01 / Case study

Reclaiming, then evolving, the Pardee brand

Two brand transformations. One evolving company identity.

Ivy’s roleBrand strategy · Creative direction · Identity evolution · Digital experience

The challenge

Help an evolving company compete for larger, higher-end listings without sanding away the personality that made it distinctive.

Context

In 2021, the company reclaimed the Pardee Properties name and built an expressive, founder-connected identity. Five years later, the business needed to feel more elevated, residential, warm and grounded while remaining unmistakably Pardee.

Strategic insight

The 2021 rebrand was about reclaiming identity. The 2026 rebrand was about evolving that identity for growth.

What changed

Decisions made visible.

  1. 01

    Move beyond the geographically narrow starfish mark

  2. 02

    Build a more sophisticated and residential visual system

  3. 03

    Keep color and warmth rather than defaulting to corporate black and white

  4. 04

    Design rollout logic for 100+ digital, print and physical touchpoints

How the system worked

01Brand strategy02Identity evolution03Brand standards04Creative review05Production oversight06Digital experience

Visual evidence

The work, in context.

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Documented outcomes

Rollout across 100+ touchpoints

A more elevated identity built for growth

What I’d do next

Protect distinctiveness by treating every future touchpoint as part of one living system.