This week we’re leaning into new ideas, new opportunities, and the kind of creative thinking that keeps your work sharp.
In this issue:
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Brand of the Week: A bold new hydration brand designed for the heroes of everyday hustle.
Designer Insights: “clients don't care about your past, they want to know what you can do for their future.”
Design Brief: Deadline Extended!
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This week’s brand spotlight is on Hyro, a bold new hydration brand designed for the heroes of everyday hustle.
The team at Electric Brands partnered with Hyro’s co-founders to design a challenger brand that truly disrupts the category.
Until now, hydration has been a soulless product you find in a pharmacy aisle when you’re unwell.
Hyro was created for the sunrise chasers who appreciate work/life integration over balance. They chase their inner hero through hard work, good sleep and daily hydration, using Hyro to get them closer to the best version of themselves.
Brand identity / Animation / Copywriting / Naming / Photography / Strategy
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As John Hegarty once wrote, 'clients don't care about your past, they want to know what you can do for their future.'
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We’re excited to kick off our very first Design Brief Challenge—and we’ve extended the deadline to give everyone extra time to bring their ideas to life! Every few weeks, we’ll invite our creative community to take on a new branding concept. We’re starting with Swel a performance‑driven creatine supplement brand centered around visible progress and measurable strength.
Business Name: Swel
Business Type: Creatine Monohydrate Supplement
Business Deliverables: Branding & Packaging
Meet Your Client: Swel is creatine built for visible progress—the strength, power, and muscle “swell” that shows your work is paying off. Rooted in proven science and real results, Swel delivers fuller muscle volume, sharper performance, and consistent growth without gimmicks. Bold and clean by design, it’s made for athletes and everyday health enthusiasts who train with intention, push limits, and expect progress they can see and feel. Swel isn’t just a name—it’s the promise of what’s possible.
Instructions: Submit your designs in a post on LinkedIn by February 5, 2026 / 8 am PST to be considered for the poll after the deadline. Be sure to follow and tag Beautiful Branding and use the hashtags #beautifulbranding and #swelbrief in your posts.
Finished late? Don’t worry, you can still submit your designs to build your portfolio and showcase your talent. Make sure you tag us so we don’t miss it.
Win: 1 font of choice from Different Fonts!
Deadline: February 5, 2026 / 8 am PST
Tag: Beautiful Branding #beautifulbranding #swelbrief
About the prize: 1ST-3RD: Choose any 1 font from Different Fonts!
Our panel of judges will select four top entries, and then the community will have the opportunity to vote for 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD place.
Stay tuned for more updates and announcements. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Good luck to all participants!
That’s it for this week’s roundup! Thanks for reading and for being part of the Beautiful Branding community. Every share, tag, submission, and reply helps shape what this newsletter becomes, and it truly means a lot.
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Until next time. Keep creating bold, beautiful things