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Flowwise rebranding project, new brand identity for a supply chain consultancy Mouthfulness activation campaign for Extra, award-winning creative concept promoting mindful chewing The QAvalry brand identity project, full branding for a new QA consultancy Speelmicroob website redesign project by MVDF Studio, colorful and playful design for a youth organization Brick app design project for Build Software, innovative app design and branding Angler Zero brand optimization and website design project

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Branding

Branding is developing a brand identity, but I never start with the design. I start with the core of your business. Who are you, what do you stand for, who is it for and what makes you different? From that I draw your brand story. On top of it I build the strategy: your positioning, your message and your direction. Only then do I design the identity: a logo, colors, typography and guidelines that make that story visible. Every design choice has a reason. That's more than execution: I think along about where your business is heading, not just how it looks. The result is an identity built to last: a strong first impression today, and a brand that keeps holding up as your business grows.

The QAvalry brand identity project, full branding for a new QA consultancy Brick app design project for Build Software, innovative app design and branding Comop fitness app project, enhancing motivation, consistency and community for gym members Piggie startup app design project by MVDF Studio, playful saving app for young people

Rebranding

Rebranding is renewing an existing brand identity, and here too I start with the core of your business. Sometimes a brand outgrows the identity it started with. Maybe the business has moved in a new direction, maybe the old look no longer feels professional enough, or maybe it just never quite captured what the brand has become. Rebranding starts from there. First I go back to the core: who have you become, what is your brand story today and where are you heading? From that I build a new strategy, and only then do I design the new identity. It's not about tweaking a few colors, but genuinely rethinking how your brand looks, feels, and comes across, based on where you're heading rather than where you began. I look closely at what still works and what's holding you back, then build a visual identity that finally matches the business you've grown into. The result is a brand that feels current, stands out for the right reasons, and gives you room to keep growing without needing another reset.

Flowwise rebranding project, new brand identity for a supply chain consultancy Angler Zero brand optimization and website design project Gambaru karate club branding design featuring bold logo and illustration for Shotokan Karateclub in Lier

Brand Applications

A brand only really proves itself once it's put to use. All the strategy and visual identity in the world doesn't mean much if it looks inconsistent the moment it shows up on a website, a business card, or a social post. Brand applications is where that identity gets translated into the things your audience actually sees and interacts with, and where it either holds together or starts to fall apart. I make sure every touchpoint carries the same visual language, so your brand feels just as considered on a package as it does on your homepage.

Digital brand applications

A lot of your brand's life happens on a screen. I design the digital assets that carry your identity there, from websites and apps to social media templates and presentation decks, so it feels just as sharp on a phone screen as it does in a boardroom presentation.

Offline brand applications

Not everything your brand touches lives online. I design the physical materials that carry your identity into the real world, from business cards and packaging to posters and merchandise, so it holds up just as well in someone's hands as it does on a screen.

Angler Zero brand optimization and website design project Visualized Productions Instagram template system, on-brand social media templates for a video and photo agency Speelmicroob website redesign project by MVDF Studio, colorful and playful design for a youth organization Brick app design project for Build Software, innovative app design and branding

Creative Thinking

Not every brief starts with a logo or a color palette. Sometimes what a brand needs most is an idea, the thought that makes people stop, remember, and actually care. Creative thinking is where that idea gets found, whether it's the concept an entire campaign gets built around or the foundational thought that shapes how a brand communicates. I dig into the story, the audience, and the tension at the heart of the brief until something sharper than the obvious answer surfaces. The result is an idea strong enough to carry a message on its own, with or without a big production behind it.

Creative campaigns

A campaign is only as strong as the idea holding it together. I develop the concept behind activations, OOH, and multi-channel campaigns, so every touchpoint pulls in the same direction instead of reading like separate executions of the same brief.

Creative concepts

Every strong piece of communication starts with one clear thought. I find that thought first, the foundational idea a logo, a campaign, or a single visual can be built on, so nothing gets designed before it's clear what it's actually meant to say.

Mouthfulness activation campaign for Extra, award-winning creative concept promoting mindful chewing Deliverol Aperol activation project, creative campaign and branding Waze Child Directions campaign visual by MVDF STUDIO for OVK Vanden Borre competitor parodies TV project, creative concept and execution
Mauro Van der Flaes - brand identity designer in Lier, Belgium

BRAND IDENTITY DESIGNER | CB NEW TALENT '25 | YOUTHWORKER | ADDMIND | FITNESSBRO | HIKER | KARATEKID | SNEAKERHEAD | ANTWERP FAN

I'm a brand identity designer from Lier, Belgium, who turns ideas into brands that stand for something. I work with startups and small businesses in Lier, Mechelen and Antwerp, and remotely across Flanders. Through MVDF STUDIO, strategy and design come together: from identity to every application it lives on. Design goes beyond visuals. It evokes pride, sparks curiosity, and leaves a mark. The real value? Seeing you proud of what we have made. Let's shape a brand that speaks without words, and speaks for you.

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