Case study

Brand
Restage

To become one of the most inclusive and iconic brands in North America, Rocket needed a brand as bold and unified as the vision itself. One voice. One story. One Rocket.

The restage began with a new identity: the Halo. A mark that carries the momentum of our past into the promise of our future. Alongside it, two custom typefaces created in honor of Nick Gilbert, the late son of our founder, Dan Gilbert.

But design alone wasn’t enough. We stripped away stock photography and put real clients, real team members, and real homes at the center. Every photo, every word, every interaction aligned to one mission: Help Everyone Home.

This is Rocket’s next chapter. Built on a legacy and shared belief in what the American Dream can make possible.

• Branding
• Design system
• Rebrand
• Restage
A bright red background filled with large white sans-serif words arranged diagonally at different angles. Words include "Our," "Functional," "Friendly," "Memorable," and "Sans."
A grid of circular red color swatches with one highlighted in the center. A digital eyedropper tool points to the selected color labeled with the hex code #CD8888 and HSL values.
Two young boys in casual clothes sit on a low brick wall outside, holding a broom handle together. Large white text across the image reads "Hello."
A computer browser window shows the Rocket Brand Central site open to the "Brand overview" page. Several lifestyle photos are displayed along with navigation links for brand elements like purpose, archetype, logo, colors, fonts, and tone.
Large abstract geometric shapes outlined in white on a solid red background, resembling oversized letterforms.
Typography samples displayed in red text on a white background. On the left: “WNTL” in bold sans-serif with uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols. On the right: “Bowtie” in a serif style with uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.
A partial circular shape forming the Rocket logo in light and dark red shades, with thin white grid lines suggesting logo construction.
A red hardcover book titled "Brand BluePrint" in large white text, with the Rocket logo on the spine, placed on a flat surface.

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