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From Our Founders

We started Vera
to protect the first spark.

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We know the strange middle because we've spent our careers in it.

Between us, we've spent more than two decades building brands for global names and first-time founders. We've seen what happens when a clear vision passes through too many opinions, or gets dressed in a trend that was never its own. By the time it reaches the world, the part that mattered most can feel lost.

We started Vera to protect the first spark. We stay close enough to hear what you mean before you've found the words, and we keep listening as the idea takes shape. Sometimes the best part of the work surfaces in a passing message, a new question, or a turn none of us saw coming.

Be as involved as you'd like, or step back and let it take shape. We can't wait to see what you're building.

With you,Leia + Jay

Leadership

Directors Behind
the vision.

Leia Mariano / Creative Director

Creative Director

Leia Mariano

With over two decades steering art direction across hospitality, entertainment, consumer brands, and wellness, Leia views design as a discipline of restraint and conviction. She leads the visual and verbal direction at Vera, turning abstract strategic ideas into memorable brand worlds.

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The Vera Ethos

Meaningful work
deserves to be seen.

Our prescription for the work: protect what matters, find the clarity, and give it form.

01

Protect the original intent.

Keep the conviction that started it all at the center. Let it guide what you say, what you make, and how you grow.

02

See before you show.

Get clear on what you mean before deciding how it should look. A visual identity is stronger when it has something true to express.

03

Choose meaning over noise.

Give people something to recognize and return to. Build from your own point of view instead of the latest trend.

04

Build a system you can use.

Create a foundation your team can carry into every touchpoint. Make consistency easier as the work grows.

05

Make the invisible tangible.

Give the vision in your head a form others can understand, trust, and step into.

Our directors have led work for.

AmazonCapital OneDiscoveryDisney InteractiveHuluForever 21JoybirdNetflixPepsiPrincess CruisesRockefeller CenterWarnerMedia

In Their Words

Thoughtful work.
Lasting relationships.

“Somehow, they took all of the ideas in our heads and brought them to life even better than we imagined!”
Embodie
“Their biggest problem is probably their perfectionism. They actually care about my mission and learned as much as they could what was so important to me.”
Rebel Ninja
“New product line logo and magazine, both projects were done with a high, unique design level of expertise.”
Frontline Partners, a program of Global Christian Relief
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