Run Light Live Easy

Run Light Live Easy

Run Light Live Easy

Building a Brand Around the Joy of Slowing Down

Building a Brand Around the Joy of Slowing Down

Building a Brand Around the Joy of Slowing Down

Amateur Hour hat

Client

Client

Sollys

Sollys

Industry

Industry

Apparel

Apparel

Deliveries

Deliveries

Branding
Social Media
E-commerce

Branding
Social Media
E-commerce

My Role

My Role

Founder

Founder

The Ask

The Ask

Bring awareness to my own new casual running apparel brand using social media and community driven outreach.

Bring awareness to my own new casual running apparel brand using social media and community driven outreach.

The Solution

The Solution

  • Crafted a brand narrative that blends slowing down with staying active.

  • Crafted a brand narrative that blends slowing down with staying active.

  • Used an playful tone, that reflect my personality with self-deprecating messaging.

  • Used an playful tone, that reflect my personality with self-deprecating messaging.

  • Leaned into new AI capablities.

  • Leaned into new AI capablities.

  • Focused on natural casual energy in photos, avoiding overly stylized shoots in favor of authenticity.

  • Focused on natural casual energy in photos, avoiding overly stylized shoots in favor of authenticity.

  • Positioned Sollys as a brand for trail runners and weekend roamers, not competitive athletes.

  • Positioned Sollys as a brand for trail runners and weekend roamers, not competitive athletes.

The Outcome

The Outcome

Sollys is still in its early days, but it’s been a deep dive into every aspect of building a brand from scratch. I used it as a way to explore traditional design tools and AI systems together, combining them for faster, more diverse ideas.

Sollys is still in its early days, but it’s been a deep dive into every aspect of building a brand from scratch. I used it as a way to explore traditional design tools and AI systems together, combining them for faster, more diverse ideas.