cultural branding

My Approach

Del Aku is a visual design studio that infuses culture into branding. People buy into an identity based on feelings, values, and customs associated with the brand. Together we design an experience rooted in the unique culture you want to create.

The visuals will make them pause, the culture is why they stay.

  • I work with founders, companies, and organizations across industries.

    I create, design, and elevate brand identities for:

    • Creative Industries & Nonprofits

    • Civic Advocacy

    • Entrepreneurs

    • Brand Revamps

    I'm drawn to work that makes an impact, tells a solid story, and pushes something forward. Bonus points if it's culturally rooted.

  • Starting is simple.

    • Fill out a project inquiry

    • We connect for an exploratory call

    • I send a proposal with timeline, deliverables, and expectations

    • Once approved and payment is issued, work begins!

    From there we stay in communication throughout. We have clear touchpoints, defined revisions, and a final handoff built to last, not just to launch.

WORKS

Agency: GSG Corp
Client: Neighborhood Development Center
ROLE:   Brand Identity & Design
YEAR:   2026
Agency: GSG Corp
Client: Inspire MSP
ROLE:   Brand Identity & Design
YEAR:   2025
Org: African American Leadership Forum
ROLE:   Brand Identity & Design
YEAR:   2023 - Present

Branding that speaks culture

Org: African American Leadership Forum
ROLE:   Brand Identity & Design
YEAR:   2023 - Present
Agency: CREWED
Client: Minnesota Freedom Fund
ROLE:   Brand Identity & Design
YEAR:   2025
Agency: GSG Corp
Client: Inspire MSP
ROLE:   Brand Identity & Design
YEAR:   2025

Services

  • For founders and organizations starting from zero. I build your visual identity, the system, and the assets you need to show up with intention.

  • Your brand exists but it's not quite landing. I come in, assess what's working, and rebuild or refine it into something that drives towards your desired outcome.

  • You have a brand. You need someone to help you use it well. I provide strategic direction on how to apply, extend, and show up consistently across your work.

  • A specific deliverable with a defined scope. Event creative visual design, posters, presentation decks, or a specialized project that needs to be executed with care and intention.

Meet The Founder

I'm a maker as much as a curator, assembling visual worlds from culture, reference, and research into something intentional and entirely its own.

Del Aku is where that practice meets strategy.

I bring cultural fluency, a sharp eye, and a deep investment in bringing your vision into existence. I've built complete brand systems, contributed to civic campaigns, and sat in the room with leadership teams thinking through visual identity from the ground up.

East Coast raised. Creating everywhere.

Tell me what you’re building.