Strategy first. Beauty always.

I'm an independent brand strategist and art director focused on clear positioning, durable identity systems and thoughtful campaign direction. Every engagement starts by defining the business problem together.

Portrait of Margot Solis

The long view

I build brand systems around a clear idea instead of a passing trend. The goal is work that stays coherent as the business and its channels evolve.

My job is to find the idea underneath a business and give it a form people remember. That means asking hard questions before opening the design tools, and it means saying no to the obvious answer when a better one is hiding underneath.

When we work together you get a partner, not a vendor.

How I work

  • Discovery

    Interviews, audits and research to understand the business and its audience.

  • Strategy

    A clear positioning and narrative everyone agrees on before any design.

  • Design

    Identity, art direction and systems built on the agreed strategy.

  • Delivery

    Guidelines, assets and practical support so the brand can be used consistently.

Engagement milestones

  1. 01

    Brief and access

    Confirm goals, decision-makers, working rhythm and the source material needed to begin.

  2. 02

    Strategic direction

    Review research and agree the positioning and creative principles before design.

  3. 03

    Design system

    Develop the selected direction into an adaptable identity and campaign toolkit.

  4. 04

    Handover and rollout

    Deliver documented assets, train the team and agree the rollout priorities.

Let's talk about your brand

Share the challenge, timing and team involved so we can decide on a practical next step.