Lucas Wentzel | Brand Creative Director

I build brands that make sense.


Clear thinking.

Strong systems.

Distinctive brands.


WHERE IT STARTED


Three Jerks changed the way I think.

When I started my career, I was focused on making brands look better.

Three Jerks changed that. Watching people recognize the brand long after launch made me realize something important.


It wasn't the logo they remembered.

It wasn't the packaging.

It was the consistency behind every decision.


That project completely changed the way I think about branding.

Since then, I've been less interested in creating individual assets and more interested in building systems that people recognize, trust and remember.


That's where Brand Language began.


POINT OF VIEW


Good design gets attention.

Great branding earns recognition.


A brand becomes valuable when people can recognize it,

remember it and trust it. That does not come from one logo.


It comes from a clear language repeated with discipline.



HOW I WORK


Vision

Understand what the brand truly stands for.



System

Turn that vision into a coherent design language.



Brand

Build a brand that people recognize, trust and remember.



Every element should reinforce the same point of view.


Logo | Packaging |Typography | Imagery | Tone | Layout.


Nothing should feel accidental.

PERSPECTIVE


American perspective.

European distance.


I’ve worked across cultures, categories and markets.

That taught me to question conventions, identify what feels generic and find the idea that makes a brand unmistakable.


Familiar is not always memorable.

Premium is not always distinctive.

Different is not always relevant.