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What makes you different is what makes you.

You want a brand philosophy? That’s ours.
We're Contrast & Co., an award-winning brand strategy, design, and digital agency driven to create the smartest, most strikingly different brand experiences on the planet. The brands we create transform organizations, rattle industries, and crush conformity.

Let’s create some contrast.

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We help organizations of all sizes define and express themselves in ways that are unique, motivating, and powerful.

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Brand Strategy & Development

Before a brand is a brand, it is an idea and the set of beliefs that inspired it. During this first phase, we shape the foundational visual, positioning, and messaging signals necessary to tell your organization’s distinct story.

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Brand Activation

In its early stages, a brand is fragile, susceptible to interpretation and manipulation. During the brand activation stage, we apply the brand strategy to specific use cases to ensure it’s consistently perceived by your target audiences.

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Brand Integration

A brand is an exercise in purpose first, consistency second. During the brand integration stage, we accelerate the brand’s growth potential through ongoing creative partnership in order to ensure the original vision persists.

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Dharma Pachner
October 20, 2023

The unique challenges and opportunities of legal branding.

Why focus our efforts on law firm branding? That’s easy. Because it’s hard. The challenges—and opportunities—in legal sector branding are unlike any other.

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This industry will always be filled with constraints. But real opportunity usually lies deeply buried within the insurmountable, and that is exactly the space you will find us exploring. 

Dharma Pachner, Founder + President

What clients say about our team

Our branding has met with resounding success and
our rally cry has been csited 
in global arenas.
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”Far and away their most impressive quality was their level of creativity and imagination. That's why I wanted to do this review, they deserve all the credit in the world for the work they do.”
CEO, Fuselab Creative
”Just like there name, they will find a way to create a brand experience like no other agency I have seen! They are magical! No one transforms brands like C&C!”
Vice President of Commercialization, Q'Apel Medical
”They were incredibly responsive and went above and beyond what we asked of them. They were super easy to work with and they just get us.”
Director, Rissman Law
”They listened, empathized with our intent and simply got it right. Their creativity and empathy was beyond any other that I've seen in my 40 years career.”
CEO & Founder Emeritus, Strathmore
”I was impressed by the team’s ability to take a loosely articulated concept and bring direction to it, achieving and exceeding our hopes.”
Head of Strategic Communications, Hogan Lovells
”After one meeting, Contrast & Co. was able to return with a powerful, crisp distillation of the basics of our company.”
COO, Mymee Inc.
”The thing our team kept talking about was how well they were able to grasp the subtler nuances of our business and industry within such a short time.”
CEO, Altum
”Contrast & Co. have exceeded our expectations throughout both processes in terms of their individual attention, fabulous listening skills and superb design talent.”
Head of Communication, ICIMD
”I was impressed with their ability to think outside the box. I deal with several comparable firms, but Contrast & Co. stands out because of their ability to look at something objectively and propose an extremely creative solution.”
Senior Vice President of Sales, HHM
”Their team figures out a way to communicate complex ideas in the most simplistic form. That’s why we hired them. They boiled down our ideas into succinct phrases that resonate.”
VP Corporate Marketing & Communications, SmartSky Networks
”Contrast & Co. has the ability to capture exactly what we want — we have a lot of ideas we can’t execute, and their team handles that for us by bringing our vision and narrative to life.”
CEO, OTOT Technologies
”They deliver first class design work but without any pretentiousness or wasted time. They were incredibly easy to work and we really did feel like an extension of our team.”
CMO, Altum
”They spent a lot of time getting to the heart of what makes our business special, and it took a lot of effort to weave that into the fabric of our website.”
CEO, Consero
”I don’t think there’s anything they can improve on — their work is impressive, honest, straightforward, and by far the best.”
Director of Marketing, Health First
”They are brilliant creatives -- and exceptionally gifted at listening. Their work is always moving and it not only helps us tell our story, it helps us rally together behind a clear, inspiring purpose.”
VP Communications & Marketing, Strathmore
”They’re a forward-thinking, solid, and unique company that wants us to stand out within our industry.”
Manager, Deep Instinct
”Their team shines in brand strategy. They've proven the immediacy of social media is a perfect medium for expanding our brand’s narrative.”
Director of Marketing & Operations, Chris Dawson Architect
”Their invaluable partnership stems from their proven UX process, exceptional talent, unwavering passion, and commitment to their clients, making the experience both valuable and enjoyable.”
CEO, Mobomo
”We have been able to give Contrast a high-level vision and to explain our challenges and opportunities, and they have done a remarkable job of absorbing that and presenting us with striking design…”
Director, Severn School
”Contrast are exceptional storytellers, constructing loose concepts and ideas into engaging productions.”
Co-Founder, Motifmotion
”Their ability to listen, dig deep, and then come up with absolutely brilliant recommendations is second to none.”
CEO, Bixal
”The final recommendations floored everyone! The direction felt authentic and really captured the look and feel we were looking for.“
Executive Director, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
”The creatives and operatives at Contrast & Co. successfully activate and enliven brands in sectors least known for creativity, such as law firms.”
Director of Marketing & Business Development, Willcox Savage
”Contrast & Co.'s team has exceeded all of our expectations; they've listened to our input and created a brand look that feels incredibly personal to us.“
Co Founder, Sixth Wing LLC
”Contrast unleashed the power of connection by bringing magic to every moment, big and small.”
Co-Founder & CEO, Vegetable + Butcher