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Westcord 2023 · Commercial Real Estate

Repositioning a commercial real estate brand for a new generation.

Client
Westcord
Industry
Commercial Real Estate
Role
Brand Communication · Visual Systems
Year
2023
Scope
Brand Identity · Marketing System · Signage
Market
United States
Westcord illuminated building facade at dusk with gold W mark and Westcord wordmark above a glass lobby entrance, city skyline behind.
Building facade
Challenge

Commercial real estate brands often appear dated and inconsistent across touchpoints.

Westcord is a commercial real estate company with more than 50 years of industry experience. The objective was to modernize the visual identity and create a unified brand system capable of supporting marketing, leasing, digital communications, signage, and property promotions.

Westcord needed a visual system that could:

  • Strengthen brand recognition
  • Appeal to investors and tenants
  • Support future growth
  • Create consistency across digital and physical environments

Design Solution

A visual identity system built around trust and long-term value.

We developed a comprehensive visual identity system built around:

  • A refined logo application
  • A premium color palette
  • Clean typography
  • Architectural photography
  • Flexible marketing templates

The system was designed to scale from brochures and leasing materials to signage, social media, digital platforms, and property campaigns. The final identity uses a premium navy and gold palette combined with architectural imagery to reflect trust, sophistication, and long-term value.

  • Trust
  • Long-term value
  • Sophistication
  • Clarity
Westcord notecard stationery in navy and gold with the W mark centered, showing the brand's typography and color system.
Notecard
Westcord branded envelope with a navy flap, gold W mark and white wordmark.
Envelope
Fanned stack of navy and gold Westcord business cards showing the W mark and wordmark.
Business cards
Westcord commercial real estate services presentation folder in navy and gold with a geometric W pattern.
Presentation folder
Two Westcord brochure covers, one navy with a '50 Years of Excellence' gold foil spread and one titled 'Commercial Real Estate Services' over an architectural photograph.
Brochure
Westcord brochure spread with an 'Exceptional Spaces. Sustainable Value.' headline beside a dusk photograph of a residential tower.
Brochure spread
Westcord exterior building signage with gold W mark and white wordmark mounted on a dark stone monument wall.
Signage
Westcord street pole banner in navy and gold outside a commercial property.
Street Pole Banner
Westcord 'Available' yard sign for commercial real estate services in front of a building.
Availability signage
Two Westcord employee ID badges on lanyards, one navy and one gold, each with a QR code.
Team ID badges
Westcord website homepage on a laptop screen with the tagline 'Your strategic partner in every square foot of success.'
Website
Westcord website homepage shown on a mobile phone screen.
Mobile website
Visual Identity System

Guidelines built to keep every touchpoint consistent.

The brand manual defines the refined logo application, clear space, and color system down to how the navy and gold palette behaves across print, digital, and environmental applications.

Clean typography and an architectural photography direction give the system a consistent, premium voice across every brand collateral piece.

Westcord brand identity moodboard collage showing signage, stationery, brochures, website mockups and workwear applications.
Brand System
Applications

A system that scales from brochures to building signage.

  • Signage & wayfinding
  • Marketing & leasing brochures
  • Corporate stationery
  • Website & digital platforms
  • Social media campaigns
  • Team uniforms & workwear
  • Employee ID system
  • Property promotions
Westcord monument sign reading 'Premium Residences. Live. Work. Invest. Grow.' outside a glass building at dusk.
Monument sign
Westcord 'Now Selling' pylon sign and illuminated building entrance signage at dusk.
Entrance signage
Westcord reception lobby with an illuminated gold W mark and wordmark on a dark textured wall behind the reception desk.
Reception lobby signage
Westcord stationery flatlay with branded folder, letterhead, envelope and business cards arranged on a concrete surface.
Stationery flatlay
Westcord corporate stationery flatlay with embossed folder, letterhead reading 'Building Lasting Value' and a branded pen.
Letterhead
Westcord branded merchandise including a folded navy polo shirt, tumbler and notebook with the gold W mark.
Brand collateral
Two Westcord team members in branded navy jacket and polo shirt holding a branded folder and laptop outside a commercial building.
Team uniforms
Two Westcord team members in branded hard hats and vests reviewing blueprints at a construction site.
Construction site workwear
Westcord website homepage shown on a laptop and phone on a desk in a modern office setting.
Website
Westcord social media campaign mockup shown across an Instagram post and story templates with brand messaging.
Social media campaign
Westcord outdoor flag banner listing Real Estate, Investment, Development and Management beside a glass office building.
Flag banner
Results

A cohesive brand experience across every touchpoint.

The new brand system elevated Westcord’s market presence and created a cohesive experience across every touchpoint.

50+
Years of experience behind a modernized identity
1
Scalable system, from leasing materials to signage
Stronger recognition with a premium look and feel
  • Stronger brand recognition
  • Improved consistency across all communications
  • Increased efficiency with scalable templates
  • Elevated perception with a premium look and feel