Case study — 06
A&J Prestige Detail
Rebrand
A sharper identity for a car detailing business: a bold logomark with a mascot car, badge versions for every background, shirts and branded giveaways.
- Role
- Creative director & designer
- Tools
- Illustrator, Photoshop
- Services
- Branding

The brief
A&J Prestige Detail needed an identity that looked as clean as the cars they finish. I rebuilt the logo into a bold stacked wordmark with a mascot car, then designed a full suite of versions for dark and light backgrounds, badges, a pattern, shirts, and brand awareness pieces like air fresheners, stickers and bags for customer gifting.
What I made
A complete brand kit built from the rebrand overview:
- A stacked A&J wordmark in a heavy condensed sans with "Prestige Detail" set beside it
- A red sports car mascot that sits with the wordmark or alone
- Logomarks with and without the mascot, built separately for dark and light backgrounds
- Circular badges for stamps, stickers and shirt hits
- A repeat pattern of the logo for backgrounds and packaging
- Black tees with front and back prints
- Air fresheners, stickers and a branded gift bag
Design decisions
The rebrand overview set the goals: a modern logo, a sans serif for a simpler look, something car enthusiasts and everyday clients both relate to, versatile enough to go anywhere, easy to read and remember, and more professional and upscale.
The palette is tight: red (#CC000F), dark charcoal (#333333) and white. Red is the car and the energy. Charcoal and white keep it clean, the way a finished car should look.
Making separate versions for dark and light backgrounds matters for a detailer. The logo lands on black tees, white bags, vehicle photos and shop walls, and it has to hold up on all of them without a box behind it.
How it's used
Beyond the logo, I pitched a customer gift bag to hand out after each detail: an interior cleaner, a custom A&J air freshener, a sticker and a thank-you card for the next appointment. It turns every finished car into a reminder to come back. I break down more of this in car detailing logo ideas and auto shop branding.










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