2025

VERDANT

Whisk the ordinary away.

Food & Beverages

Visual Identity

Brand Strategy

Verdant is a modern ceremonial-grade matcha brand designed for on-the-go rituals and aesthetic living. Moving away from traditional, subdued tea aesthetics, Verdant blends high-end organic sourcing with a bold, pop-infused lifestyle identity. From ceremonial tins to ready-to-drink iced lattes against bright blue skies, the brand turns a daily wellness habit into a statement piece.
[The_Challenge]

The functional beverage market is flooded with minimalist earth-toned wellness brands that all begin to look alike. Verdant needed to break through the noise of the wellness space with a punchy, ultra-vibrant identity that would resonate with a design-forward, digital-native audience. Their challenge was to position premium ceremonial matcha not as a quiet meditative ritual, but as an energetic, highly visual cultural accessory.

[our_approach]

We built a hyper-saturated, tactile brand universe that fuses clean-living health credentials with a playful, editorial edge. Executed a high-impact summer campaign featuring bright outdoor lighting, clear skies, and tactile, iced product moments that pop on social feeds.

Matcha Green

#8DAE7D

Summer Sky Blue

#3B82C4

Cloud White

#F0F4F8

Pastel Orchid Pink

#F2A1C2

[The_Outcome]

The rebrand transformed Verdant from a boutique wellness label into a cultural mainstay. Within three months of launch, the brand experienced a 200% increase in DTC subscription growth, viral social engagement across Instagram and TikTok, and successful placement in high-end lifestyle boutiques.

"
The team captured the exact energy we wanted for Verdant—fresh, bold, and unapologetically vibrant. They understood that our product is as much a lifestyle accessory as it is a beverage, and they translated that feeling into every single touchpoint.
Sora Takahashi

Founder & CEO at Verdant

GESSO

We make brands, identities, and digital experiences for people building something worth looking at.

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GESSO

We make brands, identities, and digital experiences for people building something worth looking at.

© 2026 All rights reserved.

GESSO

We make brands, identities, and digital experiences for people building something worth looking at.

© 2026 All rights reserved.

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