BRAND STARTER ESSENTIALS

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With these brand starter essentials your business is off to a good start to create a strong brand presence

Enhance yout design skills

The ebook is packed with insights and techniques to help you elevate your design skills

Create on brand designs

Create visually stunning designs that capture your audience's attention and leave a lasting impression

Save time and money

These freebies provides you with a wealth of branding tools, allowing you to complete your projects quickly and efficiently

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derin kivaner

Hey, I’m Derin—a designer, filmmaker, and creative educator who’s just as passionate about helping small business owners thrive as I am about storytelling and design.

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Brand Starter Essentials

What's inside?

style guide template

Access three fully customizable Style Guide templates in Google Slides. Seamlessly craft a professional and visually appealing brand identity

font pairing rulebook

Pick font pairs fast with ready-made Google combos. Stay clear and pro using simple size, spacing, and contrast rules.

canva brand board templates

Customize your brand’s colors, fonts, and vibe in minutes with these easy-to-use Canva templates—no design experience needed!

workflow builder

Plan and streamline your entire content process in 7 simple steps

brand consistency scorecard

Spot where your visuals leak trust in 10 minutes. Check 10 items, get a clear score, and fix your top 1–2 gaps right away—no design skills needed.

AI prompts to design a custom website

Create your own CUSTOM Website within a few hours!

Free tutorials on real design projects

I share practical, no-fluff tutorials on my YouTube channel. Real design projects, real tools, real process. The kind of stuff you can actually use for your own business.

Brand Color Starter

Your guide to choosing confident, cohesive colors for your brand

Choosing the right colors shouldn’t be guesswork. Whether you're building a brand from scratch or refining your visual identity, this mini color eBook will guide you step-by-step in creating a palette that actually works — one that feels aligned with your mission, market, and mood.

This isn’t just a collection of pretty colors — it’s a streamlined brand-building tool made for creatives, solopreneurs, designers, and DIYers who want intentional, elevated design without the overwhelm.

What You'll Get

  • 30+ Curated Color Palettes — Modern, luxurious, calming, bold & more

  • Psychology & Theory Made Simple — Understand how color affects emotion & perception

  • Foolproof Palette Formula — My signature method to create your own cohesive palette

  • Color Role Guide — Learn how to assign primary, secondary, and accent colors

  • Visual Harmony Tips — Easy 60-30-10 and 80-20 layout rules

  • Commercial-Use Friendly — Apply to client work, branding projects, or your own business

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