Brand Guidelines Brand guidelines design in Manama, Bahrain
In Bahrain one designer often does everything for a few years, then leaves, and the brand leaves with them. We write down what they knew, so the next agency, printer or hire can carry on.
For Bahraini businesses with an established look: restaurant and cafe groups, clinics, schools, trading firms and family businesses with several outlets.
The brand lived in one person’s head.
A familiar story in Manama: the brand was set up by a freelancer or one in-house designer. They knew which green, which font, which way the logo sits on a cup. Then they moved on, and the new agency asked for files nobody can find. Small differences creep in, and in a market where customers see you in a mall, on Instagram and on a delivery app in the same afternoon, they show.
Guidelines turn that knowledge into a document and a folder. For a group with several outlets or a second brand, they also stop each branch from improvising its own menus, signs and posts. We keep them short, bilingual and practical.
Where Bahraini businesses use guidelines
- New outlet or branch fit-outs
- Menus, cups and delivery packaging
- Instagram and delivery app profiles
- Briefing a new agency
- Staff uniforms and signage
What you get
You get a review of how the brand is used now, a short guidelines book in Arabic and English, templates for everyday pieces and a tidy file kit.
Brand Audit
A review of how your brand is applied today, across print, signage, social and documents, with the inconsistencies listed and photographed.
Logo & Colour Rules
Clear rules for the logo and colours: clear space, minimum size, backgrounds, colour codes for screen, print and paint, and the misuses to avoid.
Arabic & Latin Typography
Arabic and Latin typefaces with sizes, weights and pairing rules, so both languages look like one brand in every document.
Layout & Imagery Rules
Grids, photography and illustration rules, icon style and tone of voice, shown with real examples rather than abstract principles.
Templates
Ready templates for the pieces you produce most: letterhead, presentation, social posts, email signature and the documents your team sends.
Guidelines Book & File Kit
The guidelines as a PDF and an organised file kit, named so a printer, sign maker or new agency finds the right file without asking.
Your brand looks different on every supplier’s work?
Send your logo files and a few photos of how the brand is applied today. We reply with questions and a scoped quote.
How it works
Step 1: Audit
We collect what is in use today, from the shop sign to the last PowerPoint, and agree what stays, what changes and what is missing.
Step 2: Rules
Logo, colour, type, layout and imagery rules are written and drawn, in Arabic and Latin, and checked on real applications.
Step 3: Templates
The documents your team makes every week are built as templates that already follow the rules.
Step 4: Hand over
The guidelines book, the file kit and a short walk through with your team and the suppliers who apply the brand.
Design work
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High Star Est. website and brand
Website, branding, logo and company profile for High Star Est., an operation and maintenance contractor in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
Mobius bilingual brand and website
Bilingual Arabic and English logo, brand identity, company profile and website for Mobius Technology Company Limited, an industrial services company in Saudi Arabia.
Alwa Ali Mubarak Est. website
Website, domain and hosting setup, and company profile for a general contracting and trading establishment in Saudi Arabia.
Orbit Conveyancing website
Website, branding and Google Business Profile setup for Orbit Conveyancing, a property conveyancing firm in Melbourne, Australia.
Project or retainer?
Questions
How much does brand guidelines design cost in Bahrain?
It depends on scope: whether your files need rebuilding, how many applications and templates you need, and how many languages. Send a short brief and we quote a fixed scope so you can compare it fairly.
We lost our original design files. Can you still help?
Yes. We rebuild the logo and key artwork as clean files from what you have, without changing the design, then document it.
Is this different from designing a brand identity?
Yes. Identity design creates the look. Guidelines document a look you already have. If you want the look itself changed, the brand identity page covers that.
Will the guidelines cover Arabic and English?
Yes. Most Bahraini brands use both, so both get type rules, sizes and examples side by side.
We have several outlets. Can the guidelines cover each one?
Yes. We set the rules that stay fixed across outlets and show where each location can vary, such as a local menu or seasonal decor.
What do we receive at the end?
A PDF guidelines book, the templates in scope and an organised file kit with logos, colour codes and font details.
How long does it take?
It depends on the number of applications and on review speed. The proposal sets dates for each stage.
Who owns the guidelines and templates?
You do, as written in the proposal, including the source files for the templates.
Can you meet our team in Manama to explain them?
Yes. A short session with your team and suppliers, in person in Manama or online, is part of the hand over.
Tell us where your brand is drifting.
A short brief is enough: what you have now, who applies the brand and which pieces cause the most trouble. We reply with questions and a fixed-scope quote.
More specialist services
Each one stands alone, and they work together on a single brief.
- DesignAll Design services
- Logo DesignConcepts / Arabic + Latin / Files
- Brand IdentityDirection / Logo + system / Guidelines
- UI/UX DesignResearch / Figma / Arabic RTL
- Packaging DesignDielines / Arabic + English labels / Print-ready
- Social Media DesignPosts & stories / Arabic + English / Templates
- Art DirectionLook & feel / Shoot planning / On set
- Company ProfileContent / Design / Print
Cities we work in
Got a brief?
Tell us what you are making and when it has to ship. We will take it from there.