Design Services

Clear. Personal. Visually strong.
I create thoughtful brand identities with a calm aesthetic and a deep feeling for typography, imagery, and atmosphere.

Build → Explore → Define → Commit

Projects can start at different stages — depending on clarity, timing and scope. The following packages support projects at different stages — from early exploration to committed visual identities.

→ Build
Package 01
Squarespace Website
Visual Website Sprint

A visually focused Squarespace website, built efficiently and clearly — based on a defined visual direction. Designed for brands that value aesthetics, clarity and a smooth process over technical complexity.

Built for speed and visual consistency — not for complex brand systems.

Ideal for
Design-led small brands & personal projects
Cafés, studios & lifestyle brands
Designers, creatives & solo founders

Includes
Visual concept & moodboard
Color & image world
Typography setup
Squarespace build (template-based)
Customized homepage & selected inner pages
Minimal, trendy or artistic style
Basic SEO (titles, descriptions, structure)

  • 2–3 presentations

    1. Visual direction & structure
    2. Design implementation
    3. Final refinement & launch preparation

  • 2–4 weeks (depending on scope)

  • CHF 2’000 – 3’500

    Light logo usage or adaptation can be included. Full logo development is quoted separately.

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→ Build → Explore
Already have a direction — or need one first?
If things still feel open, start with a focused visual exploration.

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Package

→ Explore
Package 02
Moodboard Sprint,
Visual Research & Direction

A short, focused sprint to explore mood, tone, and early visual direction. For projects at the very beginning — when everything feels possible and still undefined.

Built for speed and visual consistency — not for complex brand systems.

Ideal for
A first idea that needs visual grounding
Exploring potential before going further
Small brands, personal or experimental projects
First presentations or early-stage concepts

Includes
1–2 curated moodboards
Color mood & image direction
Typography feel
Short written explanation

  • 1 presentation
    1 refinement round

  • 1 week

  • CHF 500 – 800

→ Start with a moodboard

→ Explore → Define
When exploration turns into clarity, a defined visual direction helps teams align and move forward with confidence.

→ Define
Package 03
Focused Visual Direction
Concept & Direction Study

A focused direction phase to define a brand’s visual tone and voice — clear in intention, grounded in conceptual depth, without full execution. Further design work can be supported on request, depending on scope — otherwise intended to guide internal brand or design teams, or external partners.

Ideal for
Brands seeking a clear visual direction
Exploratory or early-stage projects
Visual repositioning
Cultural or experimental formats
Temporary formats such as pop-ups or launches

Includes
Visual direction concept & decision framework
1–2 direction routes (explored and compared)
Moodboard(s) with curated references
Color mood & image direction
Typography direction (type feel / pairings)
Key principles for consistent execution (what to keep / avoid)
Short written rationale to guide internal teams or partners

  • 2 presentations:

    1. Direction & exploration
    2. Refined visual direction

  • 2–3 weeks (depending on scope)

  • CHF 2’000 – 3’000 (project-based)

→ Define visual direction

→ Define → Commit
For brands ready to decide, a focused identity sprint translates direction into a cohesive, usable foundation.

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→ Commit
Package 04
Focused Visual Identity Sprint

A compact identity sprint for brands that need clear visual decisions and a cohesive, ready-to-use foundation — so others can confidently build on it. Further design work can be supported on request, depending on scope —
otherwise intended as a finished visual foundation for consistent execution by internal teams or external partners.

Logo development scope is defined per project, depending on brand scale, complexity and intended usage (local to international).


Ideal for
Brands preparing for launch or repositioning
Growing businesses needing a sharper visual language
Projects that require commitment and long-term consistency

Includes
Visual identity concept
Design principles & visual logic
Moodboards & visual system
Logo design or logo refinement (digital-first)
Simple logo variants
Simple logo variants
Selected key visuals or mockups

  • 3 presentations

    1. Direction & positioning
    2. Visual system & logo development
    3. Final identity refinement

  • 3–4 weeks

  • CHF 3’500 – 5’000

→ Start an identity sprint

Logo Add-On
Extension & Usage

For projects that require deeper refinement or real-world application beyond the core identity.

Includes
Logo precision & refinement
Usage examples (web, social, basic applications)
Simple usage rules
File preparation & export

Timeline
1–2 weeks (depending on scope)

Investment
CHF 1’500+ (project-based)

  • 1–2 weeks (depending on scope)

  • CHF 1’500+ (project-based)

01 Website → bauen

02 Moodboard → fühlen

03 Visual Direction → entscheiden

04 Identity → festlegen

Services

Build → Explore → Define → Commit

Projects can start at different stages — depending on clarity, timing and scope.

Clear. Personal. Visually strong.
I create thoughtful brand identities with a calm aesthetic and a deep feeling for typography, imagery, and atmosphere.

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Moodboard Direction: Unpolished Sparks, a space to explore aesthetic intuition – balancing clear surfaces with playful forms. Built to shape mood, test atmosphere, and discover visual language. All imagery is non-commercial and curated from public sources for directional research.

Moodboard showing type trends from bubble and chrome to organic and glassy styles – curated by Karin Glarner

Typographic Trends: Exploring forms, textures and attitudes in letter design – from bubbly and soft to chrome and crystal clear.

Animated concept layout with pastel colors, bubble overlays and dreamy typography – developed and designed by Karin Glarner

Design Drafts: Concept development through visual mood studies. Layouts were created to explore tone and context. Some images used for study purposes (Pinterest); layout, color, type and concept by me.

Seated figure with translucent bubbles – image composed in Photoshop with light AI support by Karin Glarner
Jumping figure surrounded by soap bubbles – visual study by Karin Glarner using Photoshop’s generative AI features
Dynamic pose with oversized soap bubbles – composed by Karin Glarner using Photoshop with integrated AI tools
Organic neon blob shape on white background – fluid, abstract, and playful
Abstract neom fluid shape on white background – playful, bold, and organic

Visual Study: A series of compositional experiments combining found imagery (Pinterest/Google) with AI-generated soap bubbles. The aim was to capture movement and visual lightness through oversized bubbles and dynamic figures. For non-commercial, inspirational use only.

Animated moodboard with bold 3D shapes, colorful patterns and typographic research – curated and compiled by Karin Glarner

Visual Research: This first phase was all about getting a feel for the right visual language – bold, playful, a little loud. I collected references, explored different directions and looked for artists whose energy matched the project. Images used for inspiration only, non-commercial.

Portrait of a shaved-head woman in soft light with bold hoop earrings and sky backdrop – study look and feel by Karin Glarner

From Mood to Message
A Concept Study in Style & Emotion

Animated moodboard capturing the feeling of summer closing – freedom, community and warmth through visual storytelling by Karin Glarner

This project came out of an early concept phase – a space to think freely, explore moods, and shape ideas through visual language. It wasn’t about execution yet, but about asking: What kind of world do we want to create? What could it feel like?

I worked with type, textures, and imagery to build a tone that felt bold, soft, and human. Some elements like the T-shirt mockups were created as part of the visual exploration and were not developed further at this stage. The work reflects how I approach creative direction: deeply, emotionally, and with a clear sense of visual storytelling.

Concept board with keywords and visuals for AIR – early phase design and messaging exploration by Karin Glarner

Moodboard & concept keywords – Early explorations of tone, energy and messaging. Editorial visual direction – Expressive, fluid and sunlit – aiming for emotional connection.

Close-up portrait with short blond hair and soap bubbles – part of a visual mood exploration by Karin Glarner
Shiny chromatic 3D typography spelling “AIR” – a visual experiment by Karin Glarner

Typo Experiment – A test with chromatic 3D type to define mood and style direction.

Interactive brand activations for AIR – playful concepts and physical installations designed by Karin Glarner to engage the audience and encourage participation

Statement draft – Framing the project purpose and audience connection. into physical formats and community touchpoints.

Two T-shirt mockups featuring the word “Expand” as a visual design study by Karin Glarner – exploring how concepts translate into physical formats

Merchandise mockups – Designed to test how visual elements could extend into physical formats and community touchpoints.

Explorative story layout for EAIR23 by Karin Glarner, using curated visual material to test mood, rhythm, and digital storytelling

Visual Exploration – Testing Directions & Mood

Explorative studies developed to test visual tone, content rhythm, and brand expression across digital formats. Each direction reflects a different emotional and stylistic approach.

Instagram Grids – Exploring visual rhythm and storytelling pattern

Soft pastel gradient square by Karin Glarner, exploring light and atmospheric transitions for visual identity.
Editorial web layout concept using soft gradients, expressive typography and bold portrait – designed by Karin Glarner.

Soft Gradients – Building mood through light and color flow

Playful typographic composition with gradient letters, transparent bubble elements and repetitive 'WIN' – layout exploration for visual identity

Compositions & Textures – Oversized bubbles and fluid forms in motion

Editorial visual with oversized soap bubble and female figure on sand dune, exploring surreal textures – by Karin Glarner
Visual reference of an iridescent, fluid bubble shape – used as inspiration for soft textures and motion
Typography experiment with bold yellow lettering and central portrait, exploring layout contrast and messaging – visual mood reference
Poster design with bold typography, gradients, and layered layout — visual teaser for music festival lineup and summer atmosphere.

Typography Experiments – Playing with layout, contrast and hierarchy

Playful typographic composition with gradient letters, transparent bubble elements and repetitive 'WIN' – layout exploration for visual identity

Mind

Energy Star Night

Energy Air

AI visuals