview — Branding ≠ Logo
15 / 03 / 2025 · Branding · 5 min read

Why your logo is not your brand

Understanding the essential difference between visual identity and brand identity. Three objects, three scales — and the mistake clients make most often.

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Article preview — Why we reject 90% of fonts
28 / 06 / 2026 · Method

Why we reject 90% of fonts

What we are really looking for in a typeface: legibility, character, family, technical quality and pairings.

Article preview — Halal has an image problem
28 / 06 / 2026 · Opinion

Halal has an image problem (and that's an opportunity)

Halal food businesses underinvest in design: what it costs them, and the opportunity it creates.

Article preview — What zellige taught me about composition
28 / 06 / 2026 · Inspiration

What zellige taught me about composition

Grid, rhythm and the harmony of opposites: Moroccan geometric art in the service of contemporary design.

Article preview — The power of empty space
02 / 02 / 2025 · Theory

Negative space as a strategic weapon

Three principles to let your compositions breathe and amplify the message.

Article preview — Branding ≠ Logo
15 / 03 / 2025 · Branding

Why your logo is not your brand

Understanding the essential difference between visual identity and brand identity.

Article preview — How we build an identity at Niyah
25 / 05 / 2026 · Studio

How we build an identity at Niyah

A transparent look at our 6-step method, from brief to delivery.

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