Building BAD Things
with Good People.

Brennan is Building BADThings with Good People.

Hi, I’m Brennan, an independent Design Director providing fractional Brand & marketing design, Art direction, and Webflow Development for notably ambitious brands. I partner with good-humored, good-hearted humans in startups, VC firms, in-house marketing teams, and solo endeavors.

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Capabilities

What can I do?

With a BA in Fine Arts & over 15 years in-house – at both agencies and startups – I have the design, direction, and development skills you need to get your project done. While not a fully comprehensive list, these are the sorts of things I create regularly.

  • Logos, Brand & Visual Identities
  • Landing Pages
  • Sales Decks
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Design Systems
  • Flyers
  • Marketing Collateral
  • Webflow Development
  • Icons
  • Print Ads
  • Stationery
  • Event & Tradeshow Collateral
  • Custom Illustrations
  • Brand Architecture
  • One-Pagers
  • Digital Ads
  • Environmental Graphics
  • T-Shirts
  • Slide Templates
  • Social Content
  • Marketing Swag
  • Wireframes
  • Marketing Websites
  • Stickers

Selected Work

What have I done...?

* Queue Taylor Swift’s "Look What You Made Me Do" *

Photo mockup of a tote bag displaying the Natalie Fetter Photography brand symbol, set on top of a brightly lit photo set.

Let the Brand Shine

Natalie Fetter Photography

Natalie Fetter began her photography business as Simple & Sweet Photography. But it didn’t take long to realize that her brand – or lack thereof – wasn’t own-able and didn’t accurately convey quality, professionalism, or price point. Is Natalie still one of the sweetest photographers you’ll meet? Yes. Is her process still effortless? You betcha. But Natalie came to me for a rebrand & marketing website that better reflected her true business. Say hello to Natalie Fetter Photography.

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Street poster showcasing the 1-800-PeopleOps brand. The poster shows a photo of a woman with glasses below the tagline, "Supported People, Support the Dream." and the 1-800-PeopleOps logo at the top-left.

Support the Team, Support the Dream

1-800-PeopleOps

When Em, Founder of 1-800-PeopleOps, decided to create her own people operations agency, she knew she wanted a brand that was the perfect balance between playful & professional. Over one quarter, I partnered with her to bring this new brand to life.

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Photo of the electrical box featuring Brennan Gilbert's 2022 artwork which is a turtle whose shell is designed to say "Slow and Steady"

Live Slow, Die Old

Colfax Ave Artist Series

As someone born & raised in Colorado, I was thrilled to be selected for the 2022 Colfax Avenue Artist Series. Inspired by the theme of “counterculture”, I created an art piece – and subsequent augmented reality experience – that rejected the “sleep when your dead” mentality.

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Photo of a laptop in a bright kitchen, showing a screenshot of the Thanx.com homepage

Thanx for the massive website

Thanx.com

An enterprise-grade brand needs an enterprise-grade marketing website. As the first public-facing asset post-brand refresh, I partnered with Thanx’s VP of Marketing to do a complete overhaul of the website.

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Screenshot from a promotional video of the Denver Headshot Company office, showing their logo, designed by Brennan Gilbert, as vinyl on a window door

A fresh face for headshot photography

Denver Headshot Co.

Denver Headshot Company had a familiar problem: an exceptional service, but a forgettable brand identity. I partnered with CEO/Founder Jackie to build a professional identity reflecting the brand’s true essence.

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Photo realistic mockup of a Thanx billboard

From mom & pop to top spot

Thanx Brand Refresh

Thanx had a brand without an identity. Initially founded as a company tailored towards working with small businesses, Thanx needed a brand that reflected their evolution into an enterprise business that attracted enterprise customers. As Brand Design Director, I led the ID refresh, from review, strategy, and creative direction, to design, implementation, and iteration.

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Ready to build something ⒷⒶⒹ ?

I’d love to hear about your project, your team, and whatever you have in mind. Not sure what you need, but think I might be able to help? That’s fine too. Contact me and I can help you figure it out.

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