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Neo4j · Contract, as part of a 3-person design team

20+ sub-brands. One graph-driven family.

Neo4j is a native graph database that stores, manages, and queries highly connected data using nodes and relationships instead of traditional tables.

Client
Neo4j
Role
Contract designer on a 3-person team
Scope
Sub-brand identities, campaigns, print and digital, asset organization
Timeline
1 year
Neo4j sub-brand family on navy: a live demo ad, GraphConnect and Graph Data Science launch banners, the NODES postcard, developer cards, and eight community badges
The scatter

A strong brand, with 20+ sub-brands that didn't sit inside it.

Neo4j's primary brand was strong, but its 20+ sub-brands felt inconsistent and didn't sit comfortably within the larger brand. Even a single campaign could look like three different companies depending on the channel.

One Neo4j campaign across Google, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn ads, each with different colors, buttons, and layouts
Before: one campaign across Google, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
The through-line

Nodes and connections.

Neo4j is a graph database, so the brand's own graph nature became the connective tissue. Nodes, connecting lines, circles, and a shared blue base gave every sub-brand room for its own personality while still reading as part of the same family.

Nodes Connecting lines Circles A shared blue base
Neo4j community badge with a graph of connected nodes and a graduation cap
The system

Hundreds of assets. One way of working.

As one of a 3-person design team, I designed and maintained hundreds of print and digital assets, including 20+ sub-brand identities: events like GraphConnect and NODES, programs like Graph Academy and Aura, product launches, and the Community badges.

Eight Neo4j community badges in a row, each a different color with a shared scalloped shape
Neo4j Community badge family: eight colors, one shape.
GraphConnect 2022 event banner with the GraphConnect logo and an Austin skyline in a circular frame
GraphConnect, event sub-brand
Launch banner introducing Graph Data Science 2.0 and AuraDS on GCP, with a wireframe head graphic
Graph Data Science 2.0 launch
NODES 22 developer summit postcard, front and back
NODES developer summit
Neo4j developer cards featuring Graph Academy, Community, and Aura
Graph Academy, Community, and Aura cards
Animated Neo4j live demo ad for a weekly supply chain session
Weekly live demo ad
Neo4j community profile page on a laptop, showing the badges in use
Neo4j Community site, badges in use
Behind the scenes

I built an asset-organization system across Figma and Google Drive that kept hundreds of design files consistent and easy to find for the whole team.

20+
sub-brand identities
100s
print and digital assets
3
designers
The result

Systems and structure for a growing team.

Beyond the design work, I brought structure: a shared way to build, organize, and find assets, so a small team could keep up with a growing company without drifting off brand.