Gray, yellow, and blue letterhead, postcards, business, cards, and colored post-it notes atop a white surface

With the re-launch of a portfolio company for Otter Tail Corporation, a large company with operations in utilities and manufacturing, Nupolitan was tasked with the creation of a design system composed of several elements to be created and launched within a few months. The message was clear and simple: excellence. Nupolitan created an elegant and timeless brand which was followed by a full system of print materials, stationery, promotional video, and website.

Many sheets of white letter paper displaying brand attributes taped to a wall

Examining over 25 attributes to create a synergetic and concise brand

Sketchbook pages displaying hand-drawn logo concepts for Varistar
Close-up of Varistar logo concept sketches
Man working on designing on a laptop

Sketching with intentional excellence as the focus

Tools of measurement
Varistar logomark star and triangle elements set on scale
Construction of Varistar logo set on a grid
Explanation of use of V and negative space to create Varistar logomark
Varistar logo in black on a white background

Elements of geometry and the golden ratio work together to form the brand mark

A computer screen displaying project tasks
Varistar brand guideline manual open to a page showing the logo in blue and black

Organization of deploying a design system

Varistar dark gray pantone color information
Varistar yellow pantone color information

Strong and modern color palette

Three framed Varistar posters displaying the logomark and blue and white sparks on a black background

Posters designed with a simple, yet powerful message

A mockup of the Varistar website on an iPad, iPhone, laptop, and desktop computer
Sketch of Varistar website structure
Sketch of the construction of the brand box for Varistar
Gray, yellow, and blue letterhead, postcards, business, cards, silver portfolio, and colored post-it notes atop a white surface

Conceptualization through sketches

Gray, yellow, and blue letterhead, postcards, business, cards, and colored post-it notes atop a white surface

Full design system