Branding and logo for Octavian Ventures

Octavian Ventures

Octavian Ventures is an investment vehicle and advisory firm founded by Richard D. Titus, (more info on him at http://www.linkedin.com/in/rxdxt ) a serial entrepreneur, business leader, investor and strategic advisor to businesses across the UK, Europe, Latin America and the USA.

Octavian works with a broad range of T.I.M.E - Technology, Internet, Media & Entertainment enterprises and has particular focus on developing early stage businesses.

Octavian’s approach to investments and advisory services are based on real experience and rooted in strong, sound and hard-earned strategic product and investment rationale.

Target investment firms, Investing partners including Private equity, Venture Capital, potential strategic partners and customers including all of the above and traditional media companies. Lastly Media & the press.

We are looking for DESIGN and brand palette (colour). We want something more esoteric and simple for a brand, no clip-art or literal visualisations. Think fine art, simple, artistic. The firms founder, Richard D. Titus has co-founded multiple design led firms including Razorfish and Schematic. He is a fan of high-end design and a lover of modern art.

Typography, visuals should be artful, yet classy. A mix of modern and classic, if not old.

Key Brand Attributes:
- Explorer - The brand is about finding new ideas and bringing them back to the establishment.
- Leader - The firm leads its sector in innovation and discovery, development and launching of brands.
- Future - One of the firms core values is to "Live in the future" this is not the distant unattainable future of science fiction, but the near term future; home of innovation, new ideas and thoughtful progress.
Alchemist - Entrepreneurs to create value from nothing but an idea - TRUE alchemist turning Lead into Gold.
- Colonialism - When exploring new frontiers the firm will setup metaphorical beachheads enabling others to join them in these new exciting lands of opportunity.

Lastly the brand is about the joys of new ideas and the sharing of them with others, the power of new ideas and businesses and the ability of innovation to change the world for the better.