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GLOWFORGE

Defining a Brand for Makers & Creators

Engagement: Executive leadership engagement. David Sperry (CCO @ Nebulous) served as Executive Director, Brand and Creative guiding brand and creative teams during a high-growth phase.

Challenge: Scale Glowforge’s brand and creative output to support rapid growth, increased demand, and broader market adoption. The challenge was to maintain clarity and emotional resonance while translating a technically complex product into an accessible, inspiring brand experience for a growing audience of creators.

Approach: Glowforge’s brand and creative work was shaped by an in-house, studio-style team focused on bringing storytelling, visuals, and content into a unified system. The work evolved across photography, video, and design to highlight what people could actually create with Glowforge, emphasizing real outcomes, human creativity, and the joy of making over technical complexity.

Contributors:
David Sperry — Brand Strategy & Creative Direction
Anthony Wiktor — Visual Design
Aubrie Rice — Visual Design
Mary Kunimune — Visual Design
Ian Hosking — Copywriter
Ara Soujdian — Video Director
Reva Keller — Photography
Meher Kourouyan — Photography

Result:
- Won2022 Webby Award for "Create Your World" Video Campaign
- Strengthened brand clarity during a period of rapid growth
- Expanded creative system supporting marketing, product, and campaign needs
- Brand storytelling that reinforced Glowforge’s position as a tool for imagination and possibility

Brand Strategy

Everyone has the power to create. The brand strategy and positioning focused on tapping into this universal truth, shaping a brand that empowered Glowforge creators to unlock their potential and bring their ideas to life. This became the strategic compass and brand position that guided our approach at Glowforge.

Visual Identity

Our goal was to craft an updated visual identity that embodied the essence of the Glowforge brand and supporting sub-brands – a distinct, approachable, and empowering aesthetic designed to reflect the premium nature of the brand and cutting-edge technology.

Website Design

The website was to designed to be a user-friendly, visually stunning experience that showcases Glowforge’s premium offerings and educates on the value of ownership, inspiring creators to join their community.

Photography

Glowforge’s imagery embraces a modern, honest, and slightly stylized aesthetic—capturing real, inspiring moments of creativity in action. The photography celebrates the genuine joy, ingenuity, and personal expression of owning a Glowforge, bringing to life the possibilities it unlocks in everyday spaces.

Video Production

We created a series of Webby-Award-winning TV and streaming commercials for national broadcast that highlight the unlimited possibilities for creation with Glowforge for their diverse group of creators.

Partnership Begins with One Action

Every journey starts with one step, this one’s easy — contact us and let's talk about what we can create together.
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