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
A&J Prestige Detail logo with stacked A&J wordmark and red mascot car over an illustrated garage
01

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
02

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.

03

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.

A&J Prestige Detail rebrand overview with brief, red, charcoal and white colors and old logos
A&J Prestige Detail logo on a hanging banner over a red and grey car graphic
A&J Prestige Detail logomarks with red mascot car for dark backgrounds, including circular badge
A&J Prestige Detail wordmarks and circular badges in white for dark backgrounds
A&J Prestige Detail logomarks with the red mascot car for light backgrounds
A&J Prestige Detail black wordmarks and circular badges for light backgrounds
A&J Prestige Detail logo with mascot car over a grey pattern of small car icons
Eight black A&J Prestige Detail t-shirt designs, front and back, with logo and mascot car
A&J Prestige Detail gift bag, air freshener and sticker designs for customer giveaways
White A&J Prestige Detail logo with red mascot car next to a dark sports car

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