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From generic dealership to a distinct automotive brand

RNR Motors built its name on quality pre-owned vehicles and personal service. Its brand said nothing of the sort. The challenge was to give the business an identity that matched the trust it had already earned, then carry that identity from the forecourt to the screen.

A trusted business
An identity that didn’t show it

RNR Motors had built its reputation through quality vehicles and personal service. Yet its existing identity blended into a crowded market of dealerships relying on familiar visuals and generic digital templates.

The challenge wasn’t to change what made RNR Motors successful.

It was to make that success visible.

Previous Logo
A red sports car beaded with rain

Create a brand
that feels as credible as the
business behind it

Client
RNR Motors
Scope
Brand Identity, Art Direction, Web Design
Industry
Automotive / Pre-Owned Cars
Timeline
8 Weeks

Rebuilding the brand

Signature worth remembering

We started with the mark. The RNR monogram was refined into a clean, line-based symbol that holds its shape on a windscreen decal and scales up to a showroom wall without losing its edge.

The RNR monogram, drawn on a construction grid
Symbol Construction
The RNR monogram in brand red on light grey
The RNR monogram in white on brand red
The RNR Motors logotype, drawn on a construction grid
Logotype Grid

Typography

Monument Extended
Aa Ultrabold. The alphabet from A to Z in capitals and lower case, and the digits 1 to 0, set in Monument Extended Ultrabold.

Montserrat

Regular

Aa Bb Cc Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm
Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
1234567890

Semibold

Aa Bb Cc Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm
Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
1234567890

RNR Motors stationery: letterhead, business cards, pencil and envelope on kraft board
Stationery
A roadside billboard in a car park full of supercars, carrying the RNR Motors logo
Billboard Design
A red illuminated wall sign with the RNR Motors logo against a blue sky
Wall Sign
A street poster reading Most Trusted Pre-Owned Space, with the RNR monogram and wordmark
Street Poster
The RNR Motors website open on a laptop: Find Your Next Match, with a search bar over a red car
Website Design

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