Built to move with the future.

Nobile was being shaped without an established brand position or previous Brandr Index measurement. The task was to define from the ground up what the company should stand for, how it should communicate and how the brand could occupy a clear position in an international market.

A strong business needed a brand to match.

Nobile had a clear business ambition, but not yet a fully formed brand capable of carrying that ambition into the market. The challenge was to translate the business idea, expertise and future vision into a position and identity that felt credible, distinctive and ready to scale.
Brand campaign photography · Eastfjords, March 2025
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We started by defining the space Nobile could own.

Internal work and market analysis were used to understand the company, the competitive landscape and the expectations Nobile needed to meet. The aim was to define a position specific enough to differentiate, but flexible enough to support future growth.

The category language was functional and interchangeable.

Competitors largely spoke about the same technical features. Nobile needed a clearer idea that could carry both capability and character.

Confidence mattered as much as capability.

The brand needed to signal control, professionalism and future readiness — not technical competence alone.

The system needed to scale.

The identity needed to work just as well in presentations, digital channels and international business communications.

From capability to a brand built for momentum.

The strategy moved Nobile from describing what the company does to expressing more clearly how it creates value. The position was designed to build confidence, signal progress and give the business a shared platform for growth.

“Working with brandr helped us refine the brand and make it more streamlined. The changes made ongoing brand and marketing work simpler for the future, so that the visual and verbal expression now work together across store signage, advertising, Bónus products and more.”

Guðmundur Marteinsson
Managing Director, Bónus

A system designed to scale.

A new visual system was created from the ground up to give Nobile a clear, contemporary presence. Logo, colour, typography, graphic forms and imagery work together as a flexible system that can travel across markets and media.

Fourteen months from brief to launch.

We work in stages rather than sprints — every stage with a clear deliverable, a checkpoint with the client, and a measurable handover to the next phase. Here's how Blue Car moved through ours.
01 · January — February 2024 · 6 weeks

Research & category audit

brandr Index baseline for all 11 rental operators in Iceland. 2,400 respondents. Eight one-hour interviews with Blue Car's existing customer base, including 3 fleet clients. Output: a 42-page category report and a one-page positioning brief.
02 · March — April 2024 · 6 weeks

Strategy & positioning

Three positioning workshops with Blue Car's leadership team. Brand architecture review. Tone of voice direction. Output: an approved brand strategy document and a board-level go-ahead for the visual identity phase.
03 · May — August 2024 · 14 weeks

Identity development

Wordmark design across three exploratory directions, narrowed to one. Type system, color, photography direction, application across vehicles, uniforms, web, app, signage. Output: a 96-page brand guideline document and a digital asset library.
04 · November 2024 — March 2025 · ongoing

Launch

Vehicle re-livery (rolling, 6 weeks). Website re-launch. App re-skin. Outdoor campaign across Reykjavík, Akureyri, Egilsstaðir. Sponsored content with Icelandic creators. PR drop with a single press release: "Built for the people who live here."

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Whether you want to measure where your brand stands, build a stronger strategy, or understand how you compare to the competition — it starts with a conversation. No pitch. Just an honest look at your situation and where we might help.